World No 1 Scottie Scheffler makes his return to action after a nine-week absence as defending champion at the Hero World Challenge,

Scheffler tees it up for the first time since featuring in the United States’ victorious Presidents Cup team in September, with the Masters champion headlining the 20-player field for the Tiger Woods-hosted event in the Bahamas.

The 28-year-old won the Arnold Palmer Invitational, The Players, The Masters, RBC Heritage, Memorial Tournament and the Travelers Championship on the PGA Tour in 2024, before securing gold for Team USA at the Olympics ahead of claiming a maiden FedExCup title with victory at the Tour Championship.

Scheffler claimed a three-shot victory over Sepp Straka in last year’s contest at Albany, having finished runner-up to Viktor Hovland in each of the previous editions, with Scheffler now looking to sign off his remarkable 2024 with a ninth worldwide title.

Who else is playing?

Scheffler is one of nine players from Team USA’s Presidents Cup team in action, with Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay, Sahith Theegala, Russell Henley, Sam Burns, Brian Harman, Tony Finau and Keegan Bradley – the 2025 Ryder Cup captain – also in the field.

Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre is among the eight debutants invited, along with Ryder Cup teammate Ludvig Åberg, with England’s Aaron Rai and France’s Matthieu Pavon – a winner in his rookie season on the PGA Tour – making their first appearances.

Sungjae Im, Tom Kim and Jason Day are the three members of the International team involved, with Justin Thomas, Cameron Young, Akshay Bhatia and Nick Dunlap completing a line-up containing 20 of the world’s top 35.