2024 Hero World Challenge power rankings: Justin Thomas sits second behind event favorite

Scottie Scheffler leads the PGA Tour power rankings for the 2024 Hero World Challenge. The event, hosted by Tiger Woods, will take place at Albany Golf Course in Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, from Thursday, December 5, to Sunday, December 8.

The World No. 1 comes into the Hero World Challenge after a 12-week break following the Tour Championship. The American golfer has a terrific record at the tournament. In both 2021 and 2022, he finished as runner-up to Viktor Hovland by one stroke and two strokes, respectively. Hovland won't be competing at the tournament because of injury.

Last year, Scheffler won the tournament by three strokes over Sepp Straka. He has odds of +250 via BetMGM Sportsbook. Further, he is on a dream run this season. In 19 starts, he has had seven wins and two runner-up finishes.

Justin Thomas, 14th in the FedEx Cup standings, is second on the list. He has a great record at the tournament as well. In the last four starts, he has had four top-5 finishes. He finished third last year.

Further, he comes from his best finish this year, a T2 at the ZOZO Championship. Thomas has played 20 tournaments on the PGA Tour this year and made 16 cuts and had six top-10 finishes. He has second-best odds of +900 at the tournament. He'd look to win a tournament to end his season on a good note.

Let's take a look at Justin Thomas' performance in the 2024 season:

• The American Express: T3
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T6
• WM Phoenix Open: T12
• The Genesis Invitational: Missed Cut
• Arnold Palmer Invitational: T12
• THE PLAYERS Championship: Missed Cut
• Valspar Championship: T64
• Masters Tournament: Missed Cut
• RBC Heritage: T5
• Wells Fargo Championship: T21
• PGA Championship: T8
• the Memorial Tournament: T33
• U.S. Open: Missed Cut
• Travelers Championship: T5
• Genesis Scottish Open: T62
• The Open: T31
• FedEx St. Jude Championship: T30
• BMW Championship: T39
• TOUR Championship: T14
• ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP: T2

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Sungjae Im, third on the list, comes to the Hero World Challenge after three consecutive top-15 finishes. In the last 14 starts, he has had 10 top-15 finishes. Further, he has a great record at Albany where he tied for eighth in 2022. He has odds of +1400 at the tournament.

Akshay Bhatia is fourth in the PGA Tour power rankings for the 2024 Hero World Challenge. He'll play his first Hero World Challenge. He recently competed in the Dunlop Phoenix tournament on the Japan Golf Tour and tied for second. Further, he is well aware of the venue as he won the Korn Ferry Tour's Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay in 2022.

Sam Burns comes to Hero World Challenge after a strong display at the Presidents Cup. He tied for third at the tournament in 2021. Let's take a look at the players in the PGA Tour power rankings list for the 2024 Hero World Challenge:

1. Scottie Scheffler
2. Justin Thomas
3. Sungjae Im
4. Akshay Bhatia
5. Sam Burns
6. Ludvig Åberg
7. Wyndham Clark
8. Aaron Rai
9. Russell Henley
10. Sahith Theegala
11. Tom Kim
12. Robert MacIntyre
13. Patrick Cantlay
14. Sepp Straka
15. Brian Harman
16. Cameron Young
17. Jason Day
18. Keegan Bradley
19. Nick Dunlap
20. Matthieu Pavon