Zurich Classic of New Orleans
The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is a professional golf tournament in Louisiana on the PGA Tour, currently held at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, a suburb southwest of New Orleans. Beginning 86 years ago in 1938 and held annually since 1958, it is commonly played in early to mid-spring. Zurich Insurance Group is the main sponsor, and it is organized by the Fore!Kids Foundation.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Avondale, Louisiana |
| Established | 1938 |
| Course(s) | TPC Louisiana |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,425 yards (6,789 m) |
| Organized by | Fore!Kids Foundation |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Team stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$8,300,000 |
| Month played | April |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | Individual: 262 Chip Beck (1988) Team: 258 Nick Hardy and Davis Riley (2023) |
| To par | Individual: −26 as above Team: −30 as above |
| Current champion | |
| Nick Hardy and Davis Riley | |
| Location Map | |
TPC Louisiana Location in the United States TPC Louisiana Location in Louisiana | |
First prize reached five figures in 1965, six figures in 1988, and passed the million-dollar mark in 2006. The winning team in 2022 split over $2.39 million.
In 2017, the Zurich Classic became a team event, with eighty pairs. One member of each team is initially chosen via the Tour priority rankings, and his partner must either be a PGA Tour member or earn entry through a sponsor exemption. The stroke play format was alternate shot (foursome) in the first and third rounds and better ball (fourball) for the second and fourth rounds. The cut line is 33 teams, plus ties. The winners earn 400 FedEx Cup points and two-year exemptions, but will not receive Masters invitations and no world ranking points are awarded for the event.
In 2018, the format switched to fourball for the first and third rounds and alternate shot for the second and fourth rounds.