The PGA Tour heads to the Big Easy for the annual Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana, the tour’s only official team event. 80 teams will compete in match play formats such as Best Ball and Alternative Shot.
A popular event among PGA Tour players, it’s a great opportunity to earn FedEx Cup points while playing with your teammates.
It’s the only non-stroke play event on the regular season schedule, providing a refreshing change for players and fans.
This is your one-stop shop for all things Zurich Classic.
Zurich Classic:
where: TPC Louisiana (Par 72 7,425 yards)
when: April 25th to 28th
wallet: $8,900,000 / $1,286,050 each
FedEx Cup Points: 400 each
Defending champion: Nick Hardy & Davis Riley
Zurich Classic Format
To build the field, Each of the top players available Partners will be selected by participants participating in the event based on PGA Tour priority order. Per the PGA Tour, whoever is selected must have PGA Tour status unless selected as a sponsor exempt.
The tournament will feature both four-ball and foursome formats. The two will play Four Ball (Better Ball) on Thursday and Saturday. Shooting will be alternated on Friday and Sunday.
After 36 holes, there is still a cut left.
The winners each earn 400 FedEx Cup points and a two-year tour exemption. However, you will not receive Masters invitations or World Ranking points.
How to watch the Zurich Classic
Thursday, April 25th: 3:30pm – 6:30pm ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, April 26th: 3:30pm – 6:30pm ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, April 27th: 1-3pm ET (Golf Channel). 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET (CBS)
Sunday, April 28th: 1-3pm ET (Golf Channel). 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM ET (CBS)
How to stream Zurich Classic
Peacock will simulcast the Golf Channel broadcast during all four rounds.You can stream news coverage peacock here.
Additionally, in the third and final round on CBS, paramount+ These TV broadcasts will be broadcast simultaneously.
ESPN+ The main PGA Tour Live feed will also be broadcast throughout all four days of play.
Thursday, April 25th:
to be decided
Friday, April 26th:
to be decided
Saturday, April 27th:
to be decided
Sunday, April 28th:
to be decided
zurich classic preview
This year’s Zurich Classic will feature some great teams in the Big Easy. Whether you’ve been coming here for years or playing for the first time, this field is sure to provide entertainment.
One of the biggest debut pairings is Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy. The Irish duo will look to cause havoc while channeling their inner Ryder Cup mentality.
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2022 winners Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay are poised to win the title again after falling just short with a T4 finish last year. They are currently the favorites to win this event.
Last year’s champions Davis Riley and Nick Hardy are back to defend their titles.
Brothers love to play at this event. At least three sets of brothers are competing in New Orleans.
Former U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick and his brother Alex are back to play in New Orleans. The event was a huge one for the Fitzpatrick brothers last year, as featured on Season 2 of Full Swing. They shot a 2-over 74 on Sunday to finish 19th, but that took the wind out of their sails. Will this be the year the British duo join forces to win the title?
Brothers Parker and Pierceson Coody, newcomers to the PGA Tour, will be participating. Nikolai and Rasmus Hugaard are also participating.
Other notable pairs include Matt Kuchar and Steve Stricker, Team Europe’s Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald and one of his assistant captains, Francesco Molinari, Keith Mitchell and Joel Dahmen, and Corey Dahmen. The all-Canadian team includes Connors and Taylor Pendrith, Saheeth Segala and Will Zalatoris. .
