5 things to know about the 2024 Hero World Challenge ft. Tiger Woods’ role

Tiger Woods will be back with another edition of the Hero World Challenge this week. It's an unofficial PGA Tour event, established in 2000.

The tournament was initially called the Williams World Challenge but was changed to the Target World Challenge in 2002. From 2008 to 2011, Chevron hosted the event and was called Chevron World Challenge. Then, it was renamed to World Challenge in 2012 and Northwestern Mutual World Challenge in 2013.

Since 2014, Indian multinational motorcycle and scooter manufacturer Hero Motocorp has been the title sponsor of the tournament. The 2024 edition of the Hero World Challenge will take place this week and below are five things you need to know about it.

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All you need to know about the 2024 Hero World Challenge

#1. Tiger Woods' role

Aside from hosting the event, Tiger Woods usually participates in the tournament. This year, fans were expecting him to play, but the American golfer announced last month that he would not be playing in the event but only be there as the host. He shared a post writing:

"I am disappointed that I will not be able to compete this year at the Hero World Challenge, but always look forward to being tournament host and spending the week with @HeroMotoCorp."

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#2. When will the Hero World Challenge take place?

The 2024 edition of the tournament will take place starting this Thursday, December 5. It will run for four days and conclude on Sunday, December 8. It will take place in a 72-hole format; however, the tournament does not have a cutline after 36 holes, unlike regular PGA Tour events.

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#3. Who will play at the 2024 Hero World Challenge?

Twenty of the best PGA Tour players will tee off this week, including Scottie Scheffler, who will return to defend his title alongside Ludvig Aberg, Justin Thomas, and others.

Here is the field of the tournament:

• Scottie Scheffler
• Ludvig Aberg
• Wyndham Clark
• Akshay Bhatia
• Patrick Cantlay
• Sahith Theegala
• Keegan Bradley
• Russell Henley
• Robert MacIntyre
• Sam Burns
• Brian Harman
• Sungjae Im
• Tony Finau
• Tom Kim
• Aaron Rai
• Cameron Young
• Matthieu Pavon
• Justin Thomas
• Jason Day
• Nick Dunlap

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#4. How to watch the Hero World Challenge?

The tournament will be available to watch on Golf Channel, NBC, and Peacock. The first two rounds will be available on Golf Channel from 1:30 PM to 4:30 PM ET along with the NBC Sports app, while the remaining final two rounds will stream on Golf Channel and NBC.

Here is the timing for television coverage of the Hero World Challenge:

Thursday, Dec. 5

• Channel: Golf Channel/NBC Sports app
• Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 6

• Channel: Golf Channel/NBC Sports app
• Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7

• Channel: Golf Channel/NBC Sports app
• Time: 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
• Channel: NBC/Peacock/NBC Sports app
• Time: 2:30 to 5 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 8

• Channel: Golf Channel/NBC Sports app
• Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
• Channel: NBC/Peacock/NBC Sports app
• Time: 1:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m.

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#5. Hero World Challenge prize money

The tournament has a purse of $5 million, with the winner receiving $1 million. As it does not have a cutline, all the players will earn something. Though the winner does not earn any FedEx Cup points from the event, it has offered Official World Golf Rankings points since 2009.

Here is the prize money for the 2024 Hero World Challenge (via GNN):

• 1 $1,000,000
• 2 $450,000
• 3 $300,000
• 4 $250,000
• 5 $225,000
• 6 $220,000
• 7 $215,000
• 8 $210,000
• 9 $205,000
• 10 $200,000
• 11 $195,000
• 12 $190,000
• 13 $185,000
• 14 $180,000
• 15 $175,000
• 16 $170,000
• 17 $165,000
• 18 $160,000
• 19 $155,000
• 20 $150,000

Notably, the prize money earned by the players at the Hero World Challenge is not added to their money rankings.