Ryder Cup stalwart Ian Poulter pairs with Sam Horsfield; South African Branden Grace teams with Justin Harding, currently #3 on European Tour

 NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 2, 2019)—Two veteran international players have teamed with rising countrymen to compete in the 2019 Zurich Classic, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

Ian Poulter, a European Ryder Cup stalwart with a lifetime 14-6-2 record, is teaming with Sam Horsfield, who is playing just his second year on the European Tour. South African veteran Branden Grace is pairing with Justin Harding, who currently stands third in European Tour standings and has rocketed his world ranking from 716^th  to 48^th  since January 2018.

“Ian Poulter is one of the most successful European players in Ryder Cup history,” said Worthy. “His partner Sam Horsfield enjoyed a successful rookie season on the European Tour last year, and we look forward to his debut here this year,” added Worthy.

“Likewise, we welcome the team of Branden Grace and Justin Harding, who has risen dramatically in world rankings and will be playing his first regular season PGA TOUR event in our tournament,” said Worthy.

In six Ryder Cup competitions, Poulter is 5-0-1 in singles and contributed to the European team victory in last year’s 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.

Poulter has won three times on the PGA TOUR, most recently in last season’s Houston Open, to go with two World Golf Championship titles. He also has claimed 12 international victories, including the 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship.

His best finishes this season on the PGA TOUR have been a tie for third in the World Golf Championships-Mexico Classic and a tie for tenth in the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges. He is currently ranked 33^rd in the world.

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 finished tied for 22^nd in last year’s Zurich Classic, partnered with Graeme McDowell. Poulter’s best individual finish at the Zurich Classic was a tie for seventh in 2006.

His teammate Horsfield played collegiately at University of Florida, where he won three tournaments as a freshman in 2015. He turned pro in 2017 and won the final stage of European Tour qualifying by eight shots to earn his card for 2018.

He enjoyed a successful rookie season on the European Tour, recording three top fives and six top tens, including a runner-up finish at the Tshwane Open and a tie for fifth in the Sky Sports British Masters.

In his only start on the PGA TOUR this season, Horsfield tied for 33^rd  in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. In 2018, he tied for 14^th in the same tournament.

Branden Grace has played as a member of the PGA TOUR since 2016 after earning special temporary membership during the previous season with a top-125 finish in FedExCup points as a non-member. In his first full season as a member of the PGA TOUR, he won the 2016 RBC Heritage Classic. He has also claimed 11 international victories, including four in 2012 alone.

In the 2017 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale, he shot an eight-under 62 in the third round, the lowest score ever recorded in a major championship.

Playing with fellow South African Louis Oosthuizen, Grace tied for 24^th in the 2017 Zurich Classic, his first appearance in the tournament. He is currently ranked 43^rd in the world. His best finish this season in the U.S. has been a tie for second in the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Grace has played on three International Presidents Cup teams and went undefeated over four matches in the 2015 competition.

Harding won his first European Tour title in March, his fifth victory in the last 12 months worldwide. He also claimed two Asian Tour victories and two Sunshine Tour triumphs in July 2018 and May 2018, respectively. In addition to his win, he has a fourth and a tie for second on the European Tour this season, vaulting him to third place in the Race to Dubai standings. He tied for 17^th in this week’s World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play.

As recently as January, 2018, his world ranking was 716. He didn’t break into the top 100 in the world until last September. At his current position of 48^th, he is qualified for the Masters next week.

The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format two years ago, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR. In 2018, the tournament field included six of the top ten players in the world; all four reigning major champions; the U.S. Ryder Cup captain and six members of the U.S. team along with the European Ryder Cup captain with four of his co-captains and six players on the victorious European team.

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 helped to raise more than $36 million to date for children’s charities in metro New Orleans and Baton Rouge. 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 22-28, 2019 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2019 totals $7.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,051,200.

Single-day grounds tickets are only $35 and weekly passes are $85. Single day tickets for the two most popular hospitality venues on the PGA TOUR start at $85 for Acme Oyster House and $185 for The Champions Club. Kids 17 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult holding a grounds ticket. Other choices of suite and specialty venue options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

U.S. captain Steve Stricker will partner with close friend Jerry Kelly and European captain Padraig Harrington will team with countryman Shane Lowry

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 26, 2019)—Both 2020 Ryder Cup captains have formed their own teams to play the 2019 Zurich Classic, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“Having both 2020 Ryder Cup captains playing our tournament indicates the importance they see in mid-season team play,” said Worthy. “Steve Stricker and his partner Jerry Kelly have both played here many times, with Jerry winning our tournament in 2009. Padraig Harrington is a three-time major champion who has also had success here before,” added Worthy.

Stricker has won 12 times on the PGA TOUR and three times on the PGA TOUR Champions. All three Champions Tour victories were scored in 2018, Stricker’s second year on the senior circuit.

