Can Scottie Scheffler defend his Hero World Challenge title? World No. 1’s odds explored

The 2024 Hero World Challenge is set to tee off on Thursday, December 5, at the Albany Golf Course in the Bahamas. The event, hosted by Tiger Woods, will see a stacked 20-player field compete for the $1,000,000 winner’s paycheck from the event’s $5,000,000 prize purse. The tournament field is headlined by reigning champion Scottie Scheffler.

Unsurprisingly, Scheffler is the favorite to defend his Hero World Challenge title this weekend. The World No. 1 golfer comes into the Bahamas competition with 22-1 odds, according to SportsLine. Justin Thomas, who entered the competition on sponsor exemption, and debutant Ludvig Aberg sits behind the leader with 100-1 odds.

It is pertinent to note that Scheffler will tee it up at the Hero World Challenge after a long break from competitive golf. The reigning FedExCup champion’s last appearance on the circuit came at the Tour Championship in August.

Notably, the 28-year-old golfer is deemed to be in-form, owing to his stellar season so far. For the unversed, Scheffler has won seven from 19 events in the 2024 PGA Tour season, including The Masters.

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Here's a look at Scottie Scheffler’s 2024 PGA Tour season:

• The Sentry - T5
• The American Express - T17
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - T6
• WM Phoenix Open - T3
• The Genesis Invitational - T10
• Arnold Palmer Invitational - 1
• THE PLAYERS Championship - 1
• Texas Children's Houston Open - T2
• Masters Tournament - 1
• RBC Heritage - 1
• PGA Championship - T8
• Charles Schwab Challenge - T2
• the Memorial Tournament - 1
• U.S. Open - T41
• Travelers Championship - 1
• The Open - T7
• FedEx St. Jude Championship - 4
• BMW Championship - T33
• TOUR Championship - 1

Apart from this, Scheffler also won the Olympic Men's Golf Competition held at Le Golf National, France, in August.

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2024 Hero World Challenge odds

Scheffler is followed by Thomas and Aberg on the odds list. Patrick Cantlay follows the top three on the list with 120-1 odds. Russell Henley, Sungjae Im and Sam Burns share the fifth place on the odds list with 140-1 odds.

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Listed below are the top odds for the Tiger Woods-hosted event (As per SportsLine):

• Scottie Scheffler +220
• Justin Thomas +1000
• Ludvig Aberg +1000
• Patrick Cantlay +1200
• Russell Henley +1400
• Sungjae Im +1400
• Sam Burns +1400
• Wyndham Clark +2000
• Tom Kim +2000
• Jason Day +2500
• Sahith Theegala +2500
• Akshay Bhatia +2500
• Robert MacIntyre +2800
• Cameron Young +3000
• Aaron Rai +3000
• Brian Harman +3000
• Keegan Bradley +3300
• Sepp Straka +3500
• Nick Dunlap +4000
• Matthieu Pavon +10000

It’ll be interesting to see how the golfer fares against the fierce competition on the Hero World Challenge field at Albany.