The Hero World Challenge tees off for the sixth time after a year hiatus due to the pandemic in the Bahamas on Thursday morning. This exclusive invite only event brings in a 20-man field along with a huge prize pool for only the best in the world.
Tiger Woods is the official host of the event and spoke to the media yesterday about his future. It looks like his days as a regular tour pro are over but we will still see him tee it up in the majors and big events on the PGA Tour calendar.
Albany Golf Club is a par 72 that stretches out 7,302 yards with five Par 3s and five Par 5s. Long hitters will have the advantage on two par fives which can both top out over 600 yards. The Par 3s are reasonable in length, only two of them over 200 yards in length. Number 7 and 14 are both drivable Par 4s for most every guy in this field but both come with risk reward decisions. In three of the last four editions of this tournament, the winner has come in at 18 under par and the other won at 20 under. We will see fireworks this weekend in the Bahamas.
I am only presenting my core plays for this event because of the limited field. You also should be avoiding cash games in a field this small. There is something to be said about being different and trying a lineup with like one top priced option and loading up on the guys at the bottom of the pricing sheet. The more money you leave on the table, the more you can differentiate yourself in tournaments. Those are the type of strategies and risks you have to take to put yourself in contention in these large field GPPs.
This field is fantastic with 14 of the Top 20 players in the world participating. There really are no stars and scrubs approach this weekend because there are no scrubs in this field.
Good Luck this Weekend!
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