Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Course and current form stats

Andy Swales
17 April 2023
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TPC Louisiana made its PGA Tour debut in 2005

For the sixth time in tournament history, the Zurich Classic will be a two-man team event.

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For the sixth time in tournament history, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans will be a two-man team event, played over the customary 72 holes of stroke play.

Sponsored by insurance group Zurich since 2005, this will be the 17th time that the event has been staged at TPC Louisiana.

Among the eye-catching partnerships teeing-up this week will be defending champions Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele; as well as Collin Morikawa and Max Homa; not to mention another top-30 pairing of Billy Horschel and Sam Burns; Reigning US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick has selected his 24-year-old younger brother Alex for company.

TPC Louisiana is located in the suburb of Avondale, just a handful of miles south-west of downtown New Orleans.

This week's gathering is the only PGA Tour event in the state of Louisiana and, once again, will feature 80 two-player teams.

On days one and three, the teams will play better-ball*, with rounds two and four dedicated to the more difficult alternate shot** format. This has been the order of play since 2018.

Course Characteristics

Designed by Pete Dye and opened in 2004, TPC Louisiana made its PGA Tour debut 18 years ago, replacing English Turn as tournament host.

However, the latter returned for one year only after Dye's creation was badly damaged - along with the surrounding area - by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.

Laid out on low-lying delta wetlands, TPC Louisiana covers more than 250 acres and is dotted with more than 100 bunkers.

Water comes into play on eight holes, including each of the last three and, although rough is not a major issue when compared to many PGA Tour venues, the greens are heavily undulating.

Although nowhere near as tiny as the putting surfaces experienced by the pros at Harbour Town last week, those in New Orleans are slightly smaller than the Tour average.

Over the past few years, Dye has returned to make a number of changes to the course. In 2019 the greens were returned to TifEagle Bermuda, having previously been MiniVerde.

And, during the winter of 2020/21, a number of bunkers were restored to their original shape. Generally, they are now slightly smaller.

The purpose of these changes was to improve drainage, because much of the course is laid out below sea level.

Less than two years ago the area suffered another battering by the weather, on this occasion Hurricane Ida.

The damage was less extensive than in 2005, although nine acres of woodland was badly affected, resulting in the loss of 700 trees. Since then, 400 new trees have been planted on the property.

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Four To Watch

Patrick Cantlay & Xander Schauffele: Defending champs and the two highest-ranked players in the field. Both finished inside top-four at Harbour Town on Sunday.

Billy Horschel & Sam Burns: In the five-year history of this team event, it has usually been one of the 'marquee' pairings that have ended up winning. This is their third appearance in partnership, having finished runner-up and fourth in the other two. Horschel has won at TPC Louisiana twice, once as an individual, and with Scott Piercy five years ago. Burns won last month's match play event in Texas.

Si Woo Kim & Tom Kim: The Korean duo seek glory in the Deep South. Although neither of these two are in sparkling form right now, sometimes it's the combination of talent and chemistry which ignites an inspired performance - as is often witnessed in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup.

Kurt Kitayama & Taylor Montgomery: Both enjoying breakthrough seasons on the PGA Tour. While world No 20 Kitayama secured a maiden title at Bay Hill during March, No 61 Montgomery is ranked 27th in the current FedEx Cup standings.

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This week's pairings (as of April 16):

