Both are ranked in the top 40 in the world, top 15 in FedExCup points

 NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 12, 2022)—Three-time PGA Tour winner Max Homa, currently 14^th in FedExCup points, will team with Talor Gooch, ranked fifth, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“Max and Talor are close friends who had a successful team debut together last year,” said Worthy. “They are both enjoying very successful seasons this year, with strong FedEx Cup and world rankings,” Worthy added.

 

Gooch is ranked 34^th in the world and Homa is right behind him at 37^th. As a team last year they earned a tie for 17^th in the Zurich Classic.

 

Homa won the season-opening Fortinet Championship and has posted a tie for 10^th in the Genesis Invitational and a tie for 13^th in The Players Championship.

 

His other PGA Tour victories came in the 2021 Genesis Invitational and the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship. He has a particular affinity for the Genesis in his home state of California, as he as posted a fifth and a 10^th in that tournament in addition to his win over the past three years.

Gooch won his maiden PGA Tour victory at the RSM Classic this season. He also posted a tie for fourth at the Fortinet Championship, a tie for fifth at the CJ Cup @ Summit and a tie for seventh at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

He has made the top 25 ten times in 16 tournaments he has played this year.

The 2022 Zurich Classic field is shaping up to be one of the strongest ever. With the addition of Niemann, the field now includes 10 of the top 15 players in the world.

• Master champion and number-one ranked Scottie Scheffler will pair with fellow Texan and former Zurich Classic champion Ryan Palmer.
• Collin Morikawa, now ranked second in the world, will team with Viktor Hovland, ranked fourth, to form the highest ranked pair in the history of the team format at the Zurich Classic.
• Cameron Smith, who won The Players Championship and is now 5^th in the world, will team again with fellow Australian Marc Leishman to defend the title they won last year at the Zurich Classic. Smith is the only two-time team winner of the Zurich Classic.
• Patrick Cantlay, the 2021 FedExCup winner ranked sixth in the world, will pair with 2020 Olympic gold medal winner Xander Schauffele, ranked 11^th.
• Sam Burns, whose repeat victory in the Valspar Classic moved him up to 10^th in the world rankings, will play again in the Zurich Classic with Billy Horschel, who is vying to become the first three-time winner in the tournament’s history and himself is ranked 13^th in the world.
• Louis Ooisthuizen, ranked 14^th, will team with Charl Schwartzl. They lost last year’s Zurich Classic in a playoff.

In 2021, after cancellation of the 2020 tournament, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated an all-time record $2.3 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas.

Because of its popularity, the Best of the Zurich Classic pass will return in 2022, along with expanded suite options at the 17^th and 18^th holes.  A new Walk-On’s Stadium Club venue will also be introduced.

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, The Holiday Auction Fore!Kids and several charitable golf tournaments. As a 501(c)(3) corporation, Fore!Kids has distributed more than $42 million since inception, providing healthcare, education and hope for over 200,000 children each year. More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Televised in more than 224 countries and territories, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans generates a significant economic impact on the city of New Orleans and the entire state of Louisiana. Independent research has shown that the tournament generates spending of more than $40 million within the local economy and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the four days of competition.

The tournament will be played April 18-24, 2022 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2022 totals a record $8.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,199,350.

Day-specific grounds tickets are only $40. 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 $175 per day. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

 

Both are ranked in the top 40 in the world, top 15 in FedExCup points

 NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 12, 2022)—Three-time PGA Tour winner Max Homa, currently 14^th in FedExCup points, will team with Talor Gooch, ranked fifth, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“Max and Talor are close friends who had a successful team debut together last year,” said Worthy. “They are both enjoying very successful seasons this year, with strong FedEx Cup and world rankings,” Worthy added.

Gooch is ranked 34^th in the world and Homa is right behind him at 37^th. As a team last year they earned a tie for 17^th in the Zurich Classic.

Homa won the season-opening Fortinet Championship and has posted a tie for 10^th in the Genesis Invitational and a tie for 13^th in The Players Championship.

His other PGA Tour victories came in the 2021 Genesis Invitational and the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship. He has a particular affinity for the Genesis in his home state of California, as he as posted a fifth and a 10^th in that tournament in addition to his win over the past three years.

Gooch won his maiden PGA Tour victory at the RSM Classic this season. He also posted a tie for fourth at the Fortinet Championship, a tie for fifth at the CJ Cup @ Summit and a tie for seventh at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

He has made the top 25 ten times in 16 tournaments he has played this year.

The 2022 Zurich Classic field is shaping up to be one of the strongest ever. With the addition of Niemann, the field now includes 10 of the top 15 players in the world.

