Zurich Classic of New Orleans 2026: Course and current form stats

Last week we identified Matt Fitzpatrick at 20/121.00 as an in-form player to have onside and the Englishman obliged by winning the RBC Heritage. Now, for the Zurich Classic, we highlight three players with strong course form at this week's venue.

Course Form Picks

Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak

Griffin teams up with Novak at this week's tournament just as they did a year ago when the pair won here. Griffin had previoulsy missed two cuts on the course, while Novak was 23rd two years ago. When it comes to current form, Griffin finished 33rd last week and at the Masters, while Novak missed the cut at Augusta but made the top 20 at Harbour Town. Both will need to up their game if they are to retain their trophy in New Orleans but we know they can play the course. 

Karl Vilips and Michael Thorbjornsen

This pair were tied for fourth place last year when both made their course debuts and that display indicates they could contend again in 2026. Thorbjornsen will need to rediscover the form that saw him finish third at the Phoenix Open this year while Australian Vilips has not been inside a top 10 in 2026 so needs to improve. They are a selection for Dave Tindall, however, which is a big tick in the box. 

Brooks Koepka and Shane Lowry

Teaming up with Rory McIlroy, Lowry finished 12th last year having formed a winning team in 2024. Following an indfferent month or so, the Irishman needs to hit the heights he reached finishing tied for second at the Cognizant Classic. 

World Ranking Points

Most Points Since November 1st (Top 10 Listed)
219.68: Matt Fitzpatrick
82.14: Ryan Gerard
73.86: Casey Jarvis
56.08: Ben Griffin
52.03: Sahith Theegala
49.56: Matt McCarty
48.63: Shane Lowry
47.83: Andrew Putnam
47.37: Sam Stevens
45.88: Max McGreevy
Only those entered this week are included in table

This Week's Teams List

Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak
Wyndham Clark and Taylor Moore
Matt Fitzpatrick and Alex Fitzpatrick
Brooks Koepka and Shane Lowry
Michael Brennan and Johnny Keefer
Rafael Campos and Alejandro Tosti
Cam Davis and Geoff Ogilvy
Nick Dunlap and Gordon Sargent
Austin Eckroat and Davis Thompson
Tony Finau and Max Greyserman
Brice Garnett and Lee Hodges
Ryan Gerard and Sudarshan Yellamaraju
Garrick Higgo and Matt Kuchar
Billy Horschel and Tom Hoge
Stephan Jaeger and Jackson Suber
Tom Kim and Kevin Yu
Chris Kirk and Patton Kizzire
Peter Malnati and Russell Knox
Matt McCarty and Mac Meissner
William Mouw and Takumi Kanaya
Matthieu Pavon and Martin Couvra
Taylor Pendrith and Mackenzie Hughes
Aaron Rai and Sahith Theegala
Davis Riley and Nick Hardy
Adam Schenk and Tyler Duncan
Karl Vilips and Michael Thorbjornsen
Sam Stevens and Zach Bauchou
Matti Schmid and Seamus Power
Erik van Rooyen and Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Rico Hoey and David Lipsky
Max McGreevy and Kevin Roy
Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer
Vince Whaley and Greyson Sigg
Eric Cole and Hank Lebioda
Keith Mitchell and Brandt Snedeker
Mark Hubbard and Ryan Brehm
Chad Ramey and Justin Lower
Chandler Phillips and Carson Young
Danny Walker and Jimmy Stanger
Blades Brown and Luke Clanton
Jacob Skov Olesen and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
Casey Jarvis and AJ Ewart
Marco Penge and Matt Wallace
Kristoffer Reitan and Kris Ventura
John Parry and Dan Brown
Haotong Li and Jordan Smith
Keita Nakajima and Kensei Hirata
Chandler Blanchet and John VanDerLaan
Austin Smotherman and Andrew Putnam
Neal Shipley and Christo Lamprecht
Adrien Dumont de Chassart and Davis Chatfield
Jeffrey Kang and Doug Ghim
Trace Crowe and Ben Martin
Zecheng Dou and Dylan Wu
Pontus Nyholm and Jesper Svensson
Adam Svensson and Adam Hadwin
Marcelo Rozo and Camilo Villegas
Beau Hossler and Sam Ryder
Patrick Fishburn and Zac Blair
Charley Hoffman and Nick Watney
Kevin Streelman and Joel Dahmen
Lanto Griffin and Ben Kohles
Frankie Capan III and Noah Goodwin
Chan Kim and Ryan Palmer
Harry Higgs and Jeremy Paul
Henrik Norlander and Luke List
Taylor Montgomery and Scott Piercy
Ben Silverman and Cameron Champ
Paul Peterson and Will Gordon
David Skinns and Trey Mullinax
Jonathan Byrd and Chez Reavie
Austin Cook and Jason Dufner
James Hahn and Kyle Stanley
Troy Merritt and Robert Streb

Note: Two-Man Team Event From 2017; Individual tournament 2015 & 2016

MC* - Missed Additional 54-Hole Cut

Note: List Contains Leading Reserves

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