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Check the yardage book: Albany for the 2023 Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas

Check out the details of the course where Tiger Woods makes his comeback to competitive golf.

The golf course at Albany in New Providence in the Bahamas – site of the 2023 Hero World Challenge – was designed by Ernie Els and opened in 2010. The layout ranks No. 25 on Golfweek’s Best 2023 list of top courses in Mexico, the Caribbean, the Atlantic islands and Central America.

On the island of Nassau, Albany’s layout features five par 5s and five par 3s. Part of a resort community, it plays to 7,449 yards with a par of 72.

Thanks to yardage books provided by StrackaLine – the maker of detailed yardage books for thousands of courses around the world – we can see exactly the challenges the players – including Tiger Woods in his comeback to competitive golf – face this week. Check out the maps of each hole below.

Shot-by-shot analysis: Tiger Woods shoots 2-under 70 Friday at 2023 Hero World Challenge

Woods is trying to improve on an opening 3-over 75.

Another day, another late morning and afternoon glued to the TV watching Tiger Woods in his return to competitive golf.

Big Cat returned Thursday for the first time since the Masters in April, shooting 3-over 75 at the 2023 Hero World Challenge in a round that started promising and dropped off toward the end. There was no shortage of excitement from Woods, however, and it was encouraging to see him moving freely throughout the day.

He sat 18th in the 20-person field after the opening day.

Woods teed off in the second round with Rickie Fowler at 11:02 a.m. ET. Check out his Friday round with shot-by-shot analysis below from Albany in the Bahamas.

Best shots: Check out Tiger’s Hero highlights

Jordan Spieth makes just five pars in wild round at 2023 Hero World Challenge

Spieth made just one par on his closing nine holes and is one shot off the lead.

There’s rarely a dull moment following Jordan Spieth and Thursday at the 2023 Hero World Challenge was just about as Spieth-y as a round of golf can get.

The 13-time winner on the PGA Tour made two pars to start his day at Albany in the Bahamas and then made just three more pars over his next 16 holes and ultimately signed for a 4-under 68 on a colorful scorecard that looked more like a geometry quiz, especially on the back nine. Spieth made two eagles, six birdies, five pars, four bogeys and a double and is somehow just one shot behind opening leaders Tony Finau and Brian Harman. His lone back-nine par came at the closing 18th hole.

“It was an electric factory out there, for sure,” Spieth said of his round. “Some rusty putting, a couple toe balls and then a lot of really, really good stuff. So all in all I would have probably signed for 4 under when I was warming up today, I just didn’t think I’d get there this way.”

“My drive on 16 was really bad. I was just so not committed, I changed shots when I was over it,” Spieth said of his worst shot of the day. “My best was my hybrid on 3. I hit a hybrid to about a foot for eagle to get going.”

Nobody talks to themselves or their own ball more than Spieth, and the three-time major champion was in midseason form in both departments early at the November silly-season event. His two eagles were the product of a beautiful approach and bomb of a putt. After he lost a wayward shot to the left on the par-5 6th hole, Spieth hit a provisional and then said the famous last words, “I think the first one is fine.” He wound up playing the provisional, which led to his lone double bogey on the day.

The man constantly delivers entertainment on the golf course and Thursday’s round was the ultimate Jordan Spieth experience.

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Tiger Woods looks rusty in return to competition at 2023 Hero World Challenge

Woods shot a 3-over 75 on Thursday in the opening round in the Bahamas.

Tiger Woods was back on the course for the first time in competition since April on Thursday and the rust was evident.

The 15-time major champion was up and down over his opening 18 holes at the 2023 Hero World Challenge and signed for a 3-over 75 at Albany in the Bahamas. Woods, a five-time winner and five-time runner-up at the Hero, sits in 18th place out of the 20 players at the unofficial event that benefits his TGR Foundation.

Every step Woods took forward was followed by a backward stumble. Birdies on Nos. 3, 5 and 11 were immediately followed by bogeys on Nos. 4, 6 and 12. The wheels began to fall off the round after a birdie on No. 14 as Woods compounded mistakes with a double bogey on the 15th and more needless bogeys on Nos. 16 and 17. A tap-in par on the 18th stopped the bleeding and sealed the deal for his return round.

“I hit a lot of shots,” Woods said with a laugh after his round. “I was rusty, I didn’t have my feels, conditions were tough early. I kind of hung through there and didn’t finish off my round the way I needed to and consequently, it kind of went sideways at the end.”

TIGER TRACKER: Woods’ opening round with shot-by-shot analysis

On the day Woods hit six out of 10 fairways and found 10 of his 18 greens in regulation with 30 putts.

Tony Finau and Brian Harman are tied atop the leaderboard after each opened with 5-under 67s on Thursday.

Jordan Spieth is in solo third after a 68, his scorecard a rollercoaster of numbers with two eagles and five pars.

“Some rusty putting, a couple toe balls and then a lot of really, really good stuff,” said the 2014 Hero World Challenge champion. “So all in all I would have probably signed for 4 under when I was warming up today, I just didn’t think I’d get there this way.”

Two-time defending champ Viktor Hovland shot a 1-over 73 and is in solo 16th.

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Social media was thrilled Thursday morning before Tiger Woods’ tee time at the Hero World Challenge

Only Tiger Woods can generate April buzz in November.

Christmas doesn’t come for another 25 days, but some people (especially golf fans) woke up Thursday morning feeling rather joyful.

The reason? Tiger Woods was playing in a competitive golf tournament for the first time in nearly eight months. Big Cat gets going at 11:52 a.m. ET playing with Justin Thomas in the 2023 Hero World Challenge at Albany in the Bahamas.

