Matt won the 2022 U.S. Open and the 2013 U.S. Amateur on the same course

 NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 27, 2023)—Matt Fitzpatrick, the reigning U.S. Open champion, will team with his brother Alex, who plays on the DP World Tour, in this year’s Zurich Classic, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“We are excited to have Matt and Alex joining us in New Orleans for the first time,” said Worthy. “We’ve been fortunate to have some great partnership stories in team play, and this adds to that legacy. Matt is a major champion, and his brother is a rising star, so we expect their familiarity will make them a very competitive team,” Worthy added.

Matt Fitzpatrick, currently ranked 15^th in the world, earned his first win on the PGA Tour last year, and it was a big one—the U.S. Open.  His victory came 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 other was Jack Nicklaus.

His victory at the U.S. Open capped the most successful season in his short PGA Tour career. He posted 10 top-10 finishes in 20 events played, including a tie for second at the Wells Fargo Championship; a tie for fifth at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, his first career top-five in a FedExCup Playoffs event; and a tie for fifth in the PGA Championship.

Matt had been steadily finding more success on the PGA Tour as he played more events. In the 2020-21 season, he posted five top 10 and nine top 25 finishes in only 20 events. His best finish that season was a tie for fourth in the RBC Heritage.

So far this season, his best tournament was a tie for seventh at the Sentry Tournament of Champions that kicked off the new year.

A native of Sheffield, England, he turned professional in 2014 after a short stay playing collegiately for 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, 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 six European Tour titles, including the DP World Championship in 2016 and 2020. Last season he took second in the Italian Open and tied for fifth in the DP World Championship.

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

Matt’s teammate, younger brother Alex, plays on the DP World Tour. He turned pro just last year. His best finishes were a 13^th at the Cazoo Open de France and a 15^th at the Portugal Masters.

He has played in only one other PGA Tour event, last year’s Valspar Championship that was won by Sam Burns, who will be playing in the Zurich Classic with Billy Horschel.

He played four years for Wake Forest and played 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.

The 2023 Zurich Classic field includes defending champions Patrick Cantlay, ranked fourth in the world, and Xander Schauffele, ranked seventh. They join last year’s runner-up team of Horschel, ranked 24^th and Burns, who vaulted to 10^th after winning the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play Championship Sunday.

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.

In 2022, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated an all-time record $2.7 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:

• Over $2.7 Million to charities in 2022
• Over $10 Million to charities in last five years
• Over $45 Million to charities since inception

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

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

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 Best of the Zurich Classic pass will return in 2023, along with the excitement of close-up action at the Stadium Club by Walk-On’s overlooking the 17^th hole.

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 17-23, 2023, at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2023 totals a record $8.6 million, with each member of the winning team earning   $1,242,700.

All tickets to the 2023 Zurich Classic will be mobile entry only. 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, and the Stadium Club by Walk-On’s will offer close-up viewing at the 17^th hole. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

Cantlay is ranked 4^th in the world; Schauffele is 7th

 NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 20, 2023)—Patrick Cantlay, the 2021 FedExCup winner currently ranked fourth in the world, will pair with 2020 Olympic gold medal winner Xander Schauffele, ranked seventh, to defend their 2022 Zurich Classic title, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“Patrick and Xander are two of the best players in the world and both are playing at the top of their games right now,” said Worthy. “They’ve partnered successfully at both the 2019 and the 2022 Presidents Cups and the 2021 Ryder Cup, so we expect them to be a formidable team here again in 2023,” Worthy added.

In the 2022 President Cup competition, both Cantlay and Schauffele posted 3-1 records  for the winning American team. In the 2021 Ryder Cup, they won both matches when they were teamed together. Cantlay went undefeated in team play that year, 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.

The pair won last year’s Zurich Classic by two strokes over the team of Billy Horschel and LSU’s Sam Burns. Cantlay and Schauffele led after all four rounds of last year’s tournament. They posted a tournament record first-round score of 59 in four-ball (alternate shot) to set the pace and went into the last day of play five strokes ahead of the field.

Cantlay won the FedExCup in 2021 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 that 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.

Last season, he successfully defended the BMW Championship in the FedExCup Playoffs. In addition to his two wins in 2022, he also posted three seconds, a third and a total of 12 top 10 finishes, winning a career-best $9,369,605 for the season. Two of his second-place finishes were playoffs.