He served as captain of the victorious American Presidents Cup team in 2017, after playing as a member of the team five times. He also played on three Ryder Cup teams and served as vice-captain three times.

In his PGA TOUR career that started in 1990, Stricker ranks 15^th  in all-time earnings with nearly $44 million. At the Zurich Classic, he has finished in the top 10 three times and the top 20 nine times. He teamed with Jerry Kelly to earn a tie for 14^th in the 2017 Zurich Classic, the first time using the team format.

Kelly graduated to the Champions Tour in 2017, the same year as his close friend Stricker. He won the 2017 Rookie of the Year award and in only two years won three Champions victories to go with his three PGA TOUR titles.

Before he left the PGA TOUR fulltime after the 2016 season, he advanced to the FedExCup playoffs ten consecutive years.

Harrington won the 2007 Open Championship at Carnoustie in a playoff against Sergio Garcia. He then came back the next year to win both the 2008 Open Championship and the PGA Championship, becoming the first European to win back-to-back major titles.

He also earned a tie for fourth in the 2008 Zurich Classic and finished that season eighth in PGA TOUR money winnings. He has won a total of six PGA TOUR titles and 20 international tournaments in his career.

Harrington has established a reputation as one of Europe’s most active team players. He earned a place on the European Ryder Cup team six times and on the World Cup 11 times consecutively from 1996 through 2006. He also played in four Seve Cup competitions and four Dunhill Cup contests. He represented Ireland in the 2016 Olympics. As an amateur, he played on the winning Walker Cup team against the U.S. in 1985.

He served as vice-captain of the European Ryder Cup teams in 2014,  2016 and 2018 before being named captain for next year’s competition at Whistling Straits in Wisconsin. He will be the third professional from Ireland to serve as European Ryder Cup captain, following Paul McGinley in 2014 and Darren Clarke in 2016.

In addition to his tie for fourth in the 2008 Zurich Classic, he tied for ninth in the 2005 tournament. He and Lowry finished tied for 28^th in last year’s Zurich Classic.

Harrington’s teammate Shane Lowry started playing a full schedule on the PGA TOUR in 2015. He won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in 2015 and has claimed  four European Tour titles, most recently at the 2019 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship presented by EGA.

Currently ranked 47^th in the world, Lowry recorded his best finish this season in a tie for 10^th in the ISPS Handa World Cup. He tied for second in the 2016 U.S. Open and tied for ninth in the 2014 Open Championship.

He has played in three World Cups and one Eurasia Cup. Before turning professional, he won the Irish Amateur Closed Championship and was a member of the winning Irish team in the European Amateur Team Championship in 2007 and 2008.

The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format two years ago, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR. In 2018, the tournament field included six of the top ten players in the world; all four reigning major champions; the U.S. Ryder Cup captain and six members of the U.S. team along with the European Ryder Cup captain with four of his co-captains and six players on the victorious European team.

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 helped to raise more than $37 million to date for children’s charities in metro New Orleans and Baton Rouge. 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.

Elder brother Brooks returned from injury to play Zurich Classic last  year, then went on to win two majors

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 21, 2019)—Brooks Koepka, the world’s third-ranked golfer, reigning U.S. Open champion and 2018 PGA TOUR Player of the Year, is teaming up again with his brother Chase, now a member of the European Tour, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

The brothers tied for fifth in the 2017 Zurich Classic that inaugurated the unique team format. At the time, Chase was playing the European Challenge Tour, the equivalent of the Web.com Tour in the U.S.

In 2018 Brooks returned to the TOUR at the Zurich Classic after a three-month injury layoff and paired with Marc Turnesa. Although the team missed the cut, Koepka went on to win his second consecutive U.S. Open and his first PGA Championship, becoming the first repeat U.S. Open winner since 1989. He finished the year ranked number one in the world.

“Brooks is coming off a career season last year that really started with his return to play at the Zurich Classic and finished with two majors and a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team,” said Worthy. “Chase was playing the European Challenge Tour when he entered the 2017 Zurich Classic with his older brother and went on to earn his European Tour card the same year,” added Worthy.

Brooks has won five titles on the PGA TOUR, three of which are majors. He has also won one tournament on the European Tour, two on the Japan Golf Tour and four on the European Challenge Tour. After winning the Turkish Open in 2014, he joined the PGA TOUR fulltime and won his first title at the Waste Management Phoenix Open in 2015.

He made the 2016 and 2018 U.S. Ryder Cup teams and the 2017 Presidents Cup squad. In the 2016 Ryder Cup competition won by the U.S,  he was one of the team leaders with three wins. Currently, he ranks fifth in the U.S. President Cup team standings.

He has won once this season at the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges and tied for second at the Honda Classic in January.

Like his brother, Chase chose to start his professional career in Europe. He earned his European Tour card in 2017 after finishing in the top 15 of the Challenge Tour’s Road to Oman rankings.

