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TONY FINAU PARTNERS WITH KYLE STANLEY IN 2019 ZURICH CLASSIC
Charley Hoffman and former Zurich champ Nick Watney “re-team” this year
NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 11, 2019)—Tony Finau, who famously dislocated his ankle celebrating a hole-in-one during the Masters Par 3 tournament last year, has formed a new team with Kyle Stanley for this year’s Zurich Classic, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.
At the same time, Charley Hoffman and Nick Watney are renewing their partnership in the 2019 Zurich Classic, said Worthy.
“Tony Finau was a member of the 2018 Ryder Cup team, and his partner Kyle Stanley is a proven PGA TOUR member,” said Worthy. “Of course, we always welcome past Zurich Classic champions like Nick Watney back to our tournament, this year playing again with crowd favorite Charley Hoffman, ”added Worthy.
Currently ranked 15thin the world, Finau took second in this season’s World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, losing a playoff after holding the second and third round leads.
In 2018, he recorded 11 top ten finishes, including a tie for tenth in the Masters after dislocating his ankle during the Par 3 tournament that Wednesday. He also finished fifth in the U.S. Open and tied for ninth in the Open Championship.
Playing with Daniel Summerhays, he took a sixth in the 2018 Zurich Classic.
He made the 2018 Ryder Cup team as a captain’s pick and posted a 2-1 record for the week, tied for best on the U.S. squad.
Finau’s partner Kyle Stanley has won twice on the PGA TOUR, most recently in the 2017 Quicken Loans National. Stanley finished third in the 2013 Zurich Classic and tied for 29thin 2017, playing with Ryan Ruffels in the inaugural team format.
Stanley is ranked 48thin the world.
Hoffman has won four times on TOUR, most recently at the 2017 Valero Texas Open, where he also placed second in the 2019 tournament, two stokes behind winner Corey Connors.
Hoffman finished 12thin the 2018 Masters to automatically qualify for this year’s event. He also took eighth in the 2017 U.S. Open.
He was a member of the winning 2017 Presidents Cup team captained by Steve Stricker, who has since been named captain of the 2020 U.S Ryder Cup team.
The team of Hoffman and Watney finished tied for fifth in the 2017 Zurich Classic and tied for 31stin last year’s event.
Watney has won five times of the PGA TOUR, including his first TOUR victory at the Zurich Classic in 2007.
He played in the 2011 Presidents Cup, the 2009 World Cup and in the collegiate 2002 Palmer Cup.
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.
2019 INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENTS CUP CAPTAIN ERNIE ELS WILL TEAM WITH TREVOR IMMELMAN IN ZURICH CLASSIC
Fellow South African Immelman won the Masters in 2008; Els has four major championships in his Hall of Fame career
NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 9, 2019)—International Presidents Cup team captain Ernie Els, who has won the U.S. Open and The Open Championship twice each, will team with 2008 Masters champion Trevor Immelman in this year’s Zurich Classic, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.
“This team adds two more major champions and players with extensive international team experience to our field,” said Worthy. “As Presidents Cup captain, Ernie’s being here helps highlight the potential connection between our unique format and the biennial International team competitions,” added Worthy.
Els joins 2020 Ryder Cup captains Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington in the Zurich Classic, giving this year’s field three of the four captains for the upcoming biennial international team competitions. In addition, Els’s teammate Trevor Immelman is one of the assistant captains for the international Presidents Cup team.
Els has won 19 PGA TOUR events and no fewer than 47 international tournaments in his Hall of Fame career. He currently ranks eighth in all-time PGA TOUR winnings with more than $49 million.
His last victory on the PGA TOUR was the 2012 Open Championship with a birdie on the 72ndhole to edge out Adam Scott by one stroke. That same year Els lost in a playoff for the Zurich Classic. Els also finished third in the New Orleans tournament in 2001.
In addition to his four major championship victories, Els has finished second six times in major tournaments.
In eight Presidents Cup appearances, he is tied with fellow Hall of Famer Vijay Singh for most matches (40) and ranks as the all-time leader in points won at 21 for the Internationals.
He also played on five World Cup teams and nine Dunhill Cup squads.
