NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 17, 2026)—Six-time PGA Tour winner Tony Finau will team with rising young golfer Max Greyserman in the 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“Tony is one of the most popular players on the Tour and has made three Presidents Cup and two Ryder Cup teams,” said Worthy. “His partner Max Greyserman finished tied for fourth in the 2024 Zurich Classic in his rookie year, so he has had some success with team golf,” he added.

Finau went on a hot streak in 2022-23, winning four tournaments in less than two years. In  2021-22, he posted two wins, two seconds and seven top-10s. The next season,  he scored another two wins, five top-10s and 13 top-25 finishes in only 24 events.

In addition to his six wins, he has lost three playoffs and has posted 35 top-five finishes since he earned his PGA Tour card in 2014.

He broke through for his first PGA Tour victory at the 2016 Puerto Rico Open. This season his best finish was a tie for 11^th in the Farmers Insurance Open. In the Zurich Classic, his best result was a tie for sixth in 2018, playing with Daniel Summerhays.

In three years of President Cup play, his record of 5-4-3 ranks him 24^th on the all-time U.S. Team list. In his two Ryder Cup competitions, he has posted a record of 3-3.

Born in Salt Lake City of Samoan and Tongan descent, his first sport was fire-knife dancing, a Samoan ritual. He later helped his high school basketball team reach the state tournament his junior and senior seasons.

At the same time, he also excelled at golf. He won the Junior World Golf Championship in 2002 at the age of 13. In high school, he became a two-time medalist in the Utah state high school championship and a member of the 2006 state championship team. He earned first-team all-state selection four times in high school. As he finished high school, he turned down college basketball scholarship offers and concentrated on golf, turning professional at age 17.

Finau’s Zurich Classic partner Max Greyserman is still seeking his first win, after losing a playoff for the Rocket Mortgage Classic last year. This year he has posted two top-25 finishes, with a tie for 24^th in the Genesis Invitational and a tie for 18^th in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.

Last year he posted 10 top-25 and three top-10 finishes to qualify for the FedExCup playoffs for the second time since earning his Tour card.

In his rookie season in 2024, he also made the FedExCup playoffs, recording six top-10 finishes, including back-to-back solo-second finishes at the 3M Open and Wyndham Championship.

He tied for fourth in the 2024  Zurich Classic, teamed with Nico Echavarria. It was Greyserman’s first career top-five on the PGA TOUR.

As an amateur, he played four seasons at Duke University. During  college, he won the 2015 New Jersey State Golf Association Amateur Championship, as well as the 2014 New Jersey State Golf Association Open Championship.

About Fore!Kids Foundation:

Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and several charitable golf tournaments.

In 2025, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated a record $3.6 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas. Charitable contributions have been rising in recent years:

• $3.6 million in 2025
• Over $24.6 million to charities in last 10 years
• Over $55 million to charities since inception

More information at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Zurich Insurance has sponsored the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for 22 years, one of the longest title sponsor relationships on the PGA Tour. The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format in 2017, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest-ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR.

The Zurich Classic has over a $59 million annual economic impact to the regional economy. With 51 hours of total television coverage on Golf Channel and CBS, a total of 20.94 million viewers tuned in to watch the tournament.

Internationally, PGA TOUR coverage of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is available across 148 countries and territories via local broadcast partners, and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the days of professional competition.

The tournament will be played April 20-26, 2026, at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2026 totals a record $9.5 million.

All tickets to the 2026 Zurich Classic will be mobile entry only. Day-specific grounds tickets are only $45. In addition, the Best of the Zurich Class Pass offers a variety of dishes from some of New Orleans most famous restaurants at three locations across the TPC course starting at $185 per day. The Walk-On’s Back Nine Club offers close-up viewing at the 17^th hole in the only two-story, air-conditioned tent on the course. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com

NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 15, 2026)—Wyndham Clark, winner of the 2023 U.S. Open, will team with Taylor Moore in the 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“Wyndham has won at the highest levels with victories in a major championship and two other signature events,” said Worthy. “Both he and Taylor have had success in the Zurich Classic playing with different partners, so this pairing should be a strong one,” he added.

Clark earned a spot on the 2023 American Ryder Cup team and posted a 1-1-1 record at Marco Simone Club in Rome. In 2024 he posted a record of 1-2-1 in the successful defense of the Presidents Cup played at the Royal Montreal Golf Club.

He has found success in the past at the Zurich Classic, with a third in 2023 after a tie for 10^th the year before and a tie for 17^th in 2021.

He posted nine top-25 finishes in 2025, the best a tie for fourth in The Open Championship.

He also enjoyed a very successful year in 2024, when he rose to be ranked third in the world. He won the rain-shortened 2024 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am after posting a 60 in the third round, the first score that low at Pebble Beach Golf Links. The next month, he took second alone in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. Later in March, his 17-foot putt to force a playoff in The Players Championship spun around  and started a descent into the cup before defying gravity and resting on the putting surface, leaving Clark tied for second.

In addition to his U.S. Open victory in 2023, he also won the Wells Fargo Championship that year and posted five top-10 finishes, including a third in the season-ending Tour Championship.

Clark started full-time on the PGA Tour in the 2018-19 season and became one of eight rookies to qualify for the BMW Championship in the fall that year.

As an amateur, he was a finalist for the Byron Nelson Award and was a two-time Colorado state champion. He was named Colorado Player of the Year in 2011.

