The PGA TOUR returns to TPC Louisiana this weekend for the 2017 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the first year in its new format as a team event.
Confirmed teams
Jason Day – Rickie Fowler
Jason Dufner – Patton Kizzire
Justin Rose – Henrik Stenson
Jordan Spieth – Ryan Palmer
Angel Cabrera – Julian Etulain
Bubba Watson – J.B. Holmes
Billy Horschel – Matt Every
Russell Knox – Kevin Streelman
Hideki Matsuyama – Hideto Tanihara
Patrick Reed – Patrick Cantlay
David Lingmerth – Danny Lee
William McGirt – Robert Garrigus
Daniel Berger – Thomas Pieters
Steven Bowditch – Boo Weekley
Keegan Bradley – Brendan Steele
Wesley Bryan – Ryan Blaum
Alex Cejka – Soren Kjeldsen
Tony Finau – Daniel Summerhays
Fabian Gomez – Jhonattan Vegas
Branden Grace – Louis Oosthuizen
Cody Gribble – Jim Herman
Russell Henley – Blayne Barber
J.J. Henry – Tom Hoge
Tyrrell Hatton* – Jamie Donaldson*
Trey Mullinax* – Bobby Wyatt*
Charley Hoffman – Nick Watney
Mackenzie Hughes – Nick Taylor
Smylie Kaufman – Harold Varner III
Si Woo Kim – Sung Kang
Chris Kirk – Brendon Todd
Kevin Kisner – Scott Brown
Brooks Koepka – Chase Koepka
Peter Malnati – Mark Wilson
Ben Martin – Ben Crane
Troy Merritt – Robert Streb
Rod Pampling – John Senden
Steve Stricker – Jerry Kelly
Brian Stuard – Chris Stroud
Hudson Swafford – Harris English
Vaughn Taylor – Andres Gonzales
Justin Thomas – Bud Cauley
Geoff Ogilvy – Ian Poulter
Carl Pettersson – Jason Bohn
Seung-Yul Noh – Byeong Hun An
Kevin Chappell – Gary Woodland
Roberto Castro – Scott Stallings
Jamie Lovemark – Luke Donald
Brian Harman – Johnson Wagner
David Hearn – Graham DeLaet
Kyle Reifers – Andrew Johnston
Ricky Barnes – Matt Jones
Patrick Rodgers – Cameron Tringale
Chez Reavie – Lucas Glover
Freddie Jacobson – Willy Wilcox
K.J. Choi – Charlie Wi
Spencer Levin – Rocco Mediate
Tyrone Van Aswegen – Retief Goosen
Derek Fathauer – Sam Saunders
Jonas Blixt – Cameron Smith
Zac Blair – C.T. Pan
Andrew Loupe – John Peterson
Mark Hubbard – Jonathan Randolph
Kyle Stanley – Ryan Ruffels*
Michael Kim – Brandon Hagy
Shawn Stefani – John Rollins
Ken Duke – Chad Collins
Steve Marino – Will MacKenzie
Morgan Hoffmann – Camilo Villegas
Grayson Murray – Cameron Percy
Kelly Kraft – Kevin Tway
Ollie Schniederjans – Richy Werenski
J.J. Spaun – Ryan Brehm
Dominic Bozzelli – J.T. Poston
Michael Thompson – Tim Wilkinson
Whee Kim – Greg Owen
Bryson DeChambeau – Rory Sabbatini
Martin Flores – Gonzalo Fdez-Castano
Seamus Power – Steven Alker
HOW IT WORKS:
Team Format
The new 72-hole stroke play format will feature Foursomes (alternate shot) during the first and third rounds and Four-Ball (best ball) during the second and fourth rounds. The starting field will consist of 80 teams (160 players). Each of the top available players from the PGA TOUR Priority Rankings who commits to the tournament will choose his partner, who in turn must have PGA TOUR status unless he is chosen as a tournament sponsor exemption.
Making the cut
Following the conclusion of the second round, there will be a cut to the low 35 teams and ties at the 35th position.
With a win
The Zurich Classic of New Orleans will continue to award FedExCup points and official money, and will count as an official victory for the members of the winning team. As such, both players will receive a two-year winner’s exemption and an eligibility into Invitational fields, including the Tournament of Champions and THE PLAYERS Championship. Additionally, the PGA of America will include both members of the winning team in the Tournament Winners category for the PGA Championship.
Prizes
FedExCup points and prize money will be awarded to teams making the cut based on combining every two positions from the distribution table for a standard TOUR event, with each team member receiving an equal share. For instance, the winning team will evenly split first and second place FedExCup points (500 for first and 300 for second for 800 total points, or 400 for each player). Official prize money will be distributed in the same manner.
