The 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans is the eighth edition of the only two-man team tournament on the PGA Tour. Held at TPC Louisiana 15 miles Southwest of New Orleans, the tournament is played on the Pete Dye-designed 7,425 yard par 72 course in Avondale. A total of 80 teams compete in the 2025 event, and defending champions Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are the prohibigive favorites.
Zurich Classic Teams And Odds
Leading favorites and contenders golf odds from FanDuel and leading online sportsbooks refresh periodically and are subject to change, including on props and live betting.
- +360: Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry
- +1200: Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama
- +1800: Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre
- +1800: J.T. Poston / Keith Mitchell
- +2000: Taylor Moore / Wyndham Clark
- +2200: Andrew Novak / Ben Griffin
- +2500: Aaron Rai / Sahith Theegala
- +2800: Rasmus Højgaard / Nicolai Højgaard
- +2800: Billy Horschel / Tom Hoge
- +3300: Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka
- +3300: Laurie Canter / Jordan Smith
- +3500: Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin
- +3500: Jesper Svensson / Niklas Norgaard
- +4000: Max Greyserman / Nico Echavarria
- +4000: Thorbjørn Olesen / Matt Wallace
- +4000: Michael Thorbjornsen / Karl Vilips
- +4000: Alejandro Tosti / Joe Highsmith
- +4500: Akshay Bhatia / Carson Young
- +4500: Jhonattan Vegas / Kevin Yu
- +4500: Rico Hoey / Sam Ryder
- +4500: Joseph Bramlett / Alex Smalley
- +4500: Max McGreevy / Sam Stevens
- +5000: Jacob Bridgeman / Chandler Phillips
- +5000: Doug Ghim / Chan Kim
- +5000: Ryan Fox / Garrick Higgo
- +5500: Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick
- +5500: Ryan Gerard / Danny Walker
- +6000: Cam Davis / Adam Svensson
- +6000: Beau Hossler / Andrew Putnam
- +6500: Erik van Rooyen / Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- +6500: Nate Lashley / Hayden Springer
- +7000: Harry Higgs / Joel Dahmen
- +7000: Victor Perez / Matthieu Pavon
- +7000: Quade Cummins / Chris Gotterup
72-Hole Winning Score: 261.5 (Par 72)
The Round 1 leader odds on FanDuel for the top favorites are McIlroy/Lowry (+1200), Morikawa/Kitayama (+2500), Poston/Mitchell (+2500), R. Højgaard/N. Højgaard (+2800), Detry/MacIntyre (+3000), Moore/Clark (+3000), Rai/Theegala (+3000).
Betting favorites Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry (-25) won the 2024 Zurich Classic in a playoff. Nick Hardy and Davis Riley (-30) won the 2023 Zurich Classic as longshots, while favorites Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele (-29) won the 2022 team event.
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Zurich Classic Golf Picks
Leading golf analysts and contributors picks to win and top finishing position include:
- Coley/Sporting Life: Poston/Mitchell, Horschel/Hoge, Riley/Hardy
- FanDuel: Rai/Theegala, Horschel/Hoge, Gerard/Walker, Ghim/C. Kim
- Golf.com: Poston/Mitchell, Clark/T. Moore, Griffin/Novak, Ghim/C. Kim
- GolfBet: Novak/Griffin, Horschel/Hoge, Morikawa/Kitayama, Ghim/C. Kim,
How To Watch The Zurich Classic
Zurich Classic tee times, featured groups and TV schedule updated as provided by the PGA Tour Tuesday and Wednesday. All times Eastern (ET).
- Thursday-Friday: 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
- Saturday-Sunday: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m., (CBS)
Also, SiriusXM Radio Channel 92 will provide live audio coverage throughout the tournament from 12-6 Thursday/Friday and 1-6 Saturday/Sunday.
Featured Groups
PGA Tour Live exclusively on ESPN+ daily during the tournament.
Thursday – Hole #10, All Times Eastern
- 8:39 am: Karl Vilips/Michael Thorbjornsen; Nicolai Højgaard/Rasmus Højgaard
- 8:52 am: Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry; Billy Horschel/Tom Hoge
- 9:05 am: Aaron Rai/Sahith Theegala; Akshay Bhatia/Carson Young
Friday
- 9:23 am: Wyndham Clark/Taylor Moore; Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama
- 9:34 am: Thomas Detry/Robert MacIntyre; Matt Fitzpatrick/Alex Fitzpatrick
- 9:45 am: Garrick Higgo/Ryan Fox; Nick Taylor/Adam Hadwin
Featured Holes: Par 3’s at No. 3, 9, 14, 17 all rank among the toughest 8 scoring holes with No. 17 the second hardest on the course yielding just 9% birdies.
The toughest scoring holes among the Par 4’s are No. 6, 4 and 12.
How It Works
Team Format Rules: Round 1 and 3 are Four-Ball (Best-Ball) and Rounds 2 and 4 are Foursomes (Alternate Shot). For Four-Ball play, the players on each team will each play his own ball throughout the entirety of the round, with the best score on each hole recorded. During Foursomes play, players will rotate tee shots. One player will hit the tee shots on all the odd-numbered holes, and the other will hit the tee shot on even-numbered holes. Players altermate shots until the ball is holed.
Making the Cut: The starting field will consist of 80 teams (160 players. The low 33 teams/pairs and ties following Round 2 continue play into the weekend on Saturday and Sunday. Both players on the winning team receive a two-year winner’s exemption and an eligibility into Invitational fields, including the Tournament of Champions, The Players Championship, next months PGA Championship and Signature Events. Each member of the winning team receives 400 FedEx Cup Points and $1.33 million from a record prize pool of $9.2 million.
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