In college, he started playing for Oklahoma State, finishing ninth in the 2013 U.S. Amateur. He then transferred to the University of Oregon in 2016. At Oregon, he won the Pac-12 conference championship and was named Pac-12 Player of the Year.

Taylor Moore, Clark’s partner this year, finished tied for fourth at the Zurich Classic in both 2022 and 2023, playing with Matthew NeSmith.

He won the 2023 Valspar Championship for his lone victory on the PGA Tour. This year he has recorded two top-10 finishes, a tie for seventh in The American Express and a tie for ninth in the WM Phoenix Open.

This season, his best finish was a tie for second in the Cognizant Classic. In 2025 he posted two top-10 finishes, a tie for seventh in The American Express and a tie for ninth in the WM Phoenix Open.

In 2024, he tied for second in the Texas Children’s Houston Open, the first runner-up finish in his PGA Tour career. He also tied for 12^th in the PGA Championship, one of eight top-25 finishes he recorded last year.

In 2022, he qualified for the FedExCup playoffs in his rookie season that included a tie for fifth in the Wyndham Championship to go along with his tie for fourth in the Zurich Classic.

In college, he was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year in 2012-13 at Arkansas.

About Fore!Kids Foundation:

 Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and several charitable golf tournaments.

In 2025, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated a record $3.6 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas. Charitable contributions have been rising in recent years:

• $3.6 million in 2025
• Over $24.6 million to charities in last 10 years
• Over $55 million to charities since inception

More information at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Zurich Insurance has sponsored the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for 22 years, one of the longest title sponsor relationships on the PGA Tour. The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format in 2017, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest-ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR.

The Zurich Classic has over a $59 million annual economic impact to the regional economy. With 51 hours of total television coverage on Golf Channel and CBS, a total of 20.94 million viewers tuned in to watch the tournament.

Internationally, PGA TOUR coverage of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is available across 148 countries and territories via local broadcast partners, and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the days of professional competition.

The tournament will be played April 20-26, 2026, at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2026 totals a record $9.5 million.

All tickets to the 2026 Zurich Classic will be mobile entry only. Day-specific grounds tickets are only $45. In addition, the Best of the Zurich Class Pass offers a variety of dishes from some of New Orleans most famous restaurants at three locations across the TPC course starting at $185 per day. The Walk-On’s Back Nine Club offers close-up viewing at the 17^th hole in the only two-story, air-conditioned tent on the course. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com

Horschel is only player to win both individual and team titles at Zurich Classic

 NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 14, 2026)—Billy Horschel, the only player to claim both individual and team titles at the Zurich Classic, will go for a third in 2026, paired with PGA Tour veteran Tom Hoge, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“We welcome Billy back to our tournament after his injury last year,” said Worthy. “He has shown consistent success in the Zurich Classic over the years. In addition to his two wins, he finished tied for fourth in the 2021 tournament and earned a solo second the following year, so we always expect to see him on the leaderboard, again with a great partner in Tom Hoge,” Worthy added.

Horschel was forced to withdraw from last year’s Zurich Classic due to a hip injury, and returned to the PGA Tour in October, scoring a tie for 11^th in the Bank of Utah Challenge, his second tournament back. Prior to his surgery, he had finished tied for ninth in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and tied for fourth in the Valspar Championship played three weeks before the Zurich Classic.

Herschel has indeed found consistent success in the Zurich Classic. In 13 appearances at the Zurich Classic, he has earned just more than $3 million.

Horschel knows all about coming back. He recovered from a disappointing 2022-23 season in 2024 by winning the Corales Puntacana Championship and posting 13 top-25 finishes during the year. In addition to his victory in Mexico, he tied for second in The Open Championship; tied for seventh in the Texas Children’s Houston Open and the Wyndham Championship; tied for eighth in the PGA Championship and tied for tenth in the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

He also won the BMW PGA Championship in 2024 on the DP World Tour, his second title in that tournament after winning in 2021. In his career he has won eight times on the PGA Tour and twice on the European Tour.

His first career Tour victory came in 2013 at the Zurich Classic, with a memorable 26-foot putt on the 72nd hole. That culminated a four-tournament streak when he finished tied for second, tied for third and tied for ninth in his first full season on the PGA Tour.

The next season, he followed up with one of the most torrid closing stretches in PGA Tour history in the 2014 FedExCup Playoffs. He finished second in the Deutsche Bank Championship, then went on to win the BMW Championship and capped the playoffs with a win at the Tour Championship by Coca Cola to take the overall FedExCup.

At 27, he became the youngest winner of the FedExCup. His final round of 68 in the Tour Championship was his 12^th consecutive round in the 60s, the longest streak of sub-70 rounds in PGA Tour history.

In 2018, Horschel paired with Scott Piercy to win the Zurich Classic again., this time in team play. Horschel and Piercy defeated the team of Pat Perez and Jason Dufner (himself a former Zurich Classic winner) by one stroke.

As an amateur, Horschel was a three-time first-team All-American at the University of Florida. He was named to the 2007 and 2008 Arnold Palmer teams and the winning 2007 Walker Cup squad that included Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson and Webb Simpson. Horschel posted a 3-1 record in that year’s competition, helping the U.S. squad to a narrow one-point victory.

He also made the U.S. Presidents Cup team in 2022, ranking 11^th in qualifying points.

Hoge has posted a tie for eighth in this year’s American Express and a tie for 14^th in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Last season he posted eight top-25 and four top-10 finishes, the highest a tie for third in The Players Championship.

