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.

Tiger Woods will not play in the 2024 Hero World Challenge, the 15-time major winner announced Monday on social media. The tournament, hosted annually by Woods, takes place Dec 5-8 at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas.

It's not the news most golf fans wanted but it's probably not surprising. On Monday afternoon, Tiger Woods announced on social media that he will not compete in the upcoming Hero World Challenge, his annual bash in the Bahamas.

Tiger Woods won't be playing in the Bahamas next week at the Hero World Challenge as he recovers from a sixth back surgery he had in September. In announcing Monday on social media he won’t be playing, Woods said the 20-man field for his holiday tournament will be filled out by Justin Thomas, Nick Dunlap and Jason Day.

Tiger Woods will not participate in next week’s Hero World Challenge, the annual charity event in the Bahamas that benefits his foundation. Woods announced the final three players in the field on Monday via social media and also offered his regrets about not competing, without details.

Tiger Woods will enter Sunday at the Hero World Challenge at 1 under after a 1-under 71 in the third round at Albany.

Tiger Woods will be in the Bahamas this week, and he'll be seen plenty at Albany Golf Club at the Hero World Challenge. But the 15-time major champion isn't playing in the 20-man field. Woods is sidelined by his sixth significant back surgery of his career,