How does the PGA Tour's Zurich Classic of New Orleans work?
The PGA Tour competes in its lone, official team event at this week's Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Here's how the tournament at TPC Louisiana works and who is competing. Field size? The are 160 players comprising 80 two-man teams.
Who are the favorites for the Zurich Classic?
We compiled our favorite teams for this week's Zurich Classic, a list fueled by our winning prediction, curiosity and sheer excitement. The favorites, and for good reason: only Scottie Scheffler and Camerson Smith have enjoyed better seasons than these two.
Who are Tag Ridings and Scott Piercy playing in the Zurich Classic?
That’s how Schauffele, who was a rookie in 2017 and got into the field sans partner on a sponsor invite, ended up teeing it up with Tag Ridings. Scott Piercy is playing in the Zurich Classic for the first time with Akshay Bhatia.
Who are Vijay Palmer’s PGA Tour partners at the Zurich Classic?
Palmer, who won the Zurich Classic in 2019 alongside Jon Rahm, has once again found himself with a high-profile teammate in this event. Scheffler joins Rahm and last week’s winner, Jordan Spieth, as partners of Palmer in New Orleans (which caught the attention of Justin Thomas).
The most unique event on the PGA Tour gets going this week in New Orleans
The weekly event on the PGA Tour will be presented in a non-traditional manner for the second time in a month. The Zurich Classic, however, is even more unique than last month's WGC-Dell Match Play as golfers will be paired up this week and play two rounds of best-ball and two rounds of alternate shot to determine a champion.
Event information
Event: Zurich Classic | Date: April 22-25 Location: TPC Louisiana -- Avondale, Louisiana
Three things to know
1. Weekend format: By now, most folks are used to the best-ball and alternate-shot formats from years and years of Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup competitions. However, if you're unfamiliar, best ball simply means that both golfers on a team play an entire hole, and your team's score is the best score of those two players.
Grading the field
The field this week is not bad. It's not amazing, either.
Zurich Classic picks
Winners: Collin Morikawa-Matthew Wolff (16-1) -- Wolff has clearly been struggling, and his body language at Augusta National was abysmal. However, I think his biggest issues right now are discomfort with the nuances of life as a professional.
cradd10
anyone have insight on how teams are selected? Curious to see why Jordan and JT wouldn't team up? Not sure if PGA tour restricts top players from teaming up.
AceCatKY
Players just pick their own partners. There is no real criteria. Some players have even chosen partners with no real current PGA status.
Maximilian
If I remember correctly, Ryan Palmer's caddie made a bet last year that if he beat Jordan (using his handicap), he would have to play with Palmer in this tournament. The caddie won. That might not be exactly how it whent down, but pretty much.
AceCatKY
If I remember correctly, Ryan Palmer's caddie made a bet last year that if he beat Jordan (using his handicap), he would have to play with Palmer in this tournament. The caddie won. That might not be exactly how it whent down, but pretty much.
Conrad1953
It's obvious these players are having a lot of fun with this. I'm still cracking up over An and Na getting together.
rawdog
So, pardon my ignorance... if there is a miracle win by an off-the-grid pairing, both players get the perks of winning on tour?
rawdog
So, pardon my ignorance... if there is a miracle win by an off-the-grid pairing, both players get the perks of winning on tour?
