On October 17th, Beijing time, in addition to the location, the word "world" in the Heroes World Challenge did not really reflect the "world" this year.
Tournament owner Tiger Woods announced 16 players who entered the Bahamas lineup through world rankings. The event was held from December 4th to 7th, with a total of 18 participants, including 2 foreign card players to be confirmed. All but 16 of the 16 players are Americans. The two players were the defending champion, the Spanishman Joan Ram, and the Englishman Justin Rose, who lives in Albany himself.
This is the lowest number of international players since the 2012 event was held at the Sherwood Country Club in California. The only non-American players at the time were: McDowell in Northern Ireland, Jenson-Day in Australia and Ian Poulter in England. McDowell won the tournament.
This year's lineup includes two Grand Slam titles: Woods (American Masters) and Gary Woodland (US Open).
The President’s Cup in Australia next week will definitely not help the lineup. International team captain Els encourages the possible entry of the Australian Open in the week before the game, which coincides with the Hero World Challenge.
When the Bahamas lineup was confirmed on August 26, only 9 non-European players entered the top 50 in the world. The most obvious absent player is Matsuyama Hideki. Since 2015, he has played the Hero World Challenge every year. Jenson-Day only played once, and Adam Scott only played once in 2016.
Two wild card players must choose from the top 50 players in the world on August 26.