He enjoyed an outstanding season in 2022-23 when he posted 12 top-25 finishes in 33 events. At The Players Championship that year, after making the cut on the number, he carded a third-round 62, the lowest single round score in tournament history.

He won the 2022 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am for his first official victory on the PGA Tour. He also recorded a team win in the unofficial QBE Shootout playing with Sahith Theegala. He tied for ninth in the 2022 PGA Championship.

At the Zurich Classic in 2018, he tied for tenth, teamed with J.J. Henry, and in 2023 he tied for 13^th teamed with Harris English.

Born in North Carolina, he grew up in Fargo, ND and helped his Fargo South High School team to four consecutive Class A state titles.

He played four seasons for Texas Christian University, earning two collegiate victories and 2011 All-Mountain West Conference honors. He led the TCU team to the 2009 Mountain West Conference Championship. At the 2009 NCAA Championship he finished individually tied for third with Rickie Fowler of Oklahoma State and Tom Glissmeyer of University of Southern California.,

About Fore!Kids Foundation:

 Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and several charitable golf tournaments.

In 2025, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated a record $3.6 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas. Charitable contributions have been rising in recent years:

• $3.6 million in 2025
• Over $24.6 million to charities in last 10 years
• Over $55 million to charities since inception

 

More information at www.zurichgolfclassic.com

 

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

 Zurich Insurance has sponsored the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for 22 years, one of the longest title sponsor relationships on the PGA Tour. The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format in 2017, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest-ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR.

The Zurich Classic has over a $59 million annual economic impact to the regional economy. With 51 hours of total television coverage on Golf Channel and CBS, a total of 20.94 million viewers tuned in to watch the tournament.

Internationally, PGA TOUR coverage of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is available across 148 countries and territories via local broadcast partners, and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the days of professional competition.

The tournament will be played April 20-26, 2026 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2026 totals a record $9.5 million.

All tickets to the 2026 Zurich Classic will be mobile entry only. Day-specific grounds tickets are only $45. In addition, the Best of the Zurich Class Pass offers a variety of dishes from some of New Orleans most famous restaurants at three locations across the TPC course starting at $185 per day. The Walk-On’s Back Nine Club offers close-up viewing at the 17^th hole in the only two-story, air-conditioned tent on the course. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com

 

Matt is ranked sixth in the world and Alex is ranked sixth in the Road to Dubai standings

 NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 8, 2026)—British brothers Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick, both of them tournament winners in recent weeks, will team up again in  the Zurich Classic of New Orleans this year, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“The brothers just made history by becoming the first siblings to win on the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour in consecutive weeks,” said Worthy. “In addition, they both have extensive team experience as well. Matt has played for four European Ryder Cup teams, and his younger brother Alex represented the GB&I side in the Walker Cup twice,” Worthy added.

Now ranked sixth in the world, Matt Fitzpatrick has been one of the hottest players on the PGA Tour. He won the Valspar Championship March 19 with a 13-foot birdie putt on the 18^th hole to edge out David Lipsky by a single stroke. He had started the day three strokes behind the lead.

The week before that, he missed winning The Players Championship by a single stroke after starting the final round five strokes behind.

On his part, younger brother Alex Fitzpatrick won his first DP World Tour title on March 28 at the Hero Indian Open on the DP World Tour to climb to sixth on the Road to Dubai standings. The top 10 players at the end of the season on the DP World Tour earn PGA Tour cards for the next year.

Matt finished his 2025 season strong, with four top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour, highlighted by back-to-back T4 finishes at the Genesis Scottish Open and The Open Championship. That record earned him a captain’s pick on the European Ryder Cup team where he posted a 2-1-1 record for the victorious side at Bethpage Black in New York.

He closed out his 2025 season with a win at the DP World Tour Championship, defeating Rory McIlroy on the first hole of a sudden death playoff. It was Fitzpatrick’s third DP World Championship title.

Matt won the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club, where he also won the 2013 U.S. Amateur. He became only the second player to win both the U.S. Open and the U.S. Amateur on the same course. The first one was Jack Nicklaus. He was also the first English player to win the U.S. Amateur since Harold Hinton in 1911.

He followed that up in 2023 with victories at the RBC Heritage. and the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. He scored six top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour that season, including a tie for seventh in the year-opening Sentry Tournament of Champions, a tie for second in the BMW Championship and a tie for ninth in the Tour Championship.

In 2024, he posted three top-10s, including a solo fifth in The Players Championship and a tie for fifth in the Memorial Tournament.

He turned professional in 2014 after a year playing collegiately for one semester at Northwestern University. While he was still in college, he became the first amateur since Bobby Jones in 1930 to hold low amateur titles at The Open Championship and U.S. Open at the same time.

He qualified for the European Tour in late 2014, and in June 2015 he finished third in the Lyoness (Austrian)  Open, took second in the Omega European Masters and earned his first victory at the British Masters in October that year.

He went on the win another eight European Tour titles, including the DP World Championship in 2016, 2020 and 2025 and the Omega European Masters in consecutive years 2017-18.

He made the European Ryder Cup teams in 2016, 2020, 2023 and 2025. As an amateur he  played on the Walker Cup team in 2013 when he posted a 3-1 record for the losing GB&I team.

Alex Fitzpatrick, Matt’s younger brother, is enjoying his best season ever on the DP World Tour. In addition to his first DP World Tour win at the Hero Indian Open, he has posted four top-20 finishes, including a tie for sixth in the Joburg Open at the beginning of March. He currently stands sixth in the Road to Dubai European rankings.

