After a long stretch of pressure, high stacks and emotionally draining tournaments, it’s time for a little fun in Louisiana at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. A loaded field of two-man teams has made its way to TPC Louisiana where a $8.9 million purse is up for grabs ($1,286,050 goes to each member of the winning team).
Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay, No. 6 and 8 in the Official World Golf Ranking, respectively, are the betting favorites at +400 and it’s easy to see why. The pair won the event in 2022 and tied for fourth last year. At last week’s RBC Heritage, Cantlay tied for 8th while Schauffele took a share of 22nd.
The highest-ranked player in the field, however, is Rory McIlroy. The world No. 2 is teaming up with fellow Irishman and good buddy Shane Lowry as he’s set to make his tournament debut.
Some of the other notable teams include Will Zalatoris/Sahith Theegala, Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama, and Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick.
Golf course
TPC Louisiana | Par 72 | 7,425 yards | Pete Dye design
Betting odds
TeamOddsTeamOddsPatrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele+400Keith Mitchell / Joel Dahmen+4000Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry+700Doug Ghim / Chan Kim+4000Will Zalatoris / Sahith Theegala+800Billy Horschel / Tyson Alexander+4000Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama+1200Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre+4500Rasmus Højgaard / Nicolai Højgaard+2200Davis Thompson / Andrew Novak+4500Tom Hoge / Maverick McNealy+2500Taylor Moore / Matt NeSmith+5000Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick+2500Beau Hossler / Sam Ryder+5000Taylor Pendrith / Corey Conners+2800Austin Eckroat / Chris Gotterup +5000Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin+3000K.H. Lee / Michael Kim+5500Sepp Straka / Brice Garnett+4000Davis Riley / Nick Hardy+5500Odds from DraftKings (as of April 22 at 9:30 a.m. ET)
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