This article was originally published on www.si.com as 2025 Hero World Challenge Final Payouts, Prize Money, Winnings. The Hero World Challenge effectively kicks off the PGA Tour's exhibition season, and it's offering a $5 million purse, with $1 million to the winner.

Austrian Sepp Straka fired two eagles and four birdies in an eight-under par 64 to seize a one-stroke lead over two-time defending champion Scottie Scheffler at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Saturday.

Scheffler has just 19 other combatants, a group that includes U.S. Ryder Cuppers J.J. Spaun, Cameron Young and Harris English, as well as their captain, Keegan Bradley. A pair of rising stars, Chris Gotterup and Akshay Bhatia, also got the invite onto the big stage.

U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun converted two of his three eagle chances, Cameron Young shot 30 on the back nine and Hideki Matsuyama was bogey-free, all of them part of another five-way tie for the lead Friday in the Hero World Challenge.

Albany Golf Course in the Bahamas will host Tiger Woods' Hero World Challenge this week. The first round begins on Thursday morning as the field of 20 players compete through the weekend. Below, we search for the best value prop bets for the 2025 Hero World Challenge from BetMGM Sportsbook's odds and make our PGA Tour picks and predictions.

Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, and three others share the Hero World Challenge lead after Round One. Tiger's tournament delivers elite golf in paradise.