The PGA Tour returns to TPC Louisiana this week for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and the tournament represents a very different challenge to everything else on the current calendar as the only team event on the tour.
It features a field of 160 split into 80 pairs as chosen by the players when committing to the tournament, so long as their partner has a tour card or sponsor exemption.
On-course, the format alternates from fourballs to foursomes after each round, starting with the former and ending with the latter. Only the top 33 pairings through 36 holes make the cut, with both winners receiving two-year exemptions plus entry into the PGA Championship and signature events.
Previously, the WGC-Matchplay had offered a second alternative to the regular strokeplay events, but with that event no longer on the schedule, the pairs event at TPC Louisiana is the only time the players get to tee it up in a different format.
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Zurich Classic of New Orleans final field
- Matt Fitzpatrick and Alex Fitzpatrick
- Collin Morikawa and Kurt Kitayama
- Gary Woodland and Lee Hodges
- Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry
- Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele
- Will Zalatoris and Sahith Theegala
- Pierceson Coody and Parker Coody
- Rasmus Højgaard and Nicolai Højgaard
- Davis Riley and Nick Hardy
- Taylor Pendrith and Corey Conners
- Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin
- Wyndham Clark and Beau Hossler
- Billy Horschel and Tyson Alexander
- Luke Donald and Francesco Molinari
- Steve Stricker and Matt Kuchar
- Charley Hoffman and Nick Watney
- Thorbjorn Olesen and Matt Wallace
- Justin Suh and Rico Hoey
- Eric Cole and Russ Cochran
- Taylor Moore and Matt Nesmith
- Sepp Straka and Brice Garnett
- Peter Malnati and Russell Knox
- Ryan Fox and Garrick Higgo
- Tom Hoge and Maverick McNealy
- Austin Eckroat and Chris Gotterup
- Daniel Berger and Victor Perez
- Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard
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- Cameron Champ and MJ Daffue
- Nico Echavarria and Max Greyserman
- Brice Garnett and Sepp Straka
- Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown
- K.H. Lee and Michael Kim
- Luke List and Henrik Norlander
- Peter Malnati and Russell Knox
- Taylor Moore and Matt NeSmith
- Vincent Norrman and Jorge Campillo
- Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer
- Chez Reavie and Brandt Snedeker
- J.J. Spaun and Hayden Buckley
- Zach Johnson and Ryan Palmer
- Kelly Kraft and Kevin Tway
- Kevin Chappell and Jason Dufner
- Brandon Wu and James Nicholas
- Thriston Lawrence and Aldrich Potgieter
- Andrew Putnam and Joe Highsmith
- Taylor Montgomery and Ben Griffin
- Alex Smalley and Matti Schmid
- Thomas Detry and Robert MacIntyre
- Beau Hossler and Sam Ryder
- Keith Mitchell and Joel Dahmen
- Sam Stevens and Paul Barjon
- Aaron Rai and David Lipsky
- S.H. Kim and Sangmoon Bae
- Davis Thompson and Andrew Novak
- Ben Taylor and Sean O'Hair
- Garrick Higgo and Ryan Fox
- Robby Shelton and Wilson Furr
- Callum Tarren and David Skinns
- Dylan Wu and Justin Lower
- Harry Hall and Justin Lower
- Nate Lashley and Rafael Campos
- Greyson Sigg and Chesson Hadley
- Carson Young and Ben Martin
- Kevin Streelman and Martin Laird
- Zac Blair and Patrick Fishburn
- Kevin Yu and C.T. Pan
- Doug Ghim and Chan Kim
- Troy Merritt and Robert Streb
- Carl Yuan and Zecheng Dou
- Jhonattan Vegas and Bronson Burgoon
- Vince Whaley and Adam Long
- Ben Kohles and Patton Kizzire
- Chandler Phillips and Jacob Bridgeman
- Erik Barnes and Harrison Endycott
- Jimmy Stanger and Adrien Dumont de Chassart
- Alejandro Tosti and Ted Potter, Jr.
- Ben Silverman and Kevin Dougherty
- Hayden Springer and Tom Whitney
- Mac Meissner and Austin Smotherman
- Norman Xiong and Ryan McCormick
- Trace Crowe and Harry Higgs
- Roger Sloan and Josh Teater
- Raul Pereda and Austin Cook
- Scott Gutschewski and Jonathan Byrd
- Blaine Hale, Jr. and Paul Haley II