Day: November 8, 2018

Tournament host Tiger Woods welcomes elite field to 2018 Hero World ChallengeTournament host Tiger Woods welcomes elite field to 2018 Hero World Challenge

ALBANY, Bahamas – The majority of the star-studded field is set for the 2018 Hero World Challenge, the invitation-only PGA TOUR event to be held Nov. 29-Dec. 2 at Albany, Bahamas for the fourth consecutive year. The 2018 Hero World Challenge field features players representing six different countries including four of the top five, and 16 of the top 23 players in the world. 2018 Hero World Challenge field: Name, Country Justin Rose, England Dustin Johnson, USA Justin Thomas, USA Bryson DeChambeau, USA Jon Rahm, Spain Rickie Fowler, USA Tommy Fleetwood, England Jason Day, Australia Xander Schauffele, USA Tiger Woods, USA – Tournament Host Tony Finau, USA Bubba Watson, USA Patrick Reed, USA Webb Simpson, USA Alex Noren, Sweden Hideki Matsuyama, Japan Two exemptions will be issued at a later date to round out the 18-player field. Live television coverage of the Hero World Challenge will be provided by Golf Channel during all four rounds and by NBC during the third and fourth rounds. Good-any-day grounds tickets and a limited number of premium hospitality packages for the Hero World Challenge are available for purchase here.  The TGR Foundation is the event’s primary charitable beneficiary, along with the Tavistock Foundation and Bahamas Youth Foundation.

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Report: Tiger Woods turns down largest-known appearance fee for Euro Tour’s Saudi Arabia eventReport: Tiger Woods turns down largest-known appearance fee for Euro Tour’s Saudi Arabia event

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Sybi Kuchar fills in after Zach Johnson’s caddie goes down with illnessSybi Kuchar fills in after Zach Johnson’s caddie goes down with illness

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico – Damon Green, caddie for Zach Johnson, went down with illness after 14 holes and could not continue in the first round of the Mayakoba Golf Classic. Sybi Kuchar, wife of Johnson’s playing partner Matt (7-under 64), took the bag for the last four, during which Johnson made an eagle and went 2-under to salvage an even-par 71. “He hadn’t been feeling well the last few days,� Johnson said of Green. “I’m assuming he was dehydrated, but I don’t know. Matt saw Damon struggling, and I did, too. He didn’t look right. PGA TOUR staff brought him in. I’d like to say it was the first time, but it’s happened like four times at Maui, NORTHERN TRUST at Bethpage, and a couple other places.� Green later confirmed he was suffering from dehydration and received an IV. Johnson had a decision to make on who should get the bag when Green exited. Kuchar, who like Johnson lives in St. Simonds Island, Georgia, was happy Sybi could help. “I didn’t talk too much to Damon, but you could tell it was heat fatigue, heat exhaustion, whatever the term is,� Matt Kuchar said. “It was really getting the best of him. I knew Sybi was in the crowd, I knew she had caddied for me before and was friendly with Zach Johnson, and figured she would be good to handle it, and Zach would go easy on her. “She knows the deal of keeping up and staying out of the way,� Kuchar added, “and I knew Zach would be happy to see a friendly face to take over the bag.� Sybi called the situation a first. Billy Horschel, the third player in the group, joked that someone should ask Matt about kissing another player’s caddie on the lips. Kuchar himself worked with a new caddie Thursday. He was a late commit to the tournament, and his usual caddie, John Wood, had planned a reunion that conflicted with Mayakoba. Kuchar gave him the week off and hired a local caddie whose nickname is “Tucan� (real name: David). Tucan was on the bag for 32-year-old Mexican Armando Favela as the former Loyola University golfer won a qualifier at El Camaleon to get into the field. (He shot 67 on Thursday.) And now Tucan is on the bag for the early co-leader Kuchar. (Kramer Hickok also came in with 64.) Still, it was the situation with Johnson, Green and Sybi Kuchar that was more unusual. But not unprecedented. “I’ve had friends fill in, I’ve had my brother in law, I’ve had random individuals I don’t know,� Johnson said. “I would have called a security guy or a rules official to have somebody brought out, but Sybi has done this before and she’s in great shape, so there you go.�

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Sergio scorching in opener of Nedbank ChallengeSergio scorching in opener of Nedbank Challenge

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