Fellow South African Immelman has won twice on the PGA TOUR, including the 2008 Masters after missing the first eight weeks of that season due to treatment and recovery from a benign tumor the year before. Despite scoring a double bogey on the 70th hole, the par 3 16th, Immelman finished with a score of 8 under par to win the Masters by three strokes.
He also finished fifth in the 2005 Masters and tied for sixth in the 2007 PGA Championship. In addition, he has won nine international tournaments. He was named 2006 Rookie of the Year on the PGA TOUR, when he scored 15 top 25 finishes in 24 starts.
He played on two International Presidents Cup teams and four World Cup squads.
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.
WGC Match Play winner Kevin Kisner teams again with Scott Brown in search of a win at Zurich Classic
Pair forced a Monday playoff in first Zurich Classic team event when Kisner chipped in from 90 feet on 18th hole Sunday
NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 4, 2019)—Kevin Kisner, winner of this week’s World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play, will team once again with fellow Aiken, SC resident Scott Brown in the 2019 Zurich Classic, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.
“Kevin and Scott almost won the title in 2017, and are pairing up again in search of victory this year,” said Worthy. “They are among a group of players who have formed the same team for the third time in our unique format, so they know each other’s game very well,” added Worthy.
Kisner and Brown forced a Monday playoff in the first Zurich Classic team event in 2017, when Kisner’s 90-foot eagle chip from off the 18th green found the hole in near darkness that Sunday evening. Kisner and Brown had shot a final-round 12-under 60, tied for lowest round of the week. They began their round Sunday with eight consecutive birdies in the best-ball format to erase a four-stroke deficit at the start of the day.
The team went on to lose the Monday playoff on the fourth hole of sudden death to the team of Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith.
Kisner moved on from his team’s playoff loss to win the Dean & Deluca Invitational a month later and eventually tied for third in the season-ending TOUR Championship.
Kisner was runner-up in last year’s WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, losing in the final round to Bubba Watson. This year he beat Matt Kuchar 3 and 2 to become the first runner-up to then win the title. e He lost He lost his opening match to Ian Poulter, to also become the first player to lose his opening match and go on to win the title. He was forced to beat Poulter in a playoff to advance out of group play and into the quarterfinals.
He is ranked 25th in the world, vaulting from 50th after his Match Play victory. In addition to his win in the Match Play this week, he also recorded a tie for seventh in the RSM Classic and has finished in the top 30 in six other tournaments.
Last year he tied for second in The Open Championship. Kisner and Brown tied for 15th in last year’s Zurich Classic after holding the 54-hole lead going into Sunday’s play.
Kisner went undefeated in the 2017 Presidents Cup team competition, compiling a 2-0-2 record, to help the U.S. team in its decisive 19-11 victory.
As an amateur he became the first player in University of Georgia history to be named All-American four times and led the Bulldogs to the 2005 NCAA championship.
Kisner’s playing partner Scott Brown owns one PGA TOUR title in his career that started in 2012 on the TOUR.
So far this season, his best finishes have been a tie for ninth in the Farmers Insurance Open and a tie for tenth in the Puerto Rico Open.
Brown was a two-time Division II All-American and the Division II Jack Nicklaus Award winner for college player of the year at the University of South Carolina-Aiken. He led the USC-Aiken Pacers to three consecutive NCAA Division II national championships from 2004-2006.
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.
Veteran International stars to team up with rising countrymen in Zurich Classic
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 716th to 48th 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 33rd 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 22nd 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 33rd in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. In 2018, he tied for 14th 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 24th in the 2017 Zurich Classic, his first appearance in the tournament. He is currently ranked 43rd 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 17th 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 48th, 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.
KOEPKA BROTHERS REFORM THEIR TEAM FOR 2019 ZURICH CLASSIC
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.
BUBBA WATSON, TWO-TIME MASTERS WINNER & 2011 ZURICH CLASSIC CHAMPION, “RE-TEAMS” WITH J.B. HOLMES FOR 2019 TOURNAMENT
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 28th 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 300th 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 14th in American Presidents Cup standings and 17th 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 301st 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 44th 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.
EUROPEAN RYDER CUPPPERS TOMMY FLEETWOOD AND SERGIO GARCIA WILL PAIR UP IN 2019 ZURICH CLASSIC
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 13th 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 26th 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.