Chase played collegiately at University of South Florida, where he was named Big East Conference Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. He holds the USF record for most wins in a college career.

The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format two years ago, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR. In 2018, the tournament field included six of the top ten players in the world; all four reigning major champions; the U.S. Ryder Cup captain and six members of the U.S. team along with the European Ryder Cup captain with four of his co-captains and six players on the victorious European team.

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 helped to raise more than $36 million to date for children’s charities in metro New Orleans and Baton Rouge. 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 22-28, 2019 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2019 totals $7.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,051,200.

Single-day grounds tickets are only $35 and weekly passes are $85. Single day tickets for the two most popular hospitality venues on the PGA TOUR start at $85 for Acme Oyster House and $185 for The Champions Club. Kids 17 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult holding a grounds ticket. Other choices of suite and specialty venue options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 19, 2019)— Bubba Watson, who won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2011, then went on to win two Masters titles, will “re-team” with J.B. Holmes again for the 2019 Zurich, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“Bubba Watson has a great record of success in our tournament, regardless of which format is being played,” said Worthy. “He and J.B. Holmes tied for fifth in 2017, the first year of our team format, and of course Bubba won here in 2011,” Worthy added.

Last year Watson teamed with Matt Kuchar to finish in a tie for 28^th in the Zurich Classic, while Holmes, paired with Brant Snedeker, missed the cut, despite carding a 66 in the first day of play featuring best ball scoring.

Watson has won 12 times on the PGA TOUR, including three tournaments last season—the Genesis Open, World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play and the Travelers Championship, which he won for the third time in his career.

His best finish this season is a tie for fourth in the Waste Management Phoenix Open., his 300^th start on the PGA TOUR.

He ranks 16th in all-time TOUR winnings with more than $43 million in prize money. In addition to his win at the Zurich Classic in 2011, he also finished fifth in the 2007 tournament. His tie for fifth with J. B. Holmes in the 2017 event was his best finish in the 2016-17 season.

He won the Masters in 2012 and 2014, tied for fifth in the 2007 U.S. Open, and took a solo second in the 2010 PGA Championship.

He has played on two President’s Cup teams and four Ryder Cup teams.  He currently ranks 14^th in American Presidents Cup standings and 17^th in the Official World Golf rankings.

In 2015, he donated $100,000 to assist with recovery efforts after the devastating floods in Louisiana. His longtime caddy, Ted Scott, is from the Lafayette area. Watson is part owner of the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, and owns a candy store in Pensacola where his mom Molly sometimes works.

Holmes has won five times on the PGA TOUR, most recently the Genesis Open in January, his 301^st tournament in a PGA TOUR career that began in 2005.

In 2016, Holmes finished third in The Open Championship and fourth in the Masters. Currently ranked 44^th in the world, he played on the President’s Cup team in 2015 and the last two winning U.S. Ryder Cup teams in 2008 and 2016.

As an amateur, he was a member of the winning Walker Cup and Palmer Cup teams in 2005. He led his University of Kentucky team to its first SEC golf championship and was named 2005 SEC Player of the Year before turning pro.

He was also named an Academic All-American in 2004-2005.

His 2011 season was cut short when he underwent brain surgery but came back to play the next year in the Waste Management Phoenix Open, which he had won twice. He was named recipient of the 2016 Ben Hogan Award by the Golf Writers Association of America and was inducted in the University of Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.

The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format two years ago, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR. In 2018, the tournament field included six of the top ten players in the world; all four reigning major champions; the U.S. Ryder Cup captain and six members of the U.S. team along with the European Ryder Cup captain with four of his co-captains and six players on the victorious European team.

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 helped to raise more than $37 million to date for children’s charities in metro New Orleans and Baton Rouge. 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 22-28, 2019 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2019 totals $7.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,051,200.

Single-day grounds tickets are only $35 and weekly passes are $85. Single day tickets for the two most popular hospitality venues on the PGA TOUR start at $85 for Acme Oyster House and $185 for The Champions Club. Kids 17 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult holding a grounds ticket. Other choices of suite and specialty venue options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 12, 2019)—Teammates on last year’s victorious European Ryder Cup squad, Tommy Fleetwood and Sergio Garcia will pair in the 2019 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“These two European stars chose to pair this year for the Zurich Classic, which shows the continued appeal of team golf by those with international team experience,”  said Worthy.

Last year, 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. Garcia, playing with Rafa Cabrera Bello, missed the cut last year by only one stroke after firing a 67 in the first day of competition.

Fleetwood has won six times internationally and tied for seventh in this season’s World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions on the PGA TOUR. Last season he finished second in the U.S. Open, fourth in the Honda Classic and posted three other top-10 finishes on the PGA TOUR.

He is currently ranked 13^th in the Official World Golf Rankings after he tied for third in this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.