Patrick Cantlay - Xander Schauffele
Collin Morikawa - Max Homa
Billy Horschel - Sam Burns
Matt Fitzpatrick - Alex Fitzpatrick
Si Woo Kim - Tom Kim
Sahith Theegala - Justin Suh
Zach Johnson - Steve Stricker
Luke Donald - Edoardo Molinari
Tom Hoge - Harris English
Nick Taylor - Adam Hadwin
Joel Dahmen - Denny McCarthy
Ben Taylor - Callum Tarren
Kurt Kitayama - Taylor Montgomery
Sungjae Im - Keith Mitchell
Andrew Landry - Austin Cook
Taylor Moore - Matthew NeSmith
Jj> Spaun - Hayden Buckley
Michel Thompson - Paresh Amin
Brendon Todd - Patton Kizzire
Ryan Brehm - Mark Hubbard
Tyler Duncan - Hank Lebioda
Jim Herman - Ryan Armour
Luke List- Henrik Norlander
Trey Mullinax - Scott Stallings
Robert Streb - Troy Merritt
Erik van Rooyen - MJ Daffue
Dylan Frittelli - Matti Schmid
Matt Wallace - Callum Shinkwin
Richy Werenski - Scott Brown
Jason Dufner - Kevin Chappell
Jimmy Walker - DA Points
Thorbjorn Olesen - Nicolai Hojgaard
John Daly - David Duval
Sam Saunders - Eric Cole
Victor Perez - Thomas Detry
Ryan Palmer - Scott Piercy
Davis Riley - Nick Hardy
Taylor Pendrith - Michael Gligic
Wyndham Clark - Beau Hossler
Lee Hodges - Robby Shelton
Brandon Wu - Joseph Bramlett
Russell Knox - Brian Stuard
Nick Watney - Charley Hoffman
Doug Ghim - Kramer Hickok
Kevin Tway - Kelly Kraft
Austin Smotherman - Harry Higgs
Ben Griffin - Ryan Gerard
Davis Thompson - Will Gordon
David Lingmerth - Jonas Blixt
Michael Kim - SY Noh
Austin Eckroat - Scott Harrington
David Lipsky - Aaron Rai
Sam Ryder - Doc Redman
Greyson Sigg - Brice Garnett
Max McGreevy - Sam Stevens
Chesson Hadley - Ben Martin
Matthias Schwab - Vincent Norrman
Justin Lower - Dylan Wu
Zac Blair - Zecheng Dou
Byeong Hun An - SH Kim
Tyson Alexander - Carl Yuan
Harry Hall - Akshay Bhatia
Harrison Endycott - Aaron Baddeley
Austin Eckroat - Scott Harrington
Brent Grant - Kevin Roy
Paul Haley II - Cody Gribble
Carson Young - Kyle Westmoreland
Tano Goya - Trevor Werbylo
Augusto Nunez - Fabian Gomez
Brandon Matthews - Sean O'Hair
Chad Ramey - Martin Trainer
Trevor Cone - Andrew Novak
Chad Collins - DJ Trahan
Cameron Percy - Greg Chalmers
Bill Haas - Jonathan Byrd
Chris Stroud - William McGirt
Ricky Barnes - Kyle Stanley
Wesley Bryan - Grayson Murray
Geoff Ogilvy - Kevin Stadler
Sung Kang - Sangmoon Bae
Derek Ernst - Robert Garrigus

* Better-ball (Both golfers play their own ball, with only the best score on each hole counting);

** Alternate-shot (Just one player drives off the tee, after which the two golfers take alternate shots until the ball is holed.)

Note: Became a two-man team event in 2017. Not staged in 2020 due to the pandemic.

MC* - Missed Additional 54-Hole Cut

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Last 10 Weeks / TPC Louisiana Form (2012-22)

