Zurich Classic: Confirmed teams, format and what you need to know

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  • Post published:April 25, 2017

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.