Last year, his best finish was a tie for third in the DP World India Championship to go with two other top-10 scores.

He turned pro in 2022. He finished tied for 17^th in The Open Championship 2023, posted a second in the ISPS Handa World Invitational and tied for eighth in the ISPS Handa Australian Open.

Alex played four years for Wake Forest and competed in the Walker Cup for the Great Britain-Ireland team in 2019 and 2021. He was also selected for the Arnold Palmer Cup international team in 2020 and 2021. He was the fourth-ranked amateur in the world before he turned pro.

About Fore!Kids Foundation: 

 Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and several charitable golf tournaments.

In 2025, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated a record $3.6 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas. Charitable contributions have been rising in recent years:

• $3.6 million in 2025
• Over $24.6 million to charities in last 10 years
• Over $55 million to charities since inception

More information at www.zurichgolfclassic.com

 

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

 Zurich Insurance has sponsored the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for 22 years, one of the longest title sponsor relationships on the PGA Tour. The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format in 2017, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest-ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR.

The Zurich Classic has over a $59 million annual economic impact to the regional economy. With 51 hours of total television coverage on Golf Channel and CBS, a total of 20.94 million viewers tuned in to watch the tournament.

Internationally, PGA TOUR coverage of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is available across 148 countries and territories via local broadcast partners, and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the days of professional competition.

The tournament will be played April 20-26, 2026, at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2026 totals a record $9.5 million.

All tickets to the 2026 Zurich Classic will be mobile entry only. Day-specific grounds tickets are only $45. In addition, the Best of the Zurich Class Pass offers a variety of dishes from some of New Orleans most famous restaurants at three locations across the TPC course starting at $185 per day. The Walk-On’s Back Nine Club offers close-up viewing at the 17^th hole in the only two-story, air-conditioned tent on the course. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com

 NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 2, 2026)—Sahith Theegala and Aaron Rai will team again to play the 2026 Zurich Classic, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“This is a strong team, each of whom has already won on the Tour,” said Worthy. “They also have some history at our event. We are thrilled to have them back together in New Orleans, ” Worthy added.

So far in 2026, Theegala has scored four top-10 finishes already, including a tie for sixth in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. He currently ranks 19^th in FedExCup points.

Theegala enjoyed his best season on the PGA Tour in 2024, finishing third in FedExCup standings. He recorded nine top-10s with two runner-up finishes that year.

He started 2024 fast with a second at The Sentry in Hawaii to open the season. He took fifth in the WM Phoenix Open, tied for sixth in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard and tied for ninth in The Players Championship. He closed out the year with a solo third in the Tour Championship, firing a 64 in the final round.

He qualified as a rookie for one of the six guaranteed spots on the 2024 Presidents Cup team based on FedExCup points during the year. He posted a record of 1-1-1 in the U.S. 18.5-11.5 victory over the International team at the Royal Montreal Golf Club.

He broke through with his first title at the 2023 Fortinet Championship. In his first PGA Tour tournament in June 2020, he took 14^th in the Safeway Open and secured his card for the 2021-2022 season by finishing sixth in the Korn Ferry Tour Championship.  He reached 11^th in the Official World Golf Rankings in 2024.

Theegala was a three-time All-American at Pepperdine University. His collegiate career was cut short by the 2020 Covid-19 suspension of competition, when his team was ranked first in the U.S. In 2020 he was awarded the Haskins Award, the Ben Hogan Award and the Jack Nicklaus Award, only the fifth college player to win all three in the same year.

Aaron Rai, who hails from Wolverhampton, England, won the 2024 Wyndham Championship for his first PGA Tour victory since joining the Tour in 2022. He has also posted six international wins on his professional record, including the 2025 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship when he defeated Tommy Fleetwood in the playoff for the victory.

He posted ten top-25 finishes in 2025. His best finish was a tie for fourth in the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld. He also tied for fifth at the Wyndham Championship last year.

In addition to his title at the Wyndham Championship, he scored a total of six top-10 and 13 top-25 finishes during the 2024 season.  He reached 20^th in the Official World Golf Rankings in 2024.

In the Zurich Classic, his best finish was a tie for fourth in the 2022 tournament, teamed with David Lipsky. He has made top-25 finishes in all four tries at the Zurich Classic.

About Fore!Kids Foundation:

Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and several charitable golf tournaments.

In 2025, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated a record $3.6 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas. Charitable contributions have been rising in recent years:

• $3.6 million in 2025
• Over $24.6 million to charities in last 10 years
• Over $55 million to charities since inception

More information at www.zurichgolfclassic.com

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Zurich Insurance has sponsored the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for 22 years, one of the longest title sponsor relationships on the PGA Tour. The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format in 2017, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest-ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR.

The Zurich Classic has over a $59 million annual economic impact to the regional economy. With 51 hours of total television coverage on Golf Channel and CBS, a total of 20.94 million viewers tuned in to watch the tournament.

Internationally, PGA TOUR coverage of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is available across 148 countries and territories via local broadcast partners, and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the days of professional competition.

The tournament will be played April 20-26, 2026 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2026 totals a record $9.5 million.

All tickets to the 2026 Zurich Classic will be mobile entry only. Day-specific grounds tickets are only $45. In addition, the Best of the Zurich Class Pass offers a variety of dishes from some of New Orleans most famous restaurants at three locations across the TPC course starting at $185 per day. The Walk-On’s Back Nine Club offers close-up viewing at the 17^th hole in the only two-story, air-conditioned tent on the course. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 30, 2026)—Shane Lowry, who teamed with Rory McIlroy to win the 2024 Zurich Classic, will pair with five-time major winner Brooks Koepka in this year’s event,  announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“This should be a most powerful team,” said Worthy. “Both of these players have won major titles, and both have extensive experience in major international team competitions,” Worthy added.

