The host won’t be playing but the field includes nine of the top 19 in the world including No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

Tiger Woods, Pawan Munja of Hero Motocycles and Bubba Watson pose with the trophy after Watson’s three-stroke victory at the Hero World Challenge at Albany, The Bahamas on December 6, 2015 in Nassau, Bahamas (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Tony Finau has pulled out of the Hero World Challenge. Finau was originally listed in the 20-man field for this week’s tournament at Albany in the Bahamas, but an updated field list posted by the PGA Tour on Monday morning did not include Finau and instead listed Sepp Straka as one of three sponsor exemptions.

After initially committing to this week’s Hero World Challenge, the 20-man event hosted by Tiger Woods every December, Finau pulled out at the last minute due to undisclosed reasons. The PGA Tour Communications team released an updated field on Monday morning, which included 2023 Ryder Cup player Sepp Straka taking Finau’s place.

The Hero World Challenge, hosted by Tiger Woods, is a 20-man event at Albany with some pretty good silly season money on the line. The four-day, 72-hole, stroke-play tournament is contested at Albany Golf Club in Nassau, Bahamas, Dec. 5-8. This will be the 10th year that Albany has hosted.

Defending champion Scottie Scheffler headlines the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, hosted by by Tiger Woods; Nine of Team USAs President Cup side - including Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley - also feature;

Check out everything you need to know ahead of the PGA Tour's 20-man Hero World Challenge hosted by Tiger Woods at Albany in the Bahamas.

The Hero World Challenge may be an unofficial PGA Tour event but it offers Official World Golf Ranking points, a nice purse and week in the Bahamas. Dec. 5-8 at Albany Golf Course in Albany, Bahamas. There are only 20 players competing in this event. Here is the final field: The total purse is $5 million with the winner receiving $1 million.

The 2024 Hero World Challenge field is set with the passing of the PGA Tour tournament entry deadline. This week's PGA Tour field is set for this Challenge event, played at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas from December 5-8,