2021 Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Top 10 teams at TPC Louisiana

This group has the record for fewest combined letters in their last names.

The duo of Sungjae Im and Byeong Hun An will try to represent their native South Korea proud at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Im has the best current form of the two. The 23-year-old just recorded his eighth top-30 of 2021, keeping up the pace that saw him win Rookie of the Year Honors a couple seasons ago and then win for the first time last year.

Im’s making his second appearance at TPC Louisiana. He and countryman Whee Kim placed T-37th in 2019.

Im’s an asset in this type of event given his proclivity to keep the ball in play at sixth in strokes gained off the tee (.716) and get it in the hole (24th SG, .501).

An might be thankful to have a teammate to lean on this week. He got off to a good start to 2021 with five straight made cuts before missing the last four.

An last teed it up at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2018 when he and Kevin Na missed the cut. His only time competing in the tournament’s individual format went well. An fired 68-68-65 in a weather shortened event. He got in a playoff won by Brian Stuard over An and Jamie Lovemark.

The 29-year-old ranks third in SG around the green (.543). That pairs great with Im, who ranks outside the top 100 in that stat. Part of that is proficiency from the bunker, where he’s 16th in sand saves (60.26%).