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W15	W14	W13	W12	W11	W10	W9	W8	W7	W6
Patrick Cantlay	3	14		9		19	4		3	MC
Xander Schauffele	4	10		5		19	39		33	10
Max Homa	MC	43		9		6	14		2	39
Matt Fitzpatrick	1	10		31	MC	MC	14		MC	29
Sam Burns	15	29		1	6	35	MC		MC	6
Collin Morikawa	31	10		28		13	MC		6	MC
Sung Jae Im	7	16		17		6	21	42	56	6
Tom Kim	MC	16		31		51	34		45	50
Kurt Kitayama	MC	MC		5		MC	1		MC	23
Sahith Theegala	5	9		31		74	14		6	39
Billy Horschel	MC	52		9		MC	MC	42	MC	32
Tom Hoge	MC	MC		59		3	MC		14	MC
Si Woo Kim	MC	29	39	17		27	39		MC	23
Harris English	63	43		31		MC	2	MC	12	MC
Keith Mitchell	MC	53		52		35	24		5	42
Taylor Moore	11	39			1	35	39		MC	14
Taylor Montgomery	MC		22	17		44	39		MC	MC
Scott Stallings	56	26		31		69	MC		MC	23
Denny McCarthy	25			52	19	13		MC	14	MC
Victor Perez				31	45
Nick Taylor	41		15	31	10	MC	MC		33	2
Davis Riley	MC		Wd	28	19	MC	8	29		MC
Adam Hadwin	MC			31	MC	13	MC		66	10
JJ Spaun	MC		22	9		MC	MC		33	MC
Davis Thompson	63			31		68	53		MC	MC
Hayden Buckley	5		10			MC	MC	MC	MC	29
Justin Suh	73			31	45	6	24	5	40
Brendon Todd	51		53			27	39		MC	MC
Ben Griffin	31		MC	31	45	35	14	21
Thomas Detry	MC		64	8		MC	24	Wd	33
Wyndham Clark	29			6	5	27	34		33	10
Trey Mullinax	MC		MC		MC	MC	8		62	61
Callum Shinkwin
Thorbjorn Olesen								6	1
Joel Dahmen	MC			50	61	60	MC		MC	50
Brandon Wu	MC		58		MC	19		14	MC	50
Luke List	MC		39		MC	MC	MC		29	MC
Sam Ryder	MC		3		19	44	MC		20	20
Ben Taylor	MC		MC		MC		53	5	58
Matt Wallace	MC		28	1	7	MC		29	MC	MC
Robby Shelton			15		MC	MC	39	21
Matthew NeSmith	59		MC			MC	39		MC	MC
Nicolai Hojgaard			28	2				32	5
Taylor Pendrith	MC		MC	70		69	MC	42		57
Erik van Rooyen	MC		MC	56	10		32	MC		50
Aaron Rai	48		28			19	53	MC	29	42
Sam Stevens	MC		2	3	MC		15	MC
David Lingmerth			MC		27	6	70	10
Will Gordon			MC		36	54	70	42
Seong Hyeon Kim			15		45	MC	39	63	33
Lee Hodges	41		6		63	MC	MC	14	18	MC
Byeong Hun An			6		45	35	Wd	21
Troy Merritt	MC		MC		MC	MC	MC		MC	MC
Beau Hossler	31		46		MC	MC	MC		MC	14
MJ Daffue			15	29	19		64	21
Eric Cole	MC		39		MC	27	MC	2
Carl Yuan			MC		63		MC	MC
David Lipsky	MC				36	MC	65		62	MC
Callum Tarren	MC		MC			MC	MC	MC	MC	MC
Mark Hubbard	11		MC	29	MC	35		42	MC	MC
Nick Hardy	MC		28	13	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC
Tyson Alexander				26	65	MC	MC	78
Dylan Frittelli	Wd		MC		MC	MC		29	MC	14
Paul Haley	MC		MC	35	MC		21	MC
Joseph Bramlett			MC		36	MC	MC	55
Tyler Duncan	MC		58	3	MC	54		3	33	MC
Ben Martin	41		10	8	45	54		5
Austin Eckroat			MC	5	MC		MC	MC
Harry Hall			28	13	MC		7	74
Ryan Palmer	MC		MC			MC	53	MC		42
Russell Knox	MC		MC	58	MC	MC		MC	MC	MC
Patton Kizzire	31		64		10	65	MC		MC	MC
Greyson Sigg	MC		MC		57	MC	61	MC	MC	57
Chad Ramey	MC		MC	Wd	27	27		MC	MC	MC
Justin Lower	71		70	MC	MC	MC	MC		MC	50
Matti Schmid			46	MC	MC		33	MC
Marty Dou Ze Cheng	15		MC		69		MC	MC
