2025 Hero World Challenge Round 1 tee times and pairings explored

The 2025 Hero World Challenge tees off on Thursday, December 4, at Albany Golf Course in the Bahamas. The 20-player event, hosted by Tiger Woods, is unofficial on the PGA Tour schedule but offers a $5 million purse and Official World Golf Ranking points.

This year’s field features several top names, including defending champion and world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, 2025 U.S. Open winner J.J. Spaun, Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre, Keegan Bradley, and others. Tiger Woods will not compete as he continues his recovery from injury.

Players will head out in groups of two from the first tee, with Scheffler and Jordan Spieth making up the final pairing at 12:25 p.m. ET. Golf Channel will start its coverage at 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.

Here are the Round 1 tee times for the Hero World Challenge:

Hole 1 – Thursday tee times (All times ET)

10:46 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Aaron Rai
10:57 a.m. — Andrew Novak, Chris Gotterup
11:08 a.m. — Harris English, Brian Harman
11:19 a.m. — Corey Conners, Sepp Straka
11:30 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Wyndham Clark
11:41 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Alex Noren
11:52 a.m. — Sam Burns, J.J. Spaun
12:03 p.m. — Justin Rose, Robert MacIntyre
12:14 p.m. — Cameron Young, Keegan Bradley
12:25 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Jordan Spieth

Tiger Woods (left) shakes hands with winner Rickie Fowler (right) after the final round of the 2017 Hero World Challenge - Source: Imagn

Before the first round, it’s worth noting the event’s rich history. Past winners include Tiger Woods, Tom Lehman, Davis Love III, Padraig Harrington, Luke Donald, Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk, Graeme McDowell, Jordan Spieth, Bubba Watson, Rickie Fowler, Jon Rahm, and Henrik Stenson.

In recent years, Viktor Hovland won back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022, while Scottie Scheffler enters 2025 as the two-time defending champion after victories in 2023 and 2024.