This year's Hero World Challenge will end on Saturday in an effort to help players, including tournament host and U.S. captain Tiger Woods, get from the Bahamas to Australia in time for the Presidents Cup held the following week.
The tournament officially announced its dates on Tuesday and will run Dec. 4-7 as Albany hosts the 18-man unofficial event for the fifth straight year. The Presidents Cup will kick off at Royal Melbourne on Monday Dec. 9, with opening-round matches on Dec. 12.
"I am looking forward to hosting the 2019 Hero World Challenge at Albany and beginning two weeks of international competition," Woods said in a release.