• Master champion and number-one ranked Scottie Scheffler will pair with fellow Texan and former Zurich Classic champion Ryan Palmer.
• Collin Morikawa, now ranked second in the world, will team with Viktor Hovland, ranked fourth, to form the highest ranked pair in the history of the team format at the Zurich Classic.
• Cameron Smith, who won The Players Championship and is now 5^th in the world, will team again with fellow Australian Marc Leishman to defend the title they won last year at the Zurich Classic. Smith is the only two-time team winner of the Zurich Classic.
• Patrick Cantlay, the 2021 FedExCup winner ranked sixth in the world, will pair with 2020 Olympic gold medal winner Xander Schauffele, ranked 11^th.
• Sam Burns, whose repeat victory in the Valspar Classic moved him up to 10^th in the world rankings, will play again in the Zurich Classic with Billy Horschel, who is vying to become the first three-time winner in the tournament’s history and himself is ranked 13^th in the world.
• Louis Ooisthuizen, ranked 14^th, will team with Charl Schwartzl. They lost last year’s Zurich Classic in a playoff.

In 2021, after cancellation of the 2020 tournament, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated an all-time record $2.3 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas.

Because of its popularity, the Best of the Zurich Classic pass will return in 2022, along with expanded suite options at the 17^th and 18^th holes.  A new Walk-On’s Stadium Club venue will also be introduced.

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, The Holiday Auction Fore!Kids and several charitable golf tournaments. As a 501(c)(3) corporation, Fore!Kids has distributed more than $42 million since inception, providing healthcare, education and hope for over 200,000 children each year. More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Televised in more than 224 countries and territories, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans generates a significant economic impact on the city of New Orleans and the entire state of Louisiana. Independent research has shown that the tournament generates spending of more than $40 million within the local economy and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the four days of competition.

The tournament will be played April 18-24, 2022 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2022 totals a record $8.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,199,350.

Day-specific grounds tickets are only $40. 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 $175 per day. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

Field for 2022 event now features 10 of the top 15 players in the world

NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 11, 2022)—Joaquin Niemann of Chile, just 23 years old but ranked 15^th in the world, will team with fellow Chilean Olympian Mito Pereira in the 2022 Zurich Classic, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“This is the type of potential Presidents Cup pairing we love to see.  Joaquin was on the 2019 International team. Countryman Mito Pereira earned the rare battlefield promotion on the Korn Ferry Tour last year and is off to a very nice start on the PGA Tour,” said Worthy. “With Joaquin in the field, we are now at six of the top 10, and 10 of the top 15 players in the world,” Worthy added.

Only 23, Niemann has played on the PGA Tour since 2017 when he scored six top-25 and four top-10 finishes in only 12 tournaments to earn his card at 19 years old.

Since then, he has posted two wins, three seconds and a total of 20 top-10 finishes in only 103 starts as a professional.

This season he won the Genesis Invitational wire-to-wire to become the first player to accomplish that feat at the Genesis since Charlie Sifford in 1969.

In 2020, he became the first Chilean player to win a PGA Tour event when he earned his first victory at the Military Tribute at The Greenbrier. At the time, he was still two months short of his 21^st birthday.

Last season he posted three seconds, two of which were playoff losses.

He was one of seven rookies on the 2019 International Presidents Cup team that almost upset the Americans in Melbourne, Australia. Niemann played with South African Dylan Frittelli in the 2019 Zurich Classic.

He was one of two Chileans to compete in the 2020 Olympics and tied for 10^th, one stroke behind his Zurich partner Mito Pereira who finished tied for fourth.

Niemann was the number one ranked amateur in the world for 44 weeks before turning pro. In that span, he won 23 events. He won the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2017 presented annually by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews to the leading player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Mito Pereira won three times on the Korn Ferry Tour last season to earn a battlefield promotion to the PGA Tour, only the 12^th player to do so and the first since 2016.

He started this season fast, with a third at the Fortinet Championship. He also finished tied for 15^th in the Genesis Invitational won by his teammate Niemann and tied for 13^th in the Valero Texas Open.

In his first full season as a professional in 2016 he ranked third in the Order of Merit on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica circuit.

He played collegiately for Texas Tech and turned professional after his first year there when we was ranked the number five amateur in the world.

The 2022 Zurich Classic field is shaping up to be one of the strongest ever. With the addition of Niemann, the field now includes 10 of the top 15 players in the world.

