2023 Hero World Challenge: Expert picks explored

The 2023 Hero World Challenge field consists of several top players from the PGA Tour. The event to be held in the Bahamas will be a star-studded event and many champions will fight it out for the $3.5 million purse with OWGR points to be earned.

However, the host of the competition, Tiger Woods, has grabbed all the headlines as he prepares for a return following his third round departure from the Masters Tournament in April. Although Woods is featuring in the event, he isn't considered a clear favourite.

According to PGA odds, the 2023 Tour Championship winner and back-to-back Hero World Challenge winner Viktor Hovland is the clear favorite to win the tournament with odds of 4-1. Scottie Scheffler is the second favorite with decent odds of 9-2.

As per the propriety model built by DFS Pro, Mike McClure portrays a similar story. According to the model, 2020 PGA Championship winner and 2021 Open Championship winner, Collin Morikawa, will likely struggle at the tournament. Additionally, Max Homa also has a strong claim to the top of the leaderboard and can be a surprise entity at the 2023 Hero World Challenge.

Rickie Fowler can turn out to be another surprise at the championship with a 20-1 long shot. On the other hand, 82-time PGA Tour winner Tiger Woods enters the tournament with odds of +1000.

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2023 Hero World Challenge odds and field explored

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With championship winners like Tiger Woods and Scottie Scheffler gracing the field, the 2023 Hero World Challenge is expected to have lots of fireworks. It is a no-cut event and the field in the Bahamas will only include 20 players out of which most of the golfers have multiple championships under their belt.

Below we have compiled a list of the complete field for the 2023 Hero World Challenge with their odds to claim victory.

1. Viktor Hovland +400
2. Scottie Scheffler +450
3. Collin Morikawa +800
4. Max Homa +800
5. Matt Fitzpatrick +1600
6. Justin Thomas +1600
7. Cameron Young +1600
8. Sam Burns +2000
9. Jordan Spieth +2000
10. Rickie Fowler +2200
11. Tony Finau +2200
12. Wyndham Clark +2200
13. Brian Harman +3000
14. Will Zalatoris +3300
15. Keegan Bradley +3500
16. Jason Day +3500
17. Sepp Straka +3500
18. Justin Rose +3500
19. Lucas Glover +5500
20. Tiger Woods +8000