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Zurich Classic Round 1 Tea Time (ET):
* – indicates starting from the 10th tee
/ – represents a team member
8 a.m. — Adam Long/Vince Whaley, Kevin Tway/Kelly Craft
8am* — Kevin Chappell/Jason Dufner, Davis Thompson/Andrew Novak
8:13 a.m. — Jonathan Vegas/Bronson Burgoon, Sam Stevens/Paul Version
8:13am* — Garrick Higo/Ryan Fox, CT Pan/Kevin Yu
8:26 am — Karl Yuan/Zecheng Do, Doug Gim/Chan Kim
8:26am* — Taylor Montgomery/Ben Griffin, Thomas Detrie/Robert McIntyre
8:39 a.m. — Chad Ramey/Martin Trainor, Ryan Brehm/Mark Hubbard
8:39am* — Saheeth Segala/Will Zalatoris, Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele
8:52 a.m. — JJ Spahn/Hayden Buckley, Taylor Moore/Matt Nesmith
8:52am* — Nick Hardy/Davis Riley, Bryce Garnett/Sep Straka
9:05 am — Nico Echavarria/Max Glaserman, Cameron Champ/MJ Duffew
9:05 am* — Kevin Kisner/Scott Brown, Tom Hoge/Maverick McNeely
9:18 am — Luke List/Henrik Norlander, Charlie Hoffman/Nick Watney
9:18 am* — Matt Kuchar/Steve Stricker, Corey Connors/Taylor Pendrith
9:31 a.m. — Patton Kizzia/Ben Coles, Zach Blair/Patrick Fishburne
9:31am* — Daniel Berger/Victor Perez, Andrew Putnam/Joe Highsmith
9:44 am — Brandon Wu/James Nicholas, Justin Hsu/Rico Hoey
9:44 am* — Chandler Phillips/Jacob Bridgeman, Eric Barnes/Harrison Endicott
9:57 a.m. — Mac Meisner/Austin Smotherman, Paul Haley II/Blaine Hale Jr.
9:57 am* — Jimmy Stanger/Adrien Dumont de Chassard, Thriston Lawrence/Aldrich Potgieter
1:05 p.m. — Sang Moon Bae / SH Kim, Alex Smalley / Matty Schmidt
1:05 pm* — Troy Merritt/Robert Streb, Roger Sloan/Josh Teter
1:18 p.m. — Scott Pearcy/Harry Hole, Sam Ryder/Bo Hossler
1:18pm* — Callum Talen/David Skins, Aaron Rye/David Lipsky
1:31 p.m. — Austin Eckrot/Chris Gotterup, Keith Mitchell/Joel Damen
1:31 p.m.* — Austin Cook/Raul Pereda, Ted Potter Jr./Alejandro Tosti
1:44 pm — Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama, Rory McIlroy/Shane Lawley
1:44 pm* — Francesco Molinari/Luke Donald, Matt Wallace/Thorbjorn Olesen
1:57 pm — Billy Horschel/Tyson Alexander, Nick Taylor/Adam Hadwin
1:57 pm* — Zach Johnson/Ryan Palmer, Eric Cole/Russ Cochran
2:10 p.m. — Matt Fitzpatrick/Alex Fitzpatrick, Nicolai Hojgaard/Rasmus Hojgaard
2:10pm* — Peter Malnati/Russell Knox, KH Lee/Michael Kim
2:23 pm — Gary Woodland/Lee Hodges, Chez Levy/Brant Snedeker
2:23 PM* — Nate Lashley/Rafael Campos, Ben Martin/Carson Young
2:36 pm — Kevin Streelman/Martin Laird, Sean O’Hare/Ben Taylor
2:36pm* — Jonathan Byrd/Scott Gutszewski, Dylan Wu/Justin Lauer
2:49 pm — Vincent Norman/Jorge Campillo, Cheson Hadley/Grayson Sigg
2:49pm* — Robbie Shelton/Wilson Farr, Harry Higgs/Trace Crowe
3:02 pm — Parker Coody/Pearson Coody, Ben Silverman/Kevin Daughtry
3:02 pm* — Norman Xiong/Ryan McCormick, Hayden Springer/Tom Whitney
