The 20-man field for the 2024 Hero World Challenge has had some updates this week.
The first bit of news came from tournament host Tiger Woods, who announced he would not be able to play in his annual bash in the Bahamas.
“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,” he wrote on social media.
Woods also noted that he added three players to the field: Justin Thomas, Jason Day and Nick Dunlap.
That got the tee sheet to 20 names. But then there were a few other changes, as two new names are in and two are out.
Hideki Matsuyama and Billy Horschel, on the original field list that was announced about a month ago, are now out.
Replacing them will be Akshay Bhatia and Cameron Young.
The 2024 Hero returns to Albany for the ninth year, from Dec. 5-8.
2024 Hero World Challenge field
| Golfer | Country |
|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | U.S. |
| Ludvig Aberg | Sweden |
| Wyndham Clark | U.S. |
| Akshay Bhatia | U.S. |
| Patrick Cantlay | U.S. |
| Sahith Theegala | U.S. |
| Keegan Bradley | U.S. |
| Russell Henley | U.S. |
| Robert MacIntyre | Scotland |
| Sam Burns | U.S. |
| Brian Harman | U.S. |
| Sungjae Im | Korea |
| Tony Finau | U.S. |
| Tom Kim | Korea |
| Aaron Rai | England |
| Cameron Young | U.S. |
| Matthieu Pavon | France |
| Justin Thomas | U.S. |
| Jason Day | Australia |
| Nick Dunlap | U.S. |