• Master champion and number-one ranked Scottie Scheffler will pair with fellow Texan and former Zurich Classic champion Ryan Palmer.
• Collin Morikawa, now ranked second in the world, will team with Viktor Hovland, ranked fourth, to form the highest ranked pair in the history of the team format at the Zurich Classic.
• Cameron Smith, who won The Players Championship and is now 5^th in the world, will team again with fellow Australian Marc Leishman to defend the title they won last year at the Zurich Classic. Smith is the only two-time team winner of the Zurich Classic.
• Patrick Cantlay, the 2021 FedExCup winner ranked sixth in the world, will pair with 2020 Olympic gold medal winner Xander Schauffele, ranked 11^th.
• Sam Burns, whose repeat victory in the Valspar Classic moved him up to 10^th in the world rankings, will play again in the Zurich Classic with Billy Horschel, who is vying to become the first three-time winner in the tournament’s history and himself is ranked 13^th in the world.
• Louis Ooisthuizen, ranked 14^th, will team with Charl Schwartzl. They lost last year’s Zurich Classic in a playoff.

In 2021, after cancellation of the 2020 tournament, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated an all-time record $2.3 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas.

Because of its popularity, the Best of the Zurich Classic pass will return in 2022, along with expanded suite options at the 17^th and 18^th holes.  A new Walk-On’s Stadium Club venue will also be introduced.

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, The Holiday Auction Fore!Kids and several charitable golf tournaments. As a 501(c)(3) corporation, Fore!Kids has distributed more than $42 million since inception, providing healthcare, education and hope for over 200,000 children each year. More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Televised in more than 224 countries and territories, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans generates a significant economic impact on the city of New Orleans and the entire state of Louisiana. Independent research has shown that the tournament generates spending of more than $40 million within the local economy and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the four days of competition.

The tournament will be played April 18-24, 2022 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2022 totals a record $8.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,199,350.

Day-specific grounds tickets are only $40. 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 $175 per day. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

Friends since childhood, they faced off in the 2014 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship Final

NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 7, 2022)—Will Zalatoris and Davis Riley, two of the newest young prodigies on the PGA Tour and friends since they played junior golf, will make their individual Zurich Classic debuts this year paired as a team, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“These two guys are among a group having great early success on the PGA Tour. Will has steadily climbed in the world rankings while earning his PGA Tour card last year as a temporary member, and Davis narrowly missed winning in a playoff a month ago at Valspar,” said Worthy.

The two have known each other since working their way up the junior golf ranks. They faced each other in the finals of the 2014 Junior U.S. Amateur Championship, which Zalatoris won.

Zalatoris burst on the PGA Tour last season to earn full-time membership for the 2021-22 season on the strength of a second in his debut at the Masters, a tie for sixth in the U.S. Open and a tie for eighth in the PGA Championship.

He scored a total of eight top 10s and 14 top 25 finishes in only 25 events in his first season on Tour and ran away with the Arnold Palmer Award for Rookie of the Year honors before he even earned his full-time card.

So far this season, he has posted a second at the Farmer’s Open, when he lost in a playoff; a tie for fifth in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play and a tie for sixth in the American Express.

Although he just earned his PGA Tour card this year, he is already ranked 29th in the world.

In college, he played for Wake Forest (Arnold Palmer’s alma mater) and was named first-team All-American and ACC Player of the Year in 2017. He made the Walker Cup team that year to contribute to the U.S. 19-7 win over the Europeans by going 3-1 in his matches. That American team included Collin Morikawa, Cameron Champ, Doug Ghim and Maverick McNealy, all of whom compete on the PGA Tour today.

Davis Riley joined the PGA Tour just this year but has already taken a second at the Valspar Championship when he lost in a playoff to Sam Burns. Riley also finished tied for seventh at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship during the fall portion of the current season in only his fourth start as a member of the PGA Tour.

He won twice in his second season on the Korn Ferry Tour last year, with victories at the Panama Championship and the TPC San Antonio Championship.

The Hattiesburg, MS native played for the University of Alabama one year before turning pro in 2019. In his one year playing collegiately, he made the 2018 Palmer Cup team and was named third-team All-American.

The 2022 Zurich Classic field is shaping up to be one of the strongest ever. With the addition of Scheffler, the field now includes seven of the top 11 players in the world.

· New world number-one ranked Scottie Scheffler will pair with fellow Texan and former Zurich Classic champion Ryan Palmer.

· Collin Morikawa, now ranked third in the world, will team with Viktor Hovland, ranked fourth, to form the highest ranked pair in the history of the team format at the Zurich Classic.

· Patrick Cantlay, the 2021 FedExCup winner ranked fifth in the world, will pair with 2020 Olympic gold medal winner Xander Schauffele, ranked tenth, to make a second top-10 ranked team in the field.

· Cameron Smith, who won The Players Championship and vaulted to 6th in the world, will team again with fellow Australian Marc Leishman to defend the title they won last year at the Zurich Classic. Smith is the only two-time team winner of the Zurich Classic.