No one gets social media talking in the golf world like Woods, and fans from everywhere were chiming in to mark the return of Woods and celebrate him being back in the competitive fold.

Here’s a look at some of the best reactions on social media to Woods’ return, including from a former major champion.

Shot-by-shot analysis: Tiger Woods shoots 3-over 75 Thursday at 2023 Hero World Challenge

Woods is making his return to competitive golf for the first time since April.

If you couldn’t watch Tiger Woods during the first of the 2023 Hero World Challenge on Thursday afternoon, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

The 15-time major champion returned to action this week at the 2023 Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas for the first time since the Masters. Woods, 47, is playing his first competitive round since having a subtalar fusion procedure to address his post-traumatic arthritis from his previous talus fracture (a break in one of the bones that forms the ankle). He said he has none of the pain he dealt with at Augusta National.

Woods teed it up in the first round with Justin Thomas at 11:52 a.m. ET. Check out his Thursday round with shot-by-shot analysis below from Albany in the Bahamas.

Best shots: Check out Tiger’s Hero highlights
Reaction: Fans and players are ready to watch Tiger again

Photos: 2023 Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas

Golf’s silly season is upon us, and it begins this week in the Bahamas.

Golf’s silly season is upon us, and it begins this week in the Bahamas.

The 2023 Hero World Challenge is set to begin Thursday at Albany, where Tiger Woods will make his first start since the Masters in April. In addition, 19 of the world’s best players will be in the field, including Will Zalatoris, who is also returning for the first time since also withdrawing from the Masters and having back surgery.

Viktor Hovland, the 2023 FedEx Cup winner, is the two-time defending champion at the event.

Albany is No. 25 on Golfweek’s Best list of courses in Mexico, Carribean, Atlantic islands and Central America. Ernie Els designed the course, which opened in 2010.

If you want to see photos from Tiger Woods’ return at his event, click here.

Here’s a look at the best photos from the 2023 Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

Schedule, health and the PGA Tour’s future: Everything Tiger Woods had to say ahead of the 2023 Hero World Challenge

Here’s what Tiger had to say ahead of his return to play in the Bahamas.

Tiger Woods is back in the spotlight this week.

In his latest comeback, the 15-time major champion returns to competition this week at the 2023 Hero World Challenge at Albany in the Bahamas for his first appearance on the course since he withdrew from the 2023 Masters after he made the cut earlier this spring.

The Hero World Challenge – a tournament hosted by Woods that benefits his TGR Foundation – is a non-official PGA Tour event that features a field of 20 of the best players in the world including Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Max Homa, and Viktor Hovland.

Woods didn’t participate in the Hero last season due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot. A five-time Hero winner, he last claimed victory in 2011 and has finished runner-up on five occasions as well.

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Here’s everything Tiger had to say at his annual Hero World Challenge press conference alongside Hero Motorcorp Executive Chairman, Dr. Pawan Munjal.

Surprised and frustrated: Tiger Woods details his reaction to PGA Tour, Public Investment Fund’s framework agreement

Woods discussed his role on the PGA Tour Policy Board and his initial reaction to the shocking news on June 6.

Tiger Woods was asked about everything from his health to the future of professional golf Tuesday at his 2023 Hero World Challenge press conference, his first return to competition since withdrawing from the Masters earlier this spring.

The 15-time major champion dished on the shocking framework agreement between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and said he was surprised at the June 6 announcement.

“I would say that my reaction was surprised, just like I’m sure a lot of the players were taken aback by what had happened and so quickly and without any input or any kind of information about it, and it was just thrown out there,” said Woods. “(Players) were very frustrated with what happened and we took steps going forward to ensure player involvement … we were not going to be left out of process like we were.”

Woods has since joined the PGA Tour Policy Board and said he’s pleased with the direction of the Tour and how the process has evolved. Despite the progress, it’s not all rosy behind the scenes. The 47-year-old detailed why he’s “frustrated in some of the slowness in the governance change that we want to have happen” seeing as the Dec. 31 deadline for a deal to be reached with the PIF is quickly approaching. That said, the PIF isn’t the only option for the Tour.

“I think all the parties are talking and we’re aggressively working on trying to get a deal done … We have multiple options. But still, we would we’d like to have a deal done December 31,” added Woods. “And that’s what the agreement said and all parties understand that. But there are other options out there.”

Woods said he was confident a deal would be done in some way, whether that be by the Dec. 31 deadline or beyond. He continuously went out of his way to point out there are multiple options for the Tour and the board is working to find the best deal for all parties involved.

Just 33 days remain before the end-of-year deadline. Tick-tock.

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Home on Ocean Club’s 16th hole near Atlantis has sublime views and is on sale for a cool $17M

For a cool $17 million, you can purchase Villa Tarka, a custom 20,000-square-foot home on the 16th hole.

The Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island in the Bahamas is a popular spot for golfers soaking up the sun on vacation.

But why only visit once a year, or even worse, once in a lifetime?

For a cool $17 million, you can purchase Villa Tarka, a custom 20,000-square-foot home that sits on the 16th hole of the Tom Weiskopf-designed course. Ocean Club is currently at No. 35 on the list of Golfweek’s Best courses in Mexico, the Caribbean, Atlantic islands and Central America. The LPGA’s Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic was held on the property from 2013 through 2018 with Brittany Lincicome winning the last two events.

As you might expect, the estate has all the bells and whistles, including an infinity-edged pool, an outdoor shower and a professional tennis court with an air-conditioned tennis pavilion.

Looking to host? No problem. Villa Tarka has a dozen bedrooms and 17 bathrooms, many with sweeping views of the ocean. Also, those with club memberships can use the golf course as well as facilities at the nearby Atlantis Resort and Casino.

For more on the property, click here.

Here’s a look around Villa Tarka: