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Get InsideGOLFLudvig Aberg is making his first appearance in the Hero World Challenge this week.
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The 2024 Hero World Challenge gets underway Thursday morning with the first round at Albany in the Bahamas. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the Hero World Challenge on Thursday, including full TV coverage, streaming info and Round 1 tee times.
While Tiger Woods won’t be teeing it up on Thursday at Albany, he’ll be there watching a star-studded field of pros compete in his tournament. Among them is rising star Ludvig Aberg.
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While Aberg didn’t add a second PGA Tour win in 2024, he still had a great year, earning three runner-up finishes among eight total top 10s.
The 25-year-old Swedish pro is making his Hero World Challenge debut this week, but many of his competitors have lots of experience at Albany, including World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who took home the Hero trophy last year.
You can watch the first round of the 2024 Hero World Challenge on TV via Golf Channel, which will air coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide featured group streaming coverage. If you have a cable subscription, you can watch a live simulcast on NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App.
Below you will find everything you need to watch the first round of the Hero World Challenge.
Golf Channel will air first-round TV coverage of the 2024 Hero World Challenge from 1:30-4:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.
You can stream the first round of the 2024 Hero World Challenge via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer featured group coverage. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App will provide a live simulcast of Golf Channel’s coverage for viewers with an active cable subscription.
Tee No. 1
10:46 a.m. – Aaron Rai, Matthieu Pavon
10:57 a.m. – Brian Harman, Russell Henley
11:08 a.m. – Cameron Young, Sepp Straka
11:19 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Akshay Bhatia
11:30 a.m. – Sungjae Im, Tom Kim,
11:41 a.m. – Nick Dunlap, Sam Burns
11:52 a.m. – Ludvig Åberg, Jason Day
12:03 p.m. – Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay
12:14 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Sahith Theegala
12:25 p.m. – Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley
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