The Zurich Classic, held at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, underwent a format change entering this season and will be the first PGA Tour team event in nearly 40 years.
Some big names have signed up to play in the tournament, including six top-10 players. The format, which you can find below, is going to make things a lot more interesting and should draw significant eyeballs this weekend. If the tournament is successful in proving that team events can work during the regular season of the PGA Tour and not just in the Ryder Cup and President’s Cup, it could open the door for more events in the future.
Odds via BigOnSports.com
| Odds via BigOnSports.com | |
| Jason Day & Rickie Fowler | +624 |
| Justin Rose & Henrik Stenson | +650 |
| Ryan Palmer & Jordan Spieth | +1149 |
| Daniel Berger & Thomas Pieters | +1250 |
| Branden Grace & Louis Oosthuizen | +1392 |
| Bud Cauley & Justin Thomas | +1950 |
| Kevin Chappell & Gary Woodland | +2493 |
| Hideki Matsuyama & Hideto Tanihara | +2502 |
| Patrick Cantlay & Patrick Reed | +2798 |
| Luke Donald & Jamie Lovemark | +3304 |
Format
The new team format will be 72-hole stroke play featuring foursomes during the first and third rounds and four-ball during the second and fourth rounds. The starting field will consist of 80 teams of which only the lowest 35 teams (and ties) will make the cut.
TV Schedule
| Thursday | 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Golf Channel | ||
| Friday | 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Golf Channel | ||
| Saturday | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Golf Channel | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | CBS |
| Sunday | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Golf Channel | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | CBS |
Notable Tee Times
| 8:11 AM | 1 | Jamie Lovemark & Luke Donald | Brian Harman & Johnson Wagner |
| 8:21 AM | 10 | Brooks Koepka & Chase Koepka | Geoff Ogilvy & Ian Poulter |
| 8:32 AM | 1 | Russell Henley & Blayne Barber | Branden Grace & Louis Oosthuizen |
| 10 | Jason Day & Rickie Fowler | Daniel Berger & Thomas Pieters | |
| 8:42 AM | 10 | Justin Rose & Henrik Stenson | Hideki Matsuyama & Hideto Tanihara |
| 12:52 PM | 1 | Keegan Bradley & Branden Steele | Charley Hoffman & Nick Watney |
| 1:02 PM | 1 | Bubba Watson & J.B. Holmes | Kevin Chappell & Gary Woodland |
| 1:13 PM | 1 | Jordan Spieth & Ryan Palmer | Justin Thomas & Bud Cauley |
| 1:23 PM | 10 | Hudson Swafford & Harris English | Patrick Reed & Patrick Cantlay |
My Pick
I’ll roll with the Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson group this week. While Rose missed the cut at TPC Louisiana last year, he won in 2015 and finished T8, T15, and T10 in the years prior.
from The Big Lead http://ift.tt/2pg0uEr
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