18 of the best golfers in the world tee it up in the Bahamas for the Hero World Challenge. Rickie Fowler returns to defend his title against the likes of Tiger Woods, Justin Rose, Justin Thomas and Jason Day. Who will start strong on Thursday?

Round 1 tee times

Round 1 leaderboard

HOW TO WATCH/LISTEN

Television: Golf Channel (1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET)

NOTABLE PAIRINGS

11:21 a.m.: Keegan Bradley, Hideki Matsuyama

11:43 a.m.: Justin Rose, Henrik Stenson

12:05 p.m.: Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods

12:16 p.m.: Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson

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