Michael Kim			46	26	45		5	MC
Michael Thompson	29		39		19	MC			45	MC
Scott Piercy	MC		MC	29		MC	21		50	Wd
Edoardo Molinari						20		44	17
Harry Higgs			28	38	MC		7	MC
Zach Johnson	54	34			MC		68	12		32
Chesson Hadley	MC		60	MC	MC	44		29	MC	23
Akshay Bhatia	MC		46	24	MC		2	49		MC
Ryan Gerard			56	MC	71		11	4		3
Kramer Hickok	72		MC	46	45	44		14	29	MC
Augusto Nunez			37	26	MC		15	71
Matthias Schwab	MC		MC	8	MC	54		60	50	MC
Cameron Percy				68	16		MC	12
Doug Ghim	54		MC	16	27	MC			62	MC
Kevin Tway	MC		MC	38	MC	MC		63	40	32
Andrew Novak			9	46	27	MC	44	29
Harrison Endycott			MC	58	65	MC		26
Max McGreevy	63		MC	50	MC	MC	33	MC	MC	MC
Ryan Armour			MC		45	MC	61	63
Aaron Baddeley				46		72	34	MC
Brent Grant			MC	8	MC		40	Wd
Charley Hoffman			22	MC	MC		MC	MC		14
Trevor Werbylo			56	64	27		40	49
Dylan Wu			39	16	58	35	48	10
Austin Smotherman	67		MC		36	35			MC	MC
Brice Garnett			60	8	MC		48	55
Vincent Norrman			MC	16	MC		21	63
Brandon Matthews			Wd	35	MC		40	55
Robert Streb	MC				MC	MC		MC	MC	MC
Austin Cook			MC	13	MC		MC	MC
Doc Redman	MC		MC		16	MC		MC	MC	MC
Henrik Norlander			60	22	45		15	MC
Ryan Brehm	MC			MC	65	MC	MC	14	MC	MC
Michael Gligic	71		Wd	68	MC		MC	MC
Jimmy Walker	25		22		MC			49		MC
Kevin Roy	MC		MC	50	MC		33	29
Carson Young	19		MC	38	MC		3	29
Sean O`Hair				29	19		61	MC
Brian Stuard			MC	MC	MC		MC	MC
Tano Goya			46	35	MC		11	55
Hank Lebioda			MC	64	58		21	MC
Luke Donald	67		46		MC		39	MC	40
Cody Gribble				50	7		7	79		MC
Zac Blair			MC		10			49
Trevor Cone			MC	MC	65		70	74
Kelly Kraft	MC		MC	16	MC	MC		55	MC	63
Chris Stroud				38			15	MC
Martin Trainer				22	MC		64	MC
Nick Watney			MC			MC	57		MC	MC
Sam Saunders	5		10	MC						MC
William McGirt				MC			57	29
Kevin Chappell			39	16			15	29
Fabian Gomez	60		MC	MC			MC	MC		MC
Richy Werenski	MC		MC	MC	27		21	MC		MC
Seung-Yul Noh				38			29	MC		Wd
Kyle Westmoreland			MC	50	MC		39	MC
Scott Harrington			MC	46	MC		29	26
Jim Herman	67		MC		MC		44	14		66
Bill Haas				24			11	71
Andrew Landry	MC		MC		45		40	MC		MC
Jonathan Byrd				16	MC		48	MC
Grayson Murray	52			MC			15	MC
Jason Dufner	MC		60	58	36		44	74		32
Sung Kang				38			69	MC		MC
Alex Fitzpatrick			9	MC				25
Scott Brown	30			64			33	MC
Jonas Blixt				MC			64	MC		7
Wesley Bryan	MC			MC	MC		6			MC
Kyle Stanley			71		MC		54	60		MC
Ricky Barnes			MC	7			33			MC
Sangmoon Bae	56			72			MC		8	36
Greg Chalmers				56			33	MC
Geoff Ogilvy				MC			11	80
Robert Garrigus				MC			MC
Derek Ernst				MC			21
DA Points				38			MC
DJ Trahan				MC			44
Steve Stricker
Kevin Stadler				MC			54
Chad Collins	MC
David Duval
John Daly
Paresh Amin
Derek Lamely				MC			21
George McNeill				62			61
Ted Potter				MC			59
Richard S Johnson				MC			64
Tommy Gainey			MC	MC			MC
Bo Van Pelt				MC			MC
David Hearn				MC			MC
JJ Henry	MC			MC			MC
Brian Davis				MC			MC
Matt Every				MC			MC