Zurich Classic Round 2 Tea Time (ET):
* – indicates starting from the 10th tee
/ – represents a team member
9:20 a.m. — Troy Merritt/Robert Streb, Roger Sloan/Josh Teter
9:20am* — Sangmoon Bae/SH Kim, Alex Smalley/Matti Schmid
9:31 am — Callum Talen/David Skins, Aaron Rye/David Lipsky
9:31am* — Scott Pearcy/Harry Hole, Sam Ryder/Bo Hossler
9:42 am — Austin Cook/Raul Pereda, Ted Potter Jr./Alejandro Tosti
9:42 am* — Austin Eckrot/Chris Gottapp, Keith Mitchell/Joel Damen
9:53 am — Francesco Molinari/Luke Donald, Matt Wallace/Thorbjorn Olesen
9:53am* — Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama, Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry
10:04am — Zach Johnson/Ryan Palmer, Eric Cole/Russ Cochran
10:04am* — Billy Horschel/Tyson Alexander, Nick Taylor/Adam Hadwin
10:15am — Peter Malnati/Russell Knox, KH Lee/Michael Kim
10:15am* — Matt Fitzpatrick/Alex Fitzpatrick, Nicolai Hojgaard/Rasmus Hojgaard
10:26 a.m. — Nate Lashley/Rafael Campos, Ben Martin/Carson Young
10:26am* — Gary Woodland/Lee Hodges, Chez Levy/Brant Snedeker
10:37 a.m. — Jonathan Byrd/Scott Gaszewski, Dylan Wu/Justin Lower
10:37am* — Kevin Streelman/Martin Laird, Sean O’Hare/Ben Taylor
10:48 am — Robbie Shelton/Wilson Farr, Harry Higgs/Trace Crowe
10:48am* — Vincent Norman/Jorge Campillo, Cheson Hadley/Grayson Sigg
10:59 am — Norman Xiong/Ryan McCormick, Hayden Springer/Tom Whitney
10:59am* — Parker Coody/Pearson Coody, Ben Silverman/Kevin Daughtry
1:35 p.m. — Kevin Chappell/Jason Dufner, Davis Thompson/Andrew Novak
1:35pm* — Adam Long/Vince Whaley, Kevin Tway/Kelly Craft
1:46 pm — Garrick Higo/Ryan Fox, CT Pan/Kevin Yu
1:46 PM* — Jonathan Vegas/Bronson Burgoon, Sam Stevens/Paul Version
1:57 pm — Taylor Montgomery/Ben Griffin, Thomas Detrie/Robert McIntyre
1:57 PM* — Carl Yuan / Jaechen Do, Doug Gim / Jang Kim
2:08 pm — Sahit Segala/Will Zalatoris, Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele
2:08pm* — Chad Ramey/Martin Trainor, Ryan Brehm/Mark Hubbard
2:19 p.m.—Nick Hardy/Davis Riley, Bryce Garnett/Sep Straka
2:19 p.m.* — JJ Spahn/Hayden Buckley, Taylor Moore/Matt Nesmith
2:30 p.m. — Kevin Kisner/Scott Brown, Tom Hoge/Maverick McNeely
2:30pm* — Nico Echavarria/Max Glaserman, Cameron Champ/MJ Duffew
2:41 pm — Matt Kuchar/Steve Stricker, Corey Connors/Taylor Pendrith
2:41pm*— Luke List/Henrik Norlander, Charlie Hoffman/Nick Watney
2:52 p.m. — Daniel Berger/Victor Perez, Andrew Putnam/Joe Highsmith
2:52 PM* — Patton Kizzia/Ben Coles, Zach Blair/Patrick Fishburne
3:03 pm — Chandler Phillips/Jacob Bridgeman, Eric Burns/Harrison Endicott
3:03 pm* — Brandon Wu/James Nicholas, Justin Hsu/Rico Hoey
3:14 pm — Jimmy Stanger/Adrien Dumont de Chassard, Thriston Lawrence/Aldrich Potgieter
3:14 p.m.* — Mac Meisner/Austin Smotherman, Paul Haley II/Blaine Hale Jr.
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