Lowry has played for Europe on the last three Ryder Cup teams and in 2025, he sank the putt that clinched the Ryder Cup for the European team.

In 2024 Lowry enjoyed one of his best years on the PGA Tour. In addition to his Zurich Classic victory, he posted six top-10 finishes, including a solo sixth in the PGA Championship and a tie for sixth in The Open Championship. He also posted three top-10 finishes on the DP World Tour that year, including a tie for third in the DP World Championship.

He scored 12 top-25 finishes in 2025, including a tie for 12^th defending his team title in the Zurich Classic last season.

Most recently, Lowry came agonizingly close to his fourth PGA Tour victory in this year’s Cognizant Classic, finishing tied for second after leading the tournament with three holes to play. Additionally, he has played well this season with a tie for eighth in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he finished second in 2025.

Currently ranked 32^nd in the world, he won The Open Championship in 2019 at Royal Portrush in his native Ireland, firing a course-record 63 in the third round to win by six shots over Tommy Fleetwood.  He has won seven other titles, four on the DP World Tour and the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in 2015 that earned him his PGA Tour card.

In addition to his title in The Open Championship, Lowry has posted a tie for third in the Masters, a tie for fourth in the PGA Championship and a tie for second in the 2016 U.S. Open, where he also finished ninth the following year.

While still an amateur, he won the Irish Open in 2009 on the third hole of a sudden death playoff. He became only the third amateur to win a European Tour event. Lowry shot a 62 in that tournament to equal the lowest score ever by an amateur on the European Tour and led from the second round onwards. He turned professional the next week, foregoing his opportunity to play in the 2009 Walker Cup.

He also made the World Cup team three times and played for Ireland in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2008. He represented Ireland in the 2020 and 2024 Olympic Games and had the honor of being the flag-bearer for his country in 2024.

Brooks Koepka has won the PGA Championship three times and the U.S. Open twice among his nine PGA Tour titles.

He ranked number one in the world for 47 weeks from October 2018 to February 2020.

He played on four U.S. Ryder Cup teams and one Presidents Cup squad. In 15 Ryder Cup matches, he has posted a record of 7-6-2, ranking 18^th on the all-time American points list.

In addition to his PGA Tour titles, he has won seven times internationally, including consecutive Dunlop Phoenix championships in 2017-18.

His game is rounding into form as he returns to the PGA Tour after an absence of four years. He tied for ninth in the Cognizant Classic, tied for 13^th in The Players Championship and tied for 18^th in the Valspar Championship, after reaching fifth during the third round of play.

Teamed with his brother Chase, he tied for fifth in the 2017 Zurich Classic, the first year the tournament adopted the team format, unique on the PGA Tour.

In college, he played four seasons for Florida State University, where he broke the school record for career scoring average previously held by 19-time PGA TOUR winner Hubert Green from 1965-68. Koepka was a two-time Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year and was named 2009 ACC Freshman of the Year. He went on to earn third team All-American in 2010 and second team All-American in 2012. He was inducted into the Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2022.

 

About Fore!Kids Foundation: 

Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and several charitable golf tournaments.

In 2025, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated a record $3.6 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas. Charitable contributions have been rising in recent years:

• $3.6 million in 2025
• Over $24.6 million to charities in last 10 years
• Over $55 million to charities since inception

 

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

 Zurich Insurance has sponsored the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for 22 years, one of the longest title sponsor relationships on the PGA Tour. The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format in 2017, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest-ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR.

The Zurich Classic has over a $59 million annual economic impact to the regional economy. With 51 hours of total television coverage on Golf Channel and CBS, a total of 20.94 million viewers tuned in to watch the tournament.

Internationally, PGA TOUR coverage of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is available across 148 countries and territories via local broadcast partners, and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the days of professional competition.

The tournament will be played April 20-26, 2026, at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2026 totals a record $9.5 million.

All tickets to the 2026 Zurich Classic will be mobile entry only. Day-specific grounds tickets are only $45. In addition, the Best of the Zurich Class Pass offers a variety of dishes from some of New Orleans most famous restaurants at three locations across the TPC course starting at $185 per day. The Walk-On’s Back Nine Club offers close-up viewing at the 17^th hole in the only two-story, air-conditioned tent on the course. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com

Longstanding PGA Tour event achieves new heights in resource efficiency, environmental protection and social value.

 

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 23, 2026)—The Zurich Classic of New Orleans has been recognized for leadership in sustainable golf and sporting events, having successfully achieved GEO Certified® status for the 2025 edition.

The award is assured by the international non-profit GEO Sustainable Golf Foundation.  The distinction is presented to tournaments that adopt a comprehensive approach to a range of priority environmental and community topics, meet international standards, and put in place continual improvement plans.

The scope includes all aspects of event operations, including temporary event staging; communications; lasting legacies; and engagement of venues.

Carole Kerrey, Certification and Impacts Director at the GEO Sustainable Golf Foundation said: “It is wonderful to see the Zurich Classic, supported by other event stakeholders and specialists at Blue Strike Environmental, push sustainability forward.  In this first year of certification for the event and its venue, TPC Louisiana, we can easily see how best practices are already well embedded, and with examples of larger and more ambitious activations from both.  We look forward to supporting and bringing recognition to what can be achieved in the coming years.”

