Hero World Challenge
December 1st – 4th, 2022
Albany Golf Course
Albany, New Providence
Par: 72 / Yardage: 7,414
Purse: $3.5 million
with $1,000,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Viktor Hovland

This week’s field includes:
The field is excellent but could be better, mostly because LIV Golfers aren’t in the field. 19 of the 20 players are ranked in the top-33 (#1,277 Tiger Woods is in the field), with six players in the top ten. (#2 Scottie Scheffler, #5 Jon Rahm, #6 Xander Schauffele, #8 Justin Thomas, #9 Matt Fitzpatrick & #10 Collin Morikawa). Unfortunately, a few marquee names that aren’t on the LIV Tour took a pass. #1 Rory McIlroy, #4 Patrick Cantlay, and #7 Will Zalatoris, along with #19 Hideki Matsuyama won’t be playing, he withdrew with an injury last week.
Last year 19 of the 20 players are ranked in the top-50, with six players in the top-ten
The field includes three top 25 players on the FedEx point standings for 2023: #4 Tom Kim, #7 Max Homa, and #9 Tony Finau.
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Hero World Challenge field is our performance chart listed by average finish.
The field includes 4 champions: Viktor Hovland (2022), Jon Rahm (2019), Jordan Spieth (2015), and Tiger Woods (2011, ’07, ’06, ’04, & ’01).
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Hero World Challenge
Player | DP World, Dubai | RSM Classic | Nedbank Challenge | Houston Open | Mayakoba | Bermuda Champ. | CJ Cup | Zozo Champ. | Shriners Children’s | Sanderson Farms | Dunhill Links | Fortinet Champ. | BMW PGA |
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Jon Rahm (301.33 pts) |
Win (198) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (50) |
Tommy Fleetwood (299.67 pts) |
T5 (105) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | T57 (0) |
Viktor Hovland (144.83 pts) |
T23 (40.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (26.67) |
DNP | T21 (19.33) |
T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (35) |
Matt Fitzpatrick (143 pts) |
T5 (105) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | T42 (4) |
Tony Finau (125.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Shane Lowry (121.17 pts) |
T23 (40.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | Win (66) |
Scottie Scheffler (108.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
T3 (60) |
DNP | T45 (3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tom Kim (78.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
T25 (8.33) |
Win (44) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Billy Horschel (72.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (13.33) |
DNP | T9 (22.5) |
Max Homa (72 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
DNP | T20 (10) |
DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP |
Collin Morikawa (39 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | T29 (14) |
T45 (1.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sam Burns (38.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-5) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sungjae Im (36 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (10.67) |
T29 (7) |
7 (18.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Corey Conners (23 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
T25 (8.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Kevin Kisner (21 pts) |
DNP | T29 (21) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T72 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Cameron Young (18 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (18) |
T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Xander Schauffele (15 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sepp Straka (8.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T62 (0) |
T45 (1.67) |
DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the
Player | DP World, Dubai | RSM Classic | Nedbank Challenge | Houston Open | Mayakoba | Bermuda Champ. | CJ Cup | Zozo Champ. | Shriners Children’s | Sanderson Farms | Dunhill Links | Fortinet Champ. | BMW PGA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jordan Spieth (0 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Justin Thomas (6.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T40 (6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Hero World Challenge
Best Bets:
Jon Rahm
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Win |
More info:
He is playing the best of anyone in the field, he won at Albany in 2018 and was 2nd in 2019. Now Rahm has gotten his moe-joe back after a poor 2022, he won the Spanish Open and the DP World Championship. He was also T-4th at the CJ Cup, so he should be the favorite.
Justin Thomas
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | T5 | T12 | 11 |
More info:
He has finished T5th in his last two starts at Albany and always seems to play well each week.
Tommy Fleetwood
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 |
More info:
He was T-3rd in this event in 2018. Lately, his game has shined, he was T-4th at the CJ Cup, won the Nedbank Golf Challenge and was T-5th at the DP WOrld Dubai.
Best of the rest:
Viktor Hovland
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win |
More info:
He is the defending champion.
Matt Fitzpatrick
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 |
More info:
He has played well of late with a T-5th at the DP World Championship and was T-13th at the CJ Cup.
Shane Lowry
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Was a winner at the BMW PGA Championship in September.
Solid contenders
Xander Schauffele
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T10 | T8 |
More info:
Has struggled on this course but still, he is one of those players who can do well anytime he plays.
Sungjae Im
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
One of the most consistent players on tour, he never plays badly.
Billy Horschel
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | T8 |
More info:
Another of those players that do well when you least expect it.
Long shots that could come through:
Tom Kim
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Hard to believe he is just 20 years old, a year ago, nobody knew who he was, now he is one of the hottest players on the PGA Tour.
Max Homa
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Won in Napa and has been one of those players who surprises you now and then.
Cameron Young
2022 | ’21 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
More info:
Yes hasn’t played well since the British Open, but I feel he will surprise us at Albany.
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