· Sam Burns, whose repeat victory in the Valspar Classic moved him up to 10th in the world rankings, slipped to 11th this week after skipping the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. He will play again in the Zurich Classic with Billy Horschel, who is vying to become the first three-time winner in the tournament’s history and himself is ranked 13th in the world.

In 2021, after cancellation of the 2020 tournament, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated an all-time record $2.3 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas.

Because of its popularity, the Best of the Zurich Classic pass will return in 2022, along with expanded suite options at the 17th and 18th holes. A new Walk-On’s Stadium Club venue will also be introduced.

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, The Holiday Auction Fore!Kids and several charitable golf tournaments. As a 501(c)(3) corporation, Fore!Kids has distributed more than $42 million since inception, providing healthcare, education and hope for over 200,000 children each year. More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Televised in more than 224 countries and territories, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans generates a significant economic impact on the city of New Orleans and the entire state of Louisiana. Independent research has shown that the tournament generates spending of more than $40 million within the local economy and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the four days of competition.

The tournament will be played April 18-24, 2022 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2022 totals a record $8.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,199,350.

Day-specific grounds tickets are only $40. 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 $175 per day. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

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Tyrell Hatton and 2016 Masters champion Danny Willett also enter after finishing eighth in last year’s tournament

 NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 5, 2022)—Ian Poulter, famed for his Ryder Cup intensity with a lifetime 15-8-2 record, is teaming with Shane Lowry of Ireland for the 2022 Zurich Classic, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“Ian Poulter is one of the most successful European players in Ryder Cup history,” said Worthy. “He and his partner 2019 Open Champion  Shane Lowry,  both played on the European Ryder Cup team last year, so they are very familiar with our format,” added Worthy.

In addition, Worthy announced another notable British team of Tyrell Hatton, ranked 18^th in the world, playing with Danny Willett, 2016 Masters champion. They finished tied for eighth in last year’s Zurich Classic.

In seven Ryder Cup competitions, Poulter is 6-0-1 in singles and contributed to the European team victory in the 2018 competition with a 2-2 record as a captain’s pick. In 2012, he went 4-0 in leading the European team to its second consecutive victory. He served as vice-captain of the 2016 European team.

He ranks tenth all-time in Ryder Cup points among the Europeans with a 15-8-2 record. Among the top ten European Ryder Cup players, he has the third highest points percentage behind only Jose Maria Olazabal and Colin Montgomerie.

Poulter has won three times on the PGA TOUR, including the 2017 Houston Open and two World Golf Championship titles, one of which was the Match Play. He also has claimed 12 international victories, including the 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship.

His best finishes last year were a tie for third at the Charles Schwab Challenge, a tie for ninth at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play and a tie for tenth at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational.

In addition to his six Ryder Cup appearances, he has also played on six World Cup teams, three Seve Trophy squads and competed in the 2016 Eurasia Cup.

He tied for ninth in the 2019 Zurich Classic, partnered with Sam Horsfield. Poulter’s best individual finish at the Zurich Classic was a tie for seventh in 2006.

Shane Lowry of Ireland has two PGA Tour victories in his career—a WGC title and The Open Championship in 2019. He won The Open Championship in his native country at Royal Portrush when it was played outside Britain and Scotland for the first time since 1951. Lowry defeated Tommy Fleetwood for The Open title to become the first player to win a World Golf Championship and a major for his first two victories on the PGA Tour.

Playing on a temporary membership, he won the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in 2015 to secure his full PGA Tour card.

He has also won three times on the European Tour, including the 2009 Irish Open, when he made history by becoming the first amateur to win his home country’s championship.

He represented Ireland in the 2020 Olympic games and finished 22^nd. He played on the 2020 Ryder Cup team for the first time and went 1-2.

He has made three World Cup teams and the winning 2016 Eurasia Cup squad.

Lowry enjoyed one of his most successful seasons on the PGA Tour last year with four top-10 results, including a tie for fourth in the PGA Championship. His best finish this season was a second at the Honda Classic.

He has played the Zurich Classic three times, most recently in 2018 and 2019, both times paired with fellow Irishman Padraig Harrington.

Worthy also announced that British stars Tyrell Hatton and Danny Willett will team up again after tying for eighth in last year’s Zurich Classic.

Hatton, currently ranked 16^th in the world, won the Arnold Palmer Invitational in 2020, then followed up with a tie for third in the RBC Heritage and a tie for fourth in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. He made the FedExCup Playoffs that year and went all the way to the Tour Championship, where he took seventh.

Last season he tied for second at the Palmetto Championship at Congaree, tied for third at the CJ Cup and tied for seventh at the Vivint Houston Open. He and Willett tied for eighth in the 2021 Zurich Classic.