Player	`22	`21	`19	`18	`17	`16	`15	`14	`13	`12
Patrick Cantlay	1	11	MC	7	14
Xander Schauffele	1	11			11
Max Homa	21	17	MC				65	48
Matt Fitzpatrick
Sam Burns	2	4	MC	MC
Collin Morikawa	29	MC
Sung Jae Im	14	MC	37
Tom Kim
Kurt Kitayama	38
Sahith Theegala	MC
Billy Horschel	2	4	13	1	MC	36	48	MC	1	MC
Tom Hoge	MC	MC	34	10	24	MC	MC
Si Woo Kim			MC		MC	64
Harris English			MC	MC	32		MC		6	MC
Keith Mitchell	MC	4		MC
Taylor Moore	4
Taylor Montgomery
Scott Stallings	MC	11	13	MC	MC	11	22	MC	MC	MC
Denny McCarthy	MC		37	25
Victor Perez
Nick Taylor		MC	9		MC	36	48
Davis Riley	4
Adam Hadwin	MC		13			36	MC
JJ Spaun		MC	22	MC	MC
Davis Thompson
Hayden Buckley	MC
Justin Suh		11
Brendon Todd	21	27			MC	MC				MC
Ben Griffin
Thomas Detry
Wyndham Clark	10	17	MC
Trey Mullinax	MC		13	31	MC
Callum Shinkwin
Thorbjorn Olesen								MC	MC
Joel Dahmen	29	MC	18	25
Brandon Wu	21
Luke List		MC				MC			31
Sam Ryder	3	17		MC
Ben Taylor		MC				48
Matt Wallace	18	23
Robby Shelton		MC
Matthew NeSmith	4	MC
Nicolai Hojgaard
Taylor Pendrith
Erik van Rooyen		17
Aaron Rai	4
Sam Stevens
David Lingmerth			MC	MC	14		MC	MC	MC
Will Gordon		MC
Seong Hyeon Kim
Lee Hodges	MC
Byeong Hun An	14	MC		MC	MC	2
Troy Merritt	MC	MC	22	10	24	72	MC	48
Beau Hossler	MC	MC
MJ Daffue
Eric Cole
Carl Yuan
David Lipsky	4
Callum Tarren	34
Mark Hubbard	14	MC			MC*	72	56
Nick Hardy	21
Tyson Alexander
Dylan Frittelli		MC	MC
Paul Haley									MC
Joseph Bramlett	MC	MC
Tyler Duncan	14	11	MC	7
Ben Martin	MC	MC			MC*	64		15
Austin Eckroat
Harry Hall
Ryan Palmer	18	7	1	MC	4			MC	32	4
Russell Knox	21	MC	22	7	MC		43	MC		30
Patton Kizzire	MC		MC		5	8
Greyson Sigg	MC
Chad Ramey	MC
Justin Lower	10
Matti Schmid
Marty Dou Ze Cheng				MC
Michael Kim	MC	28	MC	15	36	48
Michael Thompson		MC			14	MC	48	67	MC
Scott Piercy	21	MC	13	1			MC		MC	13
Edoardo Molinari
Harry Higgs	MC	MC
Zach Johnson				15
Chesson Hadley	MC	MC	MC	4		20	8
Akshay Bhatia		MC
Ryan Gerard
Kramer Hickok		MC
Augusto Nunez
Matthias Schwab	32
Cameron Percy	MC	33		10	11	48	MC		MC
Doug Ghim	32	11
Kevin Tway	MC	MC	13	MC	3			48
Andrew Novak	MC
Harrison Endycott