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.

In his inaugural Ryder Cup competition last year, he won all four of his team matches for the Europeans.

Garcia has won 10 times on the PGA TOUR and 23 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.

This season his best finishes have been a tie for sixth in the World Golf Championships-Mexico Championship and a tie for ninth in The Honda Classic. He ranks 26^th  in the world.

He has won more than $48 million on the PGA TOUR, placing him ninth all time.

He has played on nine 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 22-12-7 after finishing 3-1 for the victorious European team in 2018.

Garcia set the European Tour record as the youngest player to made 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.

The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format two years ago, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR. In 2018, the tournament field included six of the top ten players in the world; all four reigning major champions; the U.S. Ryder Cup captain and six members of the U.S. team along with the European Ryder Cup captain with four of his co-captains and six players on the victorious European team.

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 helped to raise more than $37 million to date for children’s charities in metro New Orleans and Baton Rouge. 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 22-28, 2019 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2019 totals $7.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,051,200.

Single-day grounds tickets are only $35 and weekly passes are $85. Single day tickets for the two most popular hospitality venues on the PGA TOUR start at $85 for Acme Oyster House and $185 for The Champions Club.  Other choices of suite and specialty venue options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.

 

Both players have been ranked #1 in the world and have won major championships

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 12, 2019)—Adam Scott, who won the Masters in 2013 and was ranked #1 in the world for 11 weeks, will make his Zurich Classic debut teamed with fellow Australian Jason Day, who won the PGA Championship in 2015 and ranked best in the world for 51 weeks, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“We are always glad to have Jason back to our tournament, and we welcome Adam Scott for his first time here in New Orleans,” Worthy said. “Both players are likely to make the International Presidents Cup team later this year, so the Zurich Classic presents a perfect opportunity to test their play as a team,” Worthy added.

Scott, 38, has won 13 titles on the PGA TOUR, including the 2013 Masters. Among his victories are two World Golf Championships in 2011 and 2016 and a PLAYERS Championship in 2004. In major championships, he has claimed three top tens in the Masters, two in the U.S. Open, four in The Open Championship and four in the PGA Championship.

In addition to his 13 PGA TOUR victories, Scott has won 13 times on international tours, including the Australian Open and the Australian PGA Championship in his homeland. He has earned more than $50 million in career winnings on the PGA TOUR since he joined in 2000, placing him seventh all-time.

Scott has made every International Presidents Cup team since 2003, sharing the record for a total of eight times, and currently ranks tenth in the 2019 team standings.

He has enjoyed a successful start to the 2018-19 PGA TOUR season, with a tie for 10^th in the CJ Cup @ Nine Bridges in the fall and second in the Farmers Insurance Open, two strokes behind the winner Justin Rose. He currently ranks 32^nd  in the world.

Day has claimed 12 PGA TOUR titles, including the 2015 PGA Championship. Last season he won the 2018 Farmers Insurance Open and the Wells Fargo Championship.

His titles include some of the TOUR’s most prestigious: two World Golf Championships, the PLAYERS Championship and two FedExCup playoff tournaments. The two playoff wins came in a stretch at the end of 2015 when he won four tournaments in the space of six weeks and finished third in FedExCup standings.

He has recorded three top-10 finishes in the Masters, including a second in 2011 and a third in 2013. He has also scored in the top 10 five times in the U.S. Open, once in The Open Championship and four times in the PGA Championship, in addition to his win there in 2015.

So far this season, his best finishes have been a tie for fourth in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and fifth in the CJ Cup and the Farmers Insurance Open. He has finished in the top 20 of all five tournaments he has played this season.

He has won more than $44 million in his career on the PGA TOUR, 13^th all-time. Day has played for the International team in the last four Presidents Cup competitions, and competed in the 2013 World Cup as well. He currently ranks 12^th in the Official World Golf Rankings and ninth in the International Presidents Cup standings.

He has come close to winning the Zurich Classic twice: he tied for fourth in 2015 and fifth in the rain-shortened 2016 tournament.  Last year, paired with fellow Australian Ryan Ruffels, he finished 34^th.

Scott and Day formerly teamed up to win the World Cup team title in 2012, when it was played in Australia.

The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format two years ago, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR. In 2018, the tournament field included six of the top ten players in the world; all four reigning major champions; the U.S. Ryder Cup captain and six members of the U.S. team along with the European Ryder Cup captain with four of his co-captains and six players on the victorious European team.

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 helped to raise more than $37 million to date for children’s charities in metro New Orleans and Baton Rouge. 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 22-28, 2019 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2019 totals $7.3 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,051,200.

Single-day grounds tickets are only $35 and weekly passes are $85. Single day tickets for the two most popular hospitality venues on the PGA TOUR start at $85 for Acme Oyster House and $185 for The Champions Club.  Other choices of suite and specialty venue options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.