This season he tied for second in the Arnold Palmer Invitational, to go with a tie for ninth in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play and a tie for 13^th in The Players Championship.

He has also won six times internationally in his career.

He made the last two European Ryder Cup teams and represented England in the 2018 World Cup and Eurasia Cup.

Danny Willett won the Masters in 2016 for his sole PGA Tour title to go with seven international victories in his career. He also has two sixth place finishes in The Open Championship.

In addition to his eighth place in the Zurich Classic last year with Hatton, Willett also posted an eighth in the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship.

He represented England in the 2016 Olympics and played for the European Ryder Cup team the same year. He won the English Amateur title in 2007 and ascended to the number one spot in the world amateur rankings the next year.

The 2022 Zurich Classic field is shaping up to be one of the strongest ever. With the addition of Scheffler, the field now includes seven of the top 11 players in the world.

• New world number-one ranked Scottie Scheffler will pair with fellow Texan and former Zurich Classic champion Ryan Palmer.
• Collin Morikawa, now ranked third in the world, will team with Viktor Hovland, ranked fourth, to form the highest ranked pair in the history of the team format at the Zurich Classic.
• Patrick Cantlay, the 2021 FedExCup winner ranked fifth in the world, will pair with 2020 Olympic gold medal winner Xander Schauffele, ranked tenth, to make a second top-10 ranked team in the field.
• Cameron Smith, who won The Players Championship and vaulted to 6^th in the world, will team again with fellow Australian Marc Leishman to defend the title they won last year at the Zurich Classic. Smith is the only two-time team winner of the Zurich Classic.
• Sam Burns, whose repeat victory in the Valspar Classic moved him up to 10^th in the world rankings, slipped to 11^th this week after skipping the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. He will play again in the Zurich Classic with Billy Horschel, who is vying to become the first three-time winner in the tournament’s history and himself is ranked 13^th in the world.

In 2021, after cancellation of the 2020 tournament, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated an all-time record $2.3 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas.

Because of its popularity, the Best of the Zurich Classic pass will return in 2022, along with expanded suite options at the 17^th and 18^th holes.  A new Walk-On’s Stadium Club venue will also be introduced.

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, The Holiday Auction Fore!Kids and several charitable golf tournaments. As a 501(c)(3) corporation, Fore!Kids has distributed more than $42 million since inception, providing healthcare, education and hope for over 200,000 children each year. More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Televised in more than 224 countries and territories, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans generates a significant economic impact on the city of New Orleans and the entire state of Louisiana. Independent research has shown that the tournament generates spending of more than $40 million within the local economy and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the four days of competition.

The tournament will be played April 18-24, 2022 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2022 totals a record $8.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,199,350.

Day-specific grounds tickets are only $40. 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 $175 per day. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3

Each has won a major tournament in his career and excelled in Ryder Cup play

NEW ORLEANS, LA (April X, 2022)—Justin Rose, who won the individual Zurich Classic title in 2015, will team again with Henrik Stenson for the fourth time in the tournament, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“Both of these players have won major titles in their careers and were the first to commit as a team when we moved to our new format in 2017,” said Worthy. “They have enjoyed an extremely successful Ryder Cup partnership, and now Henrik will be the European captain for the 2023 event,” added Worthy.

Stenson was named European Ryder Cup captain in March, becoming the first Swede to be awarded the honor. He will lead the European team in Rome from September 25 – October 1, 2023, when they try to wrest the cup from the Americans, who won decisively in 2021 at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.

Rose won the 2016 Olympic gold medal over Stenson, who took silver in that year’s competition. Together they captured both their team matches in the 2018 Ryder Cup won decisively by the Europeans.

Rose and Stenson each have compiled an impressive record beyond their Olympic success in 2016. In addition to the Zurich Classic, Rose won the U.S. Open in 2013 and the FedEx Cup in 2018. Stenson won the 145^th Open Championship at Royal Troon in 2016 just prior to his success at the Summer Olympics that year and won his FedExCup in 2013.

They tied for 11th in the 2021 Zurich Classic.

Both have represented Europe in the Ryder Cup five times. They have been paired together in Ryder Cup competition eight times, tied for fourth all-time among the European teams. Their combined record as a team is 6-2-0.

Rose is 13-8-2 all time in the Ryder Cup and Stenson has posted a record of 10-7-2.

Rose was ranked number one in the world for 13 weeks in 2018 and 2019. He was a fixture in the world’s top 10 eight out of nine years from 2012 to 2019.

He has won ten times on the PGA TOUR, most recently the 2019 Farmers Insurance Open. He has claimed another 12 international victories. Two of his PGA Tour titles were World Golf Championships, including the 2018 WGC-HSBC Champions, when he came back from eight shots behind on the final day to win with a closing round of 67.

