Hero World Challenge live updates: Scores, highlights, first-round leaderboard

Story byCameron Jourdan, GolfweekThu, December 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM UTC·1 min readSilly season is here, which means the PGA Tour is hosting Tiger Woods' event, the Hero World Challenge, in the Bahamas. Twenty golfers, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, are at Albany Golf Course playing for one of the coolest trophies in golf. Scheffler is the two-time defending champion of the event and hasn't finished worst than second in four starts. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWoods isn't playing, continuing his recovery from back surgery in October. Follow along below for live updates, highlights and more from the opening round of the 2025 Hero World Challenge:A detail of a tee marker is seen on the second hole prior to the Hero World Challenge 2025 at Albany Golf Course on December 03, 2025 in Nassau, Bahamas. Hero World Challenge live leaderboardFollow along here for live scoring updates from the first round of the Hero World Challenge. How to watch Thursday's first round at the Hero World ChallengeGolf Channel will provide live coverage of the Hero World Challenge from 1:30-4:30 p. m.