Zurich Classic of New Orleans explained as full player field announced

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The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is a unique event on the PGA Tour (Image: Getty Images)
The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is a unique event on the PGA Tour (Image: Getty Images)

The PGA Tour returns to TPC Louisiana this week for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and the tournament represents a very different challenge to everything else on the current calendar as the only team event on the tour.

It features a field of 160 split into 80 pairs as chosen by the players when committing to the tournament, so long as their partner has a tour card or sponsor exemption.

On-course, the format alternates from fourballs to foursomes after each round, starting with the former and ending with the latter. Only the top 33 pairings through 36 holes make the cut, with both winners receiving two-year exemptions plus entry into the PGA Championship and signature events.

Previously, the WGC-Matchplay had offered a second alternative to the regular strokeplay events, but with that event no longer on the schedule, the pairs event at TPC Louisiana is the only time the players get to tee it up in a different format.

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Zurich Classic of New Orleans final field

Zurich Classic of New Orleans explained as full player field announcedTPC Lousiana has hosted the Zurich Classic of New Orleans every year since 2007 (Getty Images)


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Keith Mitchell, Nick Taylor, Ben Taylor, Sean O'Hair, Zach Johnson, Jonathan Byrd, Scott Brown, Kevin Streelman, Nick Watney, Steve Stricker, Luke Donald, Matt Kuchar, Rory McIlroy, Jorge Campillo, Kevin Tway, Ben Martin, Ryan Palmer, Russ Cochran, Charley Hoffman, Eric Cole, Lee Hodges, Ryan Fox, Ben Griffin, Shane Lowry, Jason Dufner, Brandt Snedeker, Francesco Molinari, Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Golf

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