His best finish last season was a tie for 7^th in the Masters, when he led after the first two days of play. He also posted a tie for eighth in the PGA Championship and a tie for 10^th in the Wyndham Championship.

He won the U.S. Open in 2013 and has posted no fewer than 17 top-10 finishes in major tournaments.

He ranks eighth in all-time winnings on the PGA TOUR with more than $56 million. He has posted 104 top-10 finishes in 379 tournaments on the PGA Tour since 1998.

In addition to qualifying for the Ryder Cup five times, he has also made three World Cup teams, two Seve Cup squads and at age 17 played in the Walker Cup, becoming the youngest player in that event’s history.

He pitched in at the last hole to finish in a tie for fourth and win the Silver Medal as leading amateur in the 1998 Open Championship. He turned professional the next day.

Stenson has won six times on the PGA TOUR, including a World Golf Championship title, The Players Championship and the 2013 TOUR Championship to win the FedExCup that season. He has also claimed 13 international titles.

He won The Open Championship in 2016 with a final round score of 63 to become the first Swede to win a major tournament. He has posted top 10- finishes a total of 13 times in major tournaments.

In 2018 he tied for second in the WGC-HSBC Champions that Justin Rose won and earned a fourth in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He also finished fifth in the Masters, tied for sixth in the U.S. Open and won all three of his matches in the Ryder Cup.

In addition to playing on five Ryder Cup teams, he also made four World Cup teams and three Royal Trophy squads. In the 2018 Ryder Cup played in Paris, as a captain’s pick, he went 3-0-0 and closed with a 5 and 4 win over Bubba Watson in singles.

The 2022 Zurich Classic field is shaping up to be one of the strongest ever. With the addition of Scheffler, the field now includes seven of the top 11 players in the world.

• New world number-one ranked Scottie Scheffler will pair with fellow Texan and former Zurich Classic champion Ryan Palmer.
• Collin Morikawa, now ranked third in the world, will team with Viktor Hovland, ranked fourth, to form the highest ranked pair in the history of the team format at the Zurich Classic.
• Patrick Cantlay, the 2021 FedExCup winner ranked fifth in the world, will pair with 2020 Olympic gold medal winner Xander Schauffele, ranked tenth, to make a second top-10 ranked team in the field.
• Cameron Smith, who won The Players Championship and vaulted to 6^th in the world, will team again with fellow Australian Marc Leishman to defend the title they won last year at the Zurich Classic. Smith is the only two-time team winner of the Zurich Classic.
• Sam Burns, whose repeat victory in the Valspar Classic moved him up to 10^th in the world rankings, slipped to 11^th this week after skipping the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. He will play again in the Zurich Classic with Billy Horschel, who is vying to become the first three-time winner in the tournament’s history and himself is ranked 13^th in the world.

In 2021, after cancellation of the 2020 tournament, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated an all-time record $2.3 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas.

Because of its popularity, the Best of the Zurich Classic pass will return in 2022, along with expanded suite options at the 17^th and 18^th holes.  A new Walk-On’s Stadium Club venue will also be introduced.

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, The Holiday Auction Fore!Kids and several charitable golf tournaments. As a 501(c)(3) corporation, Fore!Kids has distributed more than $42 million since inception, providing healthcare, education and hope for over 200,000 children each year. More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Televised in more than 224 countries and territories, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans generates a significant economic impact on the city of New Orleans and the entire state of Louisiana. Independent research has shown that the tournament generates spending of more than $40 million within the local economy and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the four days of competition.

The tournament will be played April 18-24, 2022 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2022 totals a record $8.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,199,350.

Day-specific grounds tickets are only $40. 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 $175 per day. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 1, 2022)—Teammates on the last two European Ryder Cup squads, including the winning 2018 team, Tommy Fleetwood and Sergio Garcia will pair in the 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“These two European stars finished second as a team here in 2019, and Tommy Fleetwood took fourth in 2018 playing with fellow Englishman Chris Paisley,” said Worthy. “Both Tommy and Sergio have distinguished themselves in team play at the Ryder Cup, with Sergio scoring the most points in Ryder Cup history,” added Worthy.

Garcia has won 11 times on the PGA TOUR and 24 times internationally, including 14 European Tour titles.

He broke through with his first major title at the 2017 Masters when he birdied the first playoff hole to beat Justin Rose, the 2015 Zurich Classic winner, on what would have been the 60^th birthday of legendary Spanish player Seve Ballesteros. Garcia had amassed 22 top-10 finishes in 73 previous major championship starts, four of which were runner-up placements.

He has won more than $54 million on the PGA TOUR, placing him ninth all time.

