Tiger Woods considering Champions Tour as road to recovery grows ever longer
Tiger Woods admitted that he is still on his recovery journey following his disc replacement surgery last October.
Hero World Challenge: Tiger Woods sidelined as Jordan Spieth and Billy Horschel join field
Tournament host Tiger Woods, as anticipated, will sit out the event at Albany Golf Course in Nassau from Dec. 4–7 after undergoing back surgery on Oct. 10. His return to competitive golf remains uncertain; Woods will celebrate his 50th birthday on Dec. 30.
The 15-time major champion last competed at the 2024 Open Championship in July, where he missed the cut. Earlier this year, in March, he also had surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon.
Heading the field this year is World No. 1 and two-time defending champion Scottie Scheffler, adding star power to the Hero World Challenge roster.
2026 HERO WORLD CHALLENGE FIELD
Scottie Scheffler
Justin Thomas
J.J. Spaun
Robert MacIntyre
Harris English
Keegan Bradley
Justin Rose
Sepp Straka
Hideki Matsuyama
Cameron Young
Sam Burns
Corey Conners
Chris Gotterup
Wyndham Clark
Brian Harman
Andrew Novak
Alex Noren
Akshay Bhatia
Billy Horschel
Jordan Spieth
Akshay Bhatia two ahead at Pebble Beach as Sunday storm brews
Akshay Bhatia has a two-stroke lead going into the final round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, but a storm is brewing in California.
Akshay Bhatia chips in for eagle to grab share of Pebble Beach Pro-Am lead
Akshay Bhatia moved into a share of the lead on Friday at the PGA Tour Pebble Beach Pro-Am, matching Ryo Hisatsune at 15-under par at the famed golf links.
Brooks Koepka leans on Tiger Woods as PGA Tour return begins at Torrey Pines
Brooks Koepka's route back to the PGA Tour began with a phone call to Tiger Woods, a conversation the five-time major winner says set the process in motion after he secured an early release from LIV Golf.