In January, Cantlay was named one of five Player Directors on the prestigious Player Advisory Council that advises and consults with the PGA Tour policy board and commissioner Jay Monahan on issues affecting the Tour.

So far this season, his best finishes have been a tie for second at the Shriners Children’s Open and a third in the Genesis Invitational.

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. Since going full time on the Tour, he was won eight titles in only six full seasons.

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  collegiately for UCLA, where he earned All-American 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. Cantlay was the number one amateur in the world before turning pro, holding the top spot for a record 55 weeks.

Schauffele has won seven 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 seventh 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 victory at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans last season, he also won the Travelers Championship and the Genesis Scottish Open.

In last year’s FedExCup Playoffs, he tied for third in the BMW Championship and placed fourth in the Tour Championship.

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

So far this season, he has posted a tie for third in The American Express, a fourth in the Hero World Challenge and a tie for ninth in the ZOZO Championship.

At the 2020 Olympics played in 2021 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 earned All-American honors playing for San Diego State University in 2014-15 and was 2014 California State Amateur champion.

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.

In 2022, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated an all-time record $2.7 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:

• Over $2.7 Million to charities in 2022
• Over $10 Million to charities in last five years
• Over $45 Million to charities since inception

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

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

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 Best of the Zurich Classic pass will return in 2023, along with the excitement of close-up action at the Stadium Club by Walk-On’s overlooking the 17^th hole.

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 17-23, 2023, at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2023 totals a record $8.6 million, with each member of the winning team earning   $1,242,700.

All tickets to the 2023 Zurich Classic will be mobile entry only. 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, and the Stadium Club by Walk-On’s will offer close-up viewing at the 17^th hole. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

Jason Day, who spent 51 weeks at the top of the world golf rankings, will team with another Jason from Australia, Jason Scrivener, in the 2022 Zurich Classic, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“We are thrilled to welcome Jason Day back to the Zurich Classic this year,” said Worthy. “He has been a very popular player in New Orleans and has had strong finishes here in the past.  He’s bringing a fellow Australian who plays on the DP World Tour to partner with him,” added Worthy.

Day has won 12 times on the PGA Tour, including a record-setting victory at the PGA Championship in 2015 with a score of 20-under. He has enjoyed a series of success in major tournaments with four top-10 finishes in the Masters, five top-10s in the U.S. Open and six top-10s in the PGA.

In addition, he won The Players Championship in 2016 and won the WGC Dell Technologies Match Play twice.

Beset by a balky back the last few years, he is still a force on the course, as evidenced by a tie for third in the Farmers Insurance Open this year.

His best finishes at the Zurich Classic were a fourth in 2015 and a fifth in 2016, the year before the tournament adopted the current team format. He last played the Zurich Classic in 2019 paired with fellow Australian Adam Scott.

In 2015-16, Day spent a total of 51 weeks ranked as the number one player in the world. When he played the Zurich Classic in 2016, he became the first world’s top-ranked player top compete in the tournament since David Duval in 1999.

In 300 career starts on the PGA Tour, he has finished in the top 25 a total of 151 times.

He played on the International Presidents Cup team four times and represented Australia to win the World Cup in 2013. He qualified for the Presidents Cup team in 2019 but was forced to withdraw because of a back injury.

The other Australian Jason, Scrivener, will celebrate his 33^rd birthday Monday at the Zurich Classic. He rarely plays in the U.S. but tied for 23^rd in last year’s PGA Championship.  Born in South Africa, he moved to Perth, Australia when he was ten years old.

He enjoyed a successful amateur career, winning the Australian Junior Championship in 2007, which Day also won as an amateur. Scrivener turned professional in 2010 and played on the Australian Tour at the beginning of his career. He moved to the DP World Tour (formerly the European Tour) full time in 2015.

He enjoyed his most successful season as a professional last year, finishing 21^st on the DP World Tour on the strength of a second place in the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

The 2022 Zurich Classic field is shaping up to be one of the strongest ever. 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.
• Chilean Joachin Niemann, ranked 15^th, will pair with countryman and fellow Olympian Mito Pereira.

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.

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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