He has played on ten Ryder Cup European teams and twice each on Seve Trophy and Dunhill Cup teams. He also represented Spain in the 2016 Olympics, when Rose won the gold medal.

His all-time Ryder Cup record is 25-13-7, the most wins of any player in history. He became the all-time leading scorer when he surpassed Nick Faldo’s record by half a point in 2018, and in 2021 became the player with more wins than any other in history.

He finished 3-1 for the victorious European team in 2018 and posted the same overall score in the European team’s losing effort in 2021. Garcia won the inaugural Nicklaus-Jacklin Award for the European team last year given to the player whose teamwork, sportsmanship, performance and decisions epitomized the spirit of the Ryder Cup.

Garcia set the European Tour record as the youngest player to make the cut at age 14, and he won his first professional tournament, the Catalonian Open, at 17. In 1999 at age 19, he was named the European Tour’s Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year.

Fleetwood teamed with Garcia in the 2019 Zurich Classic, when they finished second.

In his first appearance in New Orleans, Fleetwood teamed with non-exempt European Tour player Chris Paisley to tie for fourth in the 2018 Zurich Classic.

Fleetwood has won six times internationally. Although he is still seeking his first PGA Tour victory, he has posted no fewer than 20 top-10 finishes since his debut on the Tour in 2013.

Since turning pro in 2010, Fleetwood has competed all over the world on the European Tour, the PGA Tour of Australasia, the Japan Golf Tour, the Southern Africa Tour and the Asian PGA.

As an amateur, he won the English Amateur title and played for the European team in the 2009 Walker Cup. Later as a professional he represented England in the 2013 Seve Trophy and in the 2020 Olympics.

In his inaugural Ryder Cup competition in 2018, he won all four of his team matches for the Europeans, paired with Francesco Molinari. The duo was dubbed “Moliwood” by the European golf media during their record-setting play in Paris that year.

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 2022 Zurich Classic field is shaping up to be one of the strongest ever. The field now includes seven of the top 11 players in the world:

• New world number-one ranked Scottie Scheffler will pair with fellow Texan and former Zurich Classic champion Ryan Palmer.
• Collin Morikawa, ranked third in the world, will team with Viktor Hovland, ranked fourth, to form the highest ranked pair in the history of the team format at the Zurich Classic.
• Patrick Cantlay, the 2021 FedExCup winner ranked fifth in the world, will pair with 2020 Olympic gold medal winner Xander Schauffele, ranked tenth.
• Cameron Smith, who won The Players Championship and vaulted to 6^th in the world, will team again with fellow Australian Marc Leishman to defend the title they won last year at the Zurich Classic. Smith is the only two-time team winner of the Zurich Classic.
• Sam Burns, whose repeat victory in the Valspar Classic moved him up to 10^th in the world rankings, slipped to 11^th this week after skipping the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. He will team again in the Zurich Classic with Billy Horschel, who is vying to become the first three-time winner in the tournament’s history and himself is ranked 13^th in the world.

In 2021, after cancellation of the 2020 tournament, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated an all-time record $2.3 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas.

Because of its popularity, the Best of the Zurich Classic ticket will return in 2022, along with expanded suite options at the 17^th and 18^th holes.  A new Walk-On’s Stadium Club venue will also be introduced.

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, The Holiday Auction Fore!Kids and several charitable golf tournaments. As a 501(c)(3) corporation, Fore!Kids has distributed more than $42 million since inception, providing healthcare, education and hope for over 200,000 children each year. More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Televised in more than 224 countries and territories, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans generates a significant economic impact on the city of New Orleans and the entire state of Louisiana. Independent research has shown that the tournament generates spending of more than $40 million within the local economy and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the four days of competition.

The tournament will be played April 18-24, 2022 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2022 totals a record $8.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,199,350.

Day-specific grounds tickets are only $40. 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 $175 per day. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 28, 2022)—Patrick Cantlay, the 2021 FedExCup winner ranked fifth in the world, will pair with 2020 Olympic gold medal winner Xander Schauffele, ranked tenth, to give the 2022 Zurich Classic another team of top-10 players, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“With Patrick and Xander our field now includes six of the top 11 in the world,” said Worthy. “They’ve partnered successfully at the 2019 Presidents Cup, 2021 Zurich Classic and 2021 Ryder Cup and we are thrilled they are joining us again,” Worthy added.

Cantlay and Schauffele won both matches when they were teamed together in the 2021 Ryder Cup. Cantlay went undefeated in team play, halved his singles match and tied Colllin Morikawa for second most points scored by an American player. Schauffele was 3-1 himself, losing only his singles match on Sunday.

After teaming with Schauffele to a 2-2 record in the 2019 Presidents Cup pairs, Cantlay won his singles match, defeating Joaquin Niemann 3 and 2, and Schauffele won his match against Adam Scott of Australia.