Max McGreevy	MC
Ryan Armour	36			MC
Aaron Baddeley		MC		MC		58	MC		MC
Brent Grant
Charley Hoffman	MC	11	9	31	5	11		5	MC	MC*
Trevor Werbylo
Dylan Wu	10
Austin Smotherman	MC
Brice Garnett	MC	11	MC	4		MC	MC	MC*
Vincent Norrman
Brandon Matthews
Robert Streb	MC	MC	22		24	36	MC	2	MC
Austin Cook	MC	MC	22
Doc Redman	3	17
Henrik Norlander	MC	21				31			15
Ryan Brehm	14				MC
Michael Gligic	36	29
Jimmy Walker				25					8	18
Kevin Roy
Carson Young
Sean O`Hair	21			25		MC	12	52	47
Brian Stuard	21	MC	22	28	11	1	65		MC
Tano Goya
Hank Lebioda	18	MC	5
Luke Donald			MC		MC					3
Cody Gribble			37	34	MC
Zac Blair				MC	MC		MC
Trevor Cone
Kelly Kraft	MC	MC	13	MC	3	MC
Chris Stroud			22	28	11	20	22	MC	MC	24
Martin Trainer	MC	MC
Nick Watney	MC	11	9	31	5		MC	MC*	15	MC
Sam Saunders				MC	MC	MC	MC
William McGirt				MC	MC		MC	MC		30
Kevin Chappell	29				MC		MC	34
Fabian Gomez		MC		MC	MC		59	62	32
Richy Werenski	MC	3	MC	25	MC*
Seung-Yul Noh	MC				MC	20	Wd	1	MC	66
Kyle Westmoreland
Scott Harrington		MC
Jim Herman	MC				MC		4	MC	MC
Bill Haas	36	MC	30
Andrew Landry		MC	22	MC		MC
Jonathan Byrd	MC	MC	MC	15			62	MC	MC
Grayson Murray		25			11
Jason Dufner	MC	MC	MC	2	5				42	1
Sung Kang	MC	MC	MC	36	MC	72				MC
Alex Fitzpatrick
Scott Brown	35	MC	5	15	2		36		42	MC
Jonas Blixt			MC	MC	1	72	MC		70	13
Wesley Bryan	MC			MC	29
Kyle Stanley	38	23	MC		29	MC		52	3
Ricky Barnes		MC		MC	22	MC	MC	52	42	MC
Sangmoon Bae	MC	MC	MC					34
Greg Chalmers		33		10			MC	34	65	30
Geoff Ogilvy					32	64		MC*		45
Robert Garrigus	MC	MC		MC	MC	72	Wd	5
Derek Ernst						36	MC	34	47
DA Points	MC			MC		MC	12	52	2	MC
DJ Trahan		MC	MC			MC			MC	MC
Steve Stricker				MC	14	58	MC			6
Kevin Stadler		MC						MC	8
Chad Collins					MC	15	43	45		MC
David Duval			MC	MC				25		66
John Daly				MC						MC
Paresh Amin
Derek Lamely										MC
George McNeill		MC				Dq	12	MC	47	24
Ted Potter			MC					MC		MC
Richard S Johnson
Tommy Gainey	MC						48	8	32	MC*
Bo Van Pelt	MC	MC					MC	25
David Hearn		32	5	10	22	20	6	34	21	24
JJ Henry			34	10	24	64	MC	70	62	52
Brian Davis						Wd	36	MC	32	39
Matt Every		MC	3	MC	MC	MC		Wd	32	MC