Albany GC: PGA Tour course profile
Albany GC in Albany (par 72, 7,449 yards, Bermudagrass greens, designed by Ernie Els) hosted 5 PGA Tour tournaments in StatsNext’s records (2021 to 2025): Hero World Challenge. Latest winner: Hideki Matsuyama at -22 in the 2025 Hero World Challenge.
What statistics matter most at Albany GC?
Albany GC has too little strokes-gained history to rank the categories (3 editions with strokes gained). Tour-wide, approach accounts for the largest share of the spread in total strokes gained (35%, 30,391 golfer-weeks, Dec 3, 2018 to Dec 2, 2026).
Only 3 editions, 51 golfer-weeks with strokes gained here, so the course-specific order is uncertain. The weights shown are tour-wide: Approach explains 35% of the spread in total strokes gained across 30,391 golfer-weeks.
| Category | Share of the spread here | Tour-wide | Stands out |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approach | 36% | 35% | No |
| Putting | 17% | 31% | No |
| Off the tee | 26% | 19% | No |
| Around the green | 21% | 15% | No |
Par 3s (5 on the card) played 0.02 over par per hole here vs 0.08 over tour-wide (4 editions).
Par 4s (8 on the card) played 0.05 under par per hole here vs even tour-wide (4 editions).
Par 5s (5 on the card) played 0.34 under par per hole here vs 0.45 under tour-wide (4 editions).
Share of the spread: how much of the difference between golfers in total strokes gained each category accounted for in earlier editions on this course, against the tour as a whole; the four categories add to 100%. Stored PGA Tour strokes gained through December 2, 2026. Wind and weather data are not available for golf courses.
What mattered here describes past editions; it is not a validated predictor.
The course
| Par | Yardage | Greens | Fairways | Rough | Architect | Established |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 7,449 | Bermudagrass | Bermudagrass | Bermudagrass | Ernie Els | 2010 |
The listed card: 5 par 3s (average 194 yards), 8 par 4s (average 424 yards), 5 par 5s (average 581 yards).
| Hardest holes | Par | Yards | Field average | Over par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hole 2 | 3 | 187 | 3.213 | +0.213 |
| Hole 16 | 4 | 485 | 4.200 | +0.200 |
| Hole 4 | 4 | 489 | 4.125 | +0.125 |
How it played
| Tournament | Field average to par per round | Winning score |
|---|---|---|
| Hero World Challenge 2025 | -3.08 | -22 |
| Hero World Challenge 2024 | -2.06 | -25 |
| Hero World Challenge 2023 | -2.06 | -20 |
| Hero World Challenge 2023 | -0.94 | -16 |
| Hero World Challenge 2022 | -2.52 | -18 |
Field average to par per round over the rounds of each edition, from the stored round scores. Setup, weather and the field differ from year to year.
Past winners and results
| Dates | Tournament | Winner | Winning score | Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | Hero World Challenge | Hideki Matsuyama | -22 (266) | 20 |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Hero World Challenge | Scottie Scheffler | -25 (263) | 20 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Hero World Challenge | Scottie Scheffler | -20 (268) | 20 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Hero World Challenge | Viktor Hovland | -16 (272) | 20 |
| Dec 2, 2021 | Hero World Challenge | Viktor Hovland | -18 (270) | 20 |
Best records at Albany GC
| Golfer | Starts | Wins | Top 10s | Best finish | Cuts made | Strokes per round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Scheffler | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1st | 5 | 67.20 |
| Viktor Hovland | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1st | 3 | 68.42 |
| Sepp Straka | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2nd | 4 | 68.88 |
| Justin Thomas | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3rd | 4 | 68.38 |
| Tony Finau | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4th | 3 | 69.17 |
| Collin Morikawa | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5th | 3 | 69.08 |
| Justin Rose | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6th | 3 | 68.67 |
| Tom Kim | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2nd | 2 | 69.13 |
| Cameron Young | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3rd | 4 | 69.75 |
| Sungjae Im | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8th | 2 | 70.38 |
| Sam Burns | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3rd | 5 | 70.15 |
| Akshay Bhatia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 69.00 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 3 | 69.83 |
| Xander Schauffele | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4th | 2 | 69.38 |
| Keegan Bradley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5th | 3 | 69.50 |
From the 5 stored leaderboards on this course. Course history describes the past; it is not a forecast.
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