The pair teamed up in last year’s Zurich Classic to finish tied for 11^th.

Cantlay won the FedExCup last year and earned the Jack Nicklaus Award as PGA TOUR Player of the Year on the strength of taking four titles in 2020-21: the ZOZO Championship, the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide, BMW Championship and the TOUR Championship.

He was the only player on the PGA Tour to win more than twice last season and recorded seven total top-10s, making the cut in 19 of 24 starts. He won the BMW Championship and the TOUR Championship back-to-back in the FedExCup Playoffs to take the 2021 crown.

This season he lost the WM Phoenix Open in a playoff, tied for fourth in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and took a solo fourth in the season-opening Sentry Tournament of Champions.

Cantlay started on the Tour full time in 2017 after missing all of 2016 and nearly all of 2015 with lingering back issues. He earned his Tour card in 2017 when he made the cut in all 13 starts to fulfill his Major Medical Extension. He placed second in the Valspar in just his second start that season and tied for third two starts later at the RBC Heritage.

He went on to join Schauffele as the only two rookies to make the season-ending TOUR Championship and finished 20^th in that tournament.

His best finish at the Zurich Classic was a tie for seventh in 2018 with Patrick Reed.

As an amateur, he posted a second-round 60 to take the lead in the Travelers Championship. His 60 was the first score that low by an amateur in PGA Tour history.

His storied amateur career was highlighted by being named winner of the Fred Haskins Award in 2011 as the nation’s top collegiate player as well as the Jack Nicklaus Award as the Division I Player of the Year. He also won the Mark H. McCormack Medal in 2011 as the top-ranked amateur in the world.

He earned a spot on the U.S. Walker Cup team in 2011 and went 2-1-1 in his four matches. He played for UCLA, where he earned All-America honors as a freshman and was named PAC-10 Golfer of the Year. Prior to college, he won the 2010 California High School State Championship.

At the 2020 Olympics played last year in Tokyo, Schauffele held the outright lead after the second and third rounds before making a par at the 72nd hole to secure a one-stroke victory and the gold medal.

He has won four times since joining the PGA Tour full time in 2017. He won the TOUR Championship his rookie year in 2017 and has since finished no worse than a tie for 7^th in the season-ending tournament. He was the first rookie in the FedExCup era to win the TOUR Championship.

He was named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year in 2017 and has made the Tour Championship every year since then.  In addition to his Olympic gold last year, he posted eight top-10s and three seconds in 22 starts.

He tied for second in the 2019 Masters, and he has never finished worse than tied for seventh in the five U.S. Open tournaments he has played. He also tied for second in the 2018 Open Championship.

So far this season his best finish was a tie for third in the WM Phoenix Open.

He first played the Zurich Classic in 2017 and tied for 11^th playing with Tag Ridings.

He earned All-American honors playing for San Diego State University in 2014-15 and was 2014 California State Amateur champion.

The 2022 Zurich Classic field is shaping up to be one of the strongest ever. With the addition of Cantlay and Schauffele, the field now includes six of the top 11 players in the world.

• Collin Morikawa, now ranked third in the world, will team with Viktor Hovland, ranked fourth, to form the highest ranked pair in the history of the team format at the Zurich Classic.

 

• Cameron Smith, who won The Players Championship and vaulted to 6^th in the world, will team again with fellow Australian Marc Leishman to defend the title they won last year at the Zurich Classic. Smith is the only two-time team winner of the Zurich Classic.

 

• Sam Burns, whose repeat victory in the Valspar Classic moved him up to 10^th in the world rankings, slipped to 11^th this week after skipping the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. He will play again in the Zurich Classic with Billy Horschel, who is vying to become the first three-time winner in the tournament’s history and himself is ranked 13^th in the world.

In 2021, after cancellation of the 2020 tournament, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated an all-time record $2.3 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas.

Because of its popularity, the Best of the Zurich Classic pass will return in 2022, along with expanded suite options at the 17^th and 18^th holes.  A new Walk-On’s Stadium Club venue will also be introduced.

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, The Holiday Auction Fore!Kids and several charitable golf tournaments. As a 501(c)(3) corporation, Fore!Kids has distributed more than $42 million since inception, providing healthcare, education and hope for over 200,000 children each year. More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Televised in more than 224 countries and territories, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans generates a significant economic impact on the city of New Orleans and the entire state of Louisiana. Independent research has shown that the tournament generates spending of more than $40 million within the local economy and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the four days of competition.

The tournament will be played April 18-24, 2022 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2022 totals a record $8.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,199,350.

Day-specific grounds tickets are only $40. 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 $175 per day. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.