The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is obviously the most unique event on the PGA Tour, as it's the only one on the schedule that utilizes a team format.
First played in 1938 and a regular stop on the PGA Tour since 1958, the Zurich switched from a standard 72-hole stroke-play event to a two-man team competition in 2017, and it's been wildly entertaining ever since.
The tourney is typically quite close as well, with three of the seven previous editions (the event was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic) resulting in a playoff, the most recent of which was won by Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry just last year.
McIlroy and Lowry are back at TPC Louisiana this week to defend their title, and we'll get to the entire field in just a moment.
Before that, though, let's take a quick look at the format for those who not be familiar with how the scoring works.
Like one would see in the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup, the Zurich Classic uses a mixture of Four-ball and Foursomes.
Four-ball, also known as best ball, sees each member of the team playing their own ball, with the lowest score of the two used as the team's official score for each hole.
Foursomes, better known as alternate shot, is where one ball per team is used on each hole. One member tees off on odd-numbered holes and the other on even-numbered holes, and the players alternate shots until the hole is completed.
At the Zurich, the first and third rounds are played under Four-ball rules, while the second and final rounds use the Foursomes format. And at the end of 72 holes, the team with the lowest aggregate score wins.
In the event of a playoff, the remaining teams will compete in a sudden-death situation, alternating formats if necessary, using Foursomes on the first extra hole, Four-ball on the second, and so on.
Easy enough, right?
Full field for the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana
As promised, here's a look at the full 80-team field for the 2025 edition of the Zurich Classic. The top 33 teams and ties after 36 holes make it through to the weekend.
- Shane Lowry / Rory McIlroy
- Kurt Kitayama / Collin Morikawa
- Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre
- J.T. Poston / Keith Mitchell
- Taylor Moore / Wyndham Clark
- Andrew Novak / Ben Griffin
- Aaron Rai / Sahith Theegala
- Billy Horschel / Tom Hoge
- Rasmus Hojgaard / Nicolai Hojgaard
- Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka
- Thorbjorn Olesen / Matt Wallace
- Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin
- Jesper Svensson / Niklas Norgaard
- Michael Thorbjornsen / Karl Vilips
- Joseph Bramlett / Alex Smalley
- Alejandro Tosti / Joe Highsmith
- Max Greyserman / Nico Echavarria
- Laurie Canter / Jordan Smith
- Akshay Bhatia / Carson Young
- Ryan Fox / Garrick Higgo
- Rico Hoey / Sam Ryder
- Max McGreevy / Sam Stevens
- Jhonattan Vegas / Kevin Yu
- Jacob Bridgeman / Chandler Phillips
- Doug Ghim / Chan Kim
- Ryan Gerard / Danny Walker
- Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick
- Cam Davis / Adam Svensson
- Beau Hossler / Andrew Putnam
- Victor Perez / Matthieu Pavon
- Quade Cummins / Chris Gotterup
- Erik van Rooyen / Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Ryo Hisatsune / Takumi Kanaya
- Nate Lashley / Hayden Springer
- Harry Higgs / Joel Dahmen
- Frankie Capan III / Jake Knapp
- Bud Cauley / Kevin Tway
- William Mouw / Ricky Castillo
- Jeremy Paul / Yannik Paul
- Davis Riley / Nick Hardy
- Si Woo Kim / Sangmoon Bae
- Sami Valimaki / Ben Silverman
- Patrick Fishburn / Zac Blair
- Luke List / Henrik Norlander
- Justin Lower / Chad Ramey
- Jason Dufner / Lee Hodges
- Robby Shelton / Trey Mullinax
- Cameron Champ / Lanto Griffin
- Jackson Suber / Pierceson Coody
- Mac Meissner / Noah Goodwin
- Kris Ventura / Antoine Rozner
- Isaiah Salinda / Kevin Velo
- Angel Ayora / Alejandro Del Rey
- Tim Widing / Steven Fisk
- Matt McCarty / Mason Andersen
- Adam Schenk / Tyler Duncan
- Zach Johnson / Ryan Palmer
- Vince Whaley / Anders Albertson
- Kevin Roy / Trevor Cone
- Sam Saunders / Eric Cole
- Cristobal Del Solar / Matteo Manassero
- Patton Kizzire / Ben Kohles
- Nick Watney / Charley Hoffman
- Will Gordon / Matthew Riedel
- Taylor Montgomery / John Pak
- Paul Peterson / Thomas Rosenmueller
- David Lipsky / Dylan Wu
- Ryan Brehm / Mark Hubbard
- Rikuya Hoshino / Kaito Onishi
- Will Chandler / Matt NeSmith
- Taylor Dickson / Trace Crowe
- Russell Knox / Peter Malnati
- Kevin Kisner / Greyson Sigg
- Chez Reavie / Brandt Snedeker
- Ben Taylor / David Skinns
- Robert Streb / Troy Merritt
- Chesson Hadley / Jonathan Byrd
- Braden Thornberry / Hayden Buckley
- Bill Haas / Martin Laird
- Camilo Villegas / Luke Donald