Brazos Barber, Director of Sustainability at the PGA TOUR added: “Huge credit to the team at Zurich for their dedication to making their event as sustainable as possible. It’s great to see them engage their staff, the tournament team, vendors, fans, and players — further demonstrating that our events can positively impact the communities where we play. Achieving GEO Certification® for both the tournament and the venue’s year-round commitment to sustainable course and club operations is a fantastic accomplishment. The framework and credible recognition provided by the GEO Sustainable Golf Foundation are a strong way to help events raise their game and keep pushing forward.”

Highlights from the 2025 event included:

Staging

 

• Realcycle processed the tournament’s key streams – plastics, aluminum, cardboard, soft plastics, and organics – with support from an on-site Green Team that hand-sorted materials to reduce contamination and maximize diversion.
• Oyster shells were collected separately and delivered to the Coalition to Restore to Restore Coastal Louisiana (CRCL) to support coastal restoration projects.
• Carpet and wood were diverted through the Green Project, where materials were repurposed and resold for community benefit.
• InProduction and Brumark supported recovery logistics and recycling for mesh.
• For community impact, surplus food donations were coordinated with Okra Abbey Community Garden, Second Harvest, and the New Orleans Mission.
• Onsite energy efficiency was improved by powering down equipment whenever possible, optimizing voltage across the site, and limiting the use of air conditioning to only five event builds.
• Independent audits by Blue Strike monitored the sustainability performance of suppliers and contractors, driving accountability across operations.
• Of the nine temporary structures constructed, five were ADA accessible, supporting inclusivity for spectators and guests.
• Nursing Nests were provided onsite, offering safe and private facilities for mothers and childcare.

 

Communications

• A sustainability-focused video loop was shown on the shuttle buses, featuring a 3 – 5 minute segment on Zurich Classic’s environmental commitments. The video highlighted initiatives such as oyster shell recycling to support coastal restoration and the Zurich water feature constructed from recycled milk cartons.

Legacies

• The Youth Golf Clinic, held on Earth Day, welcomed 75 participants who learned about environmental stewardship. For each attendee, a tree was planted in the Zurich Forest Project, reinforcing the link between golf, education, and sustainability.
• Local engagement was prioritized through the use of local caterers, volunteers, and contractors, with featured partners including Walk On’s, Pattons, Acme Oyster House, PJ’s Coffee, and others.
• Broader community impact was delivered through initiatives such as a partnership with Children’s Hospital to promote wellness, youth golf clinics with drills and lessons, and opportunities for students to caddy and connect with the game.

Both as a venue for the Zurich Classic and as a golf facility, TPC Louisiana demonstrated the following highlights:

• 63 acres of the site are maintained as native habitat, receiving no mowing, irrigation, or turf inputs. These areas enhance biodiversity, provide wildlife corridors, and significantly reduce ongoing maintenance requirements.
• Advanced transition to shore power, reducing reliance on generators and lowering fuel use along with overall environmental impact.
• Benefiting from abundant rainfall, TPC Louisiana captures and reuses rainwater for irrigation, minimizing reliance on mains or tankered water.  Water management decisions are informed by three on-site weather stations and four rain gauges, enabling irrigation to respond directly to rainfall, soil moisture conditions, and short-term weather forecasts, minimizing unnecessary water use.
• TPC Louisiana actively supports environmental education through First Green STEAM programs and partnerships with local schools. The course functions as a living classroom, providing hands-on learning opportunities in soil science, water management, and turf equipment operation.

The event and facility team have been provided with Continual Improvement Points, which will be integrated into ongoing maintenance of the venue as well as the delivery of the 2026 event and, scheduled for play at TPC Louisiana between April 20-26.

About Fore!Kids Foundation: 

 Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and several charitable golf tournaments.

In 2025, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated a record $3.6 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas. Charitable contributions have been rising in recent years:

• $3.6 million in 2025
• Over $24.6 million to charities in last 10 years
• Over $55 million to charities since inception

More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.

 

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

 Zurich Insurance has sponsored the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for 22 years, one of the longest title sponsor relationships on the PGA Tour. The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format in 2017, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest-ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR.

The Zurich Classic has over a $59 million annual economic impact to the regional economy. With 51 hours of total television coverage on Golf Channel and CBS, a total of 20.94 million viewers tuned in to watch the tournament.

Internationally, PGA TOUR coverage of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is available across 148 countries and territories via local broadcast partners, and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the days of professional competition.

The tournament will be played April 20-26, 2026 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2026 totals a record $9.5 million.

All tickets to the 2026 Zurich Classic will be mobile entry only. Day-specific grounds tickets are only $45. In addition, the Best of the Zurich Class Pass offers a variety of dishes from some of New Orleans most famous restaurants at three locations across the TPC course starting at $185 per day. The Walk-On’s Stadium Club offers close-up viewing at the 17^thhole in the only two-story, air-conditioned tent on the course. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 26, 2026)—Danish twins Rasmus and Nicolai Højgaard, who have both played on winning European Ryder Cup teams, will compete in this year’s Zurich Classic, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“Both Rasmus and Nicolai have international experience in team play, and they finished second here last year, ” said Worthy. “They know how to win, as each has multiple victories on the DP World Tour,” Worthy added.

Together, The Højgaard brothers have nine international titles between them, five for Rasmus and four for Nicolai. They are the first brothers in the history of the DP World Tour to win titles on consecutive weeks.

