By Rahul Banerji
World number seven Bryson DeChambeau and number 10 Brooks Koepka will come face to face again at the 2021 Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas later this year.
The Tiger Woods-hosted event, that took a year’s enforced break thanks to pandemic restrictions, will see a larger field than previous editions with two more players added to the list of invitees.
The simmering Bryon-Brooks rivalry calmed down greatly during and after last month’s stunning 19-9 Ryder Cup win for the USA but both golfers will be keen to put the wood on the other on the course.
In a statement, Hero World Challenge said, “The field for the 2021 Hero World Challenge has been announced, as the limited-field PGA Tour event hosted by Tiger Woods is set to return to Albany, Bahamas, November 29 to December 5.
“This year’s event will include two additional players after the field was permanently expanded from 18 to 20. Fifteen of the players set to compete rank inside the top 20 in the Official World Golf Ranking.
“Collin Morikawa, winner of the 2020 PGA Championship and 2021 Open Championship, will make his tournament debut and be joined by 2020 US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau, 2021 Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama and defending Hero World Challenge winner Henrik Stenson.
“Starting this year, the winner of The Players Championship also received an invitation to the Hero World Challenge, with Justin Thomas set to compete again at Albany.
“Xander Schauffele returns to Albany following his gold medal performance at the Tokyo Olympics this summer.
2021 Hero World Challenge field
| Name (Official World Golf Ranking as of 9/6/21), Country | |
| Collin Morikawa (3), USA | Viktor Hovland (14), Norway |
| Patrick Cantlay (4), USA | Jordan Spieth (15) USA |
| Xander Schauffele (5), USA | Daniel Berger (16) USA |
| Justin Thomas (6), USA | Tyrrell Hatton (17), England |
| Bryson DeChambeau (7), USA | Hideki Matsuyama (18), Japan |
| Tony Finau (9), USA | Patrick Reed (19), USA |
| Brooks Koepka (10), USA | Henrik Stenson, defending champion, Sweden |
| Harris English (11), USA | Webb Simpson, tournament exemption, USA |
| Abraham Ancer (12), Mexico | Scottie Scheffler, tournament exemption, USA |
| Rory McIlroy (13), Northern Ireland | Justin Rose, tournament exemption, England |
“The field for the Hero World Challenge features three previous winners of the event in Stenson (2019), Matsuyama (2016) and Spieth (2014), the winners of 20 major championships and 14 players who competed in the Ryder Cup in September.
“Tournament rounds will be held Thursday, December 2 to Sunday, December 5, 2021 at Albany, bringing the event back to The Bahamas for its sixth year.
“Live television coverage of the 2021 Hero World Challenge will be provided by Golf Channel during all four rounds and by NBC during the third and final rounds.
“Good-any-one-day grounds tickets and a limited number of premium hospitality packages for the Hero World Challenge are available for purchase at by clicking here.
“Proceeds from the 2021 Hero World Challenge benefit the TGR Foundation, Tavistock Foundation and Bahamas Youth Foundation.”
Also read: Covid-19 forces cancellation of Hero World Challenge
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