2024 Hero World Challenge Live Odds: Tracking the Action at Albany

A three-month hiatus will come to an end as World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler returns to Albany as a +250 betting favorite to defend last year's title. Read more in our full Hero World Challenge odds below.

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Chris Gregory • Betting Analyst
Dec 5, 2024 • 12:44 ET • 4 min read
Scottie Scheffler Hero World Challenge PGA Tour
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A three-month hiatus for World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler as he returns to Albany Golf Course to defend last year's title. 

He's a particularly short +250 favorite over this strong but limited field. I break down his chances in our full Hero World Challenge odds below.

Hero World Challenge live odds

Hero World Challenge field

If you include his victory here at Albany this time last year, Scottie Scheffler has nine worldwide victories over the last year. That includes a second Masters title, a Gold Medal at the Paris Olympics, and a long-overdue FedEx Cup after winning the TOUR Championship to finish out the season. 

And while it's been 3+ months since he last teed it up competitively, the golf odds aren't being shy with the defending champ's prices. He's +250 across the board, well above the rest of the field. 

Closest to him is Patrick Cantlay, who somehow hasn't won since the 2022 BMW Championship. He did log Top-15 finishes in four of six events to finish the season, though, and is on the board at +900 this week.

Justin Thomas is third in the 10/1 range. He finished T2 at the ZOZO last time out and has finished T5 or better in each of his last five tries here in Albany. Ludvig Aberg sits fourth at +1,100, with Sam Burns rounding out the Top 5 at +1,400.

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Hero World Challenge recent winners and odds history

Let's take a look at some recent Hero World Challenge winners and their closing odds to win:

Year Golfer Closing odds
2023 Scottie Scheffler +425
2022 Viktor Hovland +1,600
2021 Viktor Hovland +1,000
2020 No event: COVID-19 related.
2019 Henrik Stenson +3,000
2018 Jon Rahm +1,200
2017 Rickie Fowler +800
2016 Hideki Matsuyama +650
2015 Bubba Watson +1,000

Odds courtesy of GolfOdds.

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