They became the first twins to compete in The Open Championship in 2023.

They are also the first set of twins to play together in the Masters and the first brothers since Eduardo and Francesco Molinari played together in 2012. Nicolai received a special invitation and Rasmus qualified via the top 50 on the 2024 year-end Official World Golf Ranking.

One of the other brother pairs in Masters history was Jay and Lionel Hebert of Lafayette, LA, who played in the same Masters from 1956-1968, the longest streak of any brother duo.

Both Nicolai and Rasmus excelled as amateurs, with Nicolai reaching number five in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. The brothers turned professional in 2019 after leading Denmark to that country’s first Eisenhower Trophy in the World Amateur Team Championship. They played Foursomes together for Europe in the 2018 Junior Ryder Cup.

Rasmus became the first player born in the 21^st century to graduate from the European Tour Qualifying School. He claimed his first European title right after that, winning the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in his fourth start at 18 years and 271 days old.

His five international titles include the European Masters in 2021 and the Amgen Irish Open in 2024. His Irish Open victory moved him into the top 10 of the DP World Tour, earning his PGA Tour card. Playing parttime on the PGA Tour in 2022, he scored two top-10 finishes, with a sixth in the Corales Puntacana Championship and a tie for tenth in the Genesis Scottish Open.

So far this season, his best finish was a tie for ninth in the Cognizant Classic . Last year, in addition to his second place in the Zurich Classic, he also posted a tie for third in the Sanderson Farms Championship and a tie for 12^th in the WM Phoenix Open in 2025.

He was a member of the 2025 European Ryder Cup team that defeated the Americans at Bethpage Black in September of last year.

A week after Rasmus’s third European victory, his brother Nicolai took his own first title at the Italian Open. A last-minute wild-card entry, Nicolai birdied the final hole to finish one stroke ahead of Tommy Fleetwood.

This season Nicolai has posted a tie for third in the WM Phoenix and a tie for sixth at the Cognizant Classic. In only six starts, he has four top-25 finishes.

Last season, he tied for fourth in the Genesis Scottish Open then went on the next week to tie for 14^th in The Open Championship.  Earlier in 2025, he took eighth alone in the Mexico Open.

Nicolai played on the victorious 2023 European Ryder Cup team. In November of that year he won the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai, firing a 64 in the final round. He has won four times on the DP World Tour.

Both brothers have represented Denmark at the Olympics. Nicolai finished seventh in the 2024 Paris Olympics after tying a course record with a 62 in the third round. Rasmus tied for 38^th in the 2020 Tokyo games that were played in 2021 with a smaller, no-cut field due to the Covid epidemic.

 

About Fore!Kids Foundation:

 Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and several charitable golf tournaments.

In 2025, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated a record $3.6 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas. Charitable contributions have been rising in recent years:

• $3.6 million in 2025
• Over $24.6 million to charities in last 10 years
• Over $55 million to charities since inception

More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.

 

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Zurich Insurance has sponsored the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for 22 years, one of the longest title sponsor relationships on the PGA Tour. The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format in 2017, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest-ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR.

The Zurich Classic has over a $59 million annual economic impact to the regional economy. With 51 hours of total television coverage on Golf Channel and CBS, a total of 20.94 million viewers tuned in to watch the tournament.

Internationally, PGA TOUR coverage of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is available across 148 countries and territories via local broadcast partners, and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the days of professional competition.

The tournament will be played April 20-26, 2026 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2026 totals a record $9.5 million.

All tickets to the 2026 Zurich Classic will be mobile entry only. Day-specific grounds tickets are only $45. In addition, the Best of the Zurich Class Pass offers a variety of dishes from some of New Orleans most famous restaurants at three locations across the TPC course starting at $185 per day. The Walk-On’s Back Nine Club offers close-up viewing at the 17^th hole in the only two-story, air-conditioned tent on the course. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com

Maiden victory last year vaulted both to their best seasons on Tour

 

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 23, 2026)—Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak, 2025 Zurich Classic winners, will return to defend their title this year, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“Both Ben and Andrew enjoyed breakthrough seasons including their victory here,” said Worthy. “We are excited to watch them build on their team success and see if they can  become the first repeat winners since we launched our team format in 2017, ” Worthy added.

Griffin broke through for his first PGA Tour title in the 2025 Zurich Classic with Novak, then went on to win two more tournaments at the Charles Schwab Challenge a month later and the Worldwide Technology Championship to close out his season.

Coming into New Orleans, he was poised to grab his first win, as he had posted three top-10 finishes in the early months of the 2025 season. Overall in 2025, he scored three wins, two seconds and 12 top-10s and was selected for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. Two of his top-10 finishes were at the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open.

Now ranked 16^th in the world, he finished 2025 at eighth worldwide after starting 2025 at 68^th. He is currently ranked fourth in U.S. President’s Cup points.

Griffin stepped away from the game of golf in 2022 and worked as a  loan officer for a mortgage group in North Carolina. He returned to the PGA Tour in 2022-23 and validated his decision by posting 12 top-25 and three top-10 finishes to earn nearly $3 million that season.

In the 2025 Ryder Cup, he was 1-1, winning his Sunday singles match against Rasmus Højgaard to bring the U.S. team within two points of a historic come-from-behind victory.

He played collegiately four seasons for the University of North Carolina, where he won three individual titles and broke the program record for career scoring average, a record once held by Davis Love III. He earned All-America Honorable Mentions in 2015 and 2017, All-America Scholar laurels in 2017 and 2018, and All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in 2015 and 2018.

