2024 Hero World Challenge Saturday round 3 tee times and pairings
Day 2 of the 2024 Hero World Challenge ended with reigning champion Scottie Scheffler in the lead. The World No.1 golfer birdied every hole but the par 3s on the front nine at Albany Golf Course on Friday. He finished his bogey-free round with an 8-under 64, sealing a two-shot lead in the Hero World Challenge.
Day 2 of the Hero World Challenge will begin at 9:10 am ET on Saturday. The pairing of Jason Day and Matthieu Pavon will take the opening tee at Albany. Wyndham Clark and Aaron Rai will follow suit at 9:21 am. Meanwhile, the grouping of Brian Harman and sponsor-exempt Nick Dunlap will begin proceedings at 9:32 am.
Day 1 leader Cameron Young sat T10 after the second round. He will resume the third round at 9:54 am alongside Robert MacIntyre. Meanwhile, leader Scheffler will enjoy having a late tee-off at 10:49 pm, the last tee-up of the day, alongside second-placed Akshay Bhatia.
T2 Justin Thomas will tee it up before the leader at 10:38 am alongside fourth-placed Keegan Bradley.
Listed below are the complete Friday tee times for the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas (All time ET):
- 9:10 am - Jason Day, Matthieu Pavon
- 9:21 am - Wyndham Clark, Aaron Rai
- 9:32 am - Brian Harman, Nick Dunlap
- 9:43 am - Russell Henley, Sam Burns
- 9:54 am - Robert MacIntyre, Cameron Young
- 10:05 am - Tom Kim, Patrick Cantlay
- 10:16 am - Sahith Theegala, Ludvig Aberg
- 10:27 am - Sepp Straka, Sungjae Im
- 10:38 am - Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley
- 10:49 am - Scottie Scheffler, Akshay Bhatia
Scottie Scheffler takes the 2024 Hero World Challenge lead
Scheffler came into the Hero World Challenge weekend after a two-month break. The ace golfer, whose last appearance on the circuit came at the Tour Championship in August, was still deemed a favorite to win at Albany this weekend. Now, he has taken the lead after round 2. The 28-year-old golfer had a stellar PGA Tour season in 2024, registering seven wins from 19 starts, including The Masters.
The reigning FedExCup champion kept his form up with a strong round on Friday. Scheffler was at 13-under 131, two ahead of Akshay Bhatia (66) and Justin Thomas (67) after Day 2.
Reflecting on his round to take the lead, Scottie Scheffler said, as quoted by PGATOUR:
“Front nine, just things were going my way. Back nine, maybe not as much. A couple shots could end up closer to the hole, a couple putts go in, just little things… I think in this game I think a lot of all y’all are looking for perfection out of us. Today I shot 8 under on the golf course, not something I hang my head about. A lot of good things out there — clean card, bogey-free, eight birdies. Overall, I think I'm pretty pleased.”
Notably, Scheffler was trailed by sponsor-exempt Thomas. The 31-year-old had a ‘stress-free’ 67 on Day 2 of the competition.