Griffin’s playing partner Andrew Novak also enjoyed his best season in 2025, with his first PGA Tour victory at the Zurich Classic in his 100^th career start on the Tour. At the time, we was primed for a top finish himself, having lost a playoff in the RBC Heritage just a week before Zurich and tied for third in the Valero Texas Open two weeks earlier.

For the season in 2025, he posted 12 top-25 finishes and six top-10s to go with his title at the Zurich Classic, reaching 30^thin the world after the Tour Championship.

He also won the Grant Thornton Invitational with LPGA player Lauren Coughlin, giving him a sweep of team tournaments for the year, an accomplishment he termed a modern-day team grand slam. They finished at 28-under, a new scoring record for the three-year event.

Since earning his PGA Tour card in 2022, he has finished second twice, third twice, 14 times in the top 10 and 34 times in the top 25 in 118 tournaments. His best finish this year was a tie for seventh in the Farmers Insurance Open.

In college, he won four times playing for Wofford  College, was named 2017 Southern Conference Player of the Year and received an NCAA regional individual at-large bid twice. He holds the Wofford records for records for lowest tournament total (13-under), most career wins (4) and second-lowest round (65).

About Fore!Kids Foundation: 

 Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and several charitable golf tournaments.

In 2025, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated a record $3.6 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas. Charitable contributions have been rising in recent years:

• $3.6 million in 2025
• Over $24.6 million to charities in last 10 years
• Over $55 million to charities since inception

More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

 Zurich Insurance has sponsored the Zurich Classic of New Orleans for 22 years, one of the longest title sponsor relationships on the PGA Tour. The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format in 2017, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest-ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR.

The Zurich Classic has over a $59 million annual economic impact to the regional economy. With 51 hours of total television coverage on Golf Channel and CBS, a total of 20.94 million viewers tuned in to watch the tournament.

Internationally, PGA TOUR coverage of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is available across 148 countries and territories via local broadcast partners, and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the days of professional competition.

The tournament will be played April 20-26, 2026 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2026 totals a record $9.5 million.

All tickets to the 2026 Zurich Classic will be mobile entry only. Day-specific grounds tickets are only $45. In addition, the Best of the Zurich Class Pass offers a variety of dishes from some of New Orleans most famous restaurants at three locations across the TPC course starting at $185 per day. The Walk-On’s Stadium Club offers close-up viewing at the 17^thhole in the only two-story, air-conditioned tent on the course. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com

They join Masters champ Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry who will defend their title

 NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 17, 2025)—Rising young star Akshay Bhatia will pair with Carson Young for the 2025 Zurich Classic announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament. Recognizable for his rail-thin build, Bhatia has climbed into the top 30 in the world.

“This is another promising young pair,” Worthy said. “Akshay has two wins on the PGA Tour and has Walker Cup team experience, and Carson has shown some strong play over the last year.  They should be fun to watch,” added Worthy.

Newly crowned Masters champion Rory McIlroy, second in the world rankings and first in FedExCup points, has teamed again with Shane Lowry, ranked 15^th in the world, to defend their title in this year’s Zurich Classic. They will be joined by Collin Morikawa, fourth in both world ranking and FedExCup points, playing with Kurt Kitayama in the event April 24-27.

Once the youngest U.S. Walker Cup player in history, Bhatia ranks 26^th  in the world and has already won twice in his brief PGA Tour career that began fulltime in 2023. Both his victories came in playoffs, the 2024 Valero Texas Open against Denny McCarthy and the 2023 Barracuda Championship over Patrick Rogers.

So far this year he has posted three top 10 finishes, the best a tie for third in The Players Championship.

In addition to his second PGA Tour victory last year, he also tied for fifth in the Traveler’s Championship and tied for second in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Prior to winning the 2023 Barracuda Championship in his first full season on the PGA Tour, he posted a solo second in the Puerto Rico Open, a solo fourth in the Mexico Open and a tie for ninth in the Barbasol Championship the week before his victory.

Bhatia was a member of the 2019 Walker Cup team that defeated Great Britain and Ireland 15 ½ to 10 ½ after trailing 7 ½ to 8 ½ going into the final day singles, when they won eight of the 10 matches played.

He was the youngest member of that U.S. team. At 17 years old and still a senior in high school he became the youngest and first high school student ever to represent the U.S. in the Walker Cup. At the time he was fifth in the world amateur rankings.

He also represented the U.S. on the  Junior Presidents Cup in 2017, the Junior Ryder Cup in 2018 and the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics where he won two silver medals.

Carson Young earned his PGA Tour card for the 2023 season and posted two top-10 finishes and eight top-25 finishes in his first full season.

Last year he was runner-up by a single stroke in the World Wide Technology Championship. His second-place finish in that tournament capped a promising season that recorded six top-25 finishes, of which three were in the top 10.

This year his best finish has been a tie for 10^th in the Puerto Rico Open.

As an amateur, he played for Clemson University for four years and turned pro after completing his college career. He won the South Carolina Amateur in 2013 and repeated as champion in 2016. He also won the individual state championship back-to-back in his junior and senior years in high school.

About Fore!Kids Foundation:

 Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and several charitable golf tournaments.

In 2024, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated a record $3.3 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas. Charitable contributions have been rising in recent years:

• $3.3 million in 2024
• Over $22.9 Million to charities in last 10 years
• Over $51 Million to charities since inception

More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.