AUSTRALIAN STAR ADAM SCOTT WILL MAKE HIS ZURICH CLASSIC DEBUT TEAMED WITH FAN FAVORITE JASON DAY
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 10th 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 32nd 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, 13th 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 12th 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 34th.
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.
FORE!KIDS FOUNDATION TOPS $2 MILLION IN CHARITABLE GIVING THIS YEAR, AN ALL-TIME HIGH
Foundation has generated more than $9 million to children’s charities in last five years.
NEW ORLEANS, LA (February 5, 2019)—For the first time ever, the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the PGA TOUR’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, has topped the $2 million mark in donations to children’s charities, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Foundation.
“Thanks to the generosity and dedication of our fans, sponsors, volunteers and PGA TOUR players, we have steadily increased our charitable giving each year for the last five years, and this year passed the $2 million mark,” said Worthy. “And of course, none of this would be possible without the outstanding leadership and commitment to our community from our title sponsor, Zurich Insurance,” Worthy added.
The Fore!Kids Foundation donated funds this year to some 60 charities in the metro New Orleans and Baton Rouge areas, impacting the lives of more than 200,000 children in southeast Louisiana. The Foundation has generated more than $9 million in charitable contributions over the last five years.
Lead non-profit organizations receiving six-figure donations include: Children’s Hospital; Bayou District; First Tee of Greater New Orleans; St. Michael Special School; Louisiana Hospitality Foundation and Educare New Orleans.
The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since implementing 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 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.
Reigning U.S. Open Champion Brooks Koepka returns to PGA TOUR play at 2018 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
World’s #9 ranked player will pair with fellow club member Marc Turnesa
NEW ORLEANS, LA (April 20, 2018)—Current U.S. Open champion Brooks Koepka, who has not played a competitive round since January due to a wrist injury, will return to the PGA TOUR at the 2018 Zurich Classic, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.
Koepka will partner with Marc Turnesa, who has won once on the PGA TOUR and for the last several years has played mostly on the Web.com Tour. Both Koepka and Turnesa are members of Medalist Golf Club in Hob Sound, FL.
“The addition of Brooks really puts the icing on the cake for our field,” said Worthy. “That gives our field the current holders of all four major titles and 10 of the top 14 in the world,” Worthy added.
Koepka enjoyed his most successful year on TOUR in 2017, winning the U.S. Open by four strokes at Erin Hill. He also posted top-15 finishes at the Masters (tied for 11th); the Open Championship (tied for sixth) and the PGA Championship (tied for 13th). He ended the season with a sixth at the TOUR Championship to finish 10th in FedExCup points and eighth in money winnings.
He started the 2017-18 season successfully with a tie for second in the WGC-HSBC Champions before a wrist injury sidelined him since January.
Playing with his brother Chase in the Zurich Classic’s inaugural team format last year, he finished tied for fifth. He also tied for 21st in the 2014 Zurich Classic, playing as a non-member on the PGA TOUR.
He made the 2016 Ryder Cup, where we posted a 3-1 record, and the 2017 Presidents Cup, when he went 2-2, to help the U.S. teams win both titles.
Koepka played collegiately for Florida State, where he was a four-time All-American. He took an unusual path to the PGA TOUR, playing his first year as a pro fulltime in Europe, where he won three times on the Challenge Tour to earn an immediate promotion to the European Tour.
In 2014, he played both the European Tour and a limited schedule on the PGA TOUR, where he earned enough non-member FedExCup points to earn his TOUR card for 2014-15. In 2015, his first full year on the TOUR, he enjoyed a breakout season with a win at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and seven other top-10 finishes.
Koepka’s teammate Turnesa won the 2008 Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children’s Open.
Turnesa comes from a deep and successful golf family. His great-uncle Jim was the 1952 PGA Championship and his grandfather Mike was a six-time winner on the PGA TOUR, with a second-place finish to Ben Hogan in the 1948 PGA Championship. Mike was one of seven brothers, six of whom played on the PGA TOUR. One of those, Joe, was a 15-time PGA TOUR winner. The only brother who didn’t turn professional was Willie, the 1938 and 1948 U.S. Amateur champion and 1947 British Amateur winner.
Koepka’s entry to the 2018 Zurich Classic gives the tournament six players ranked in the top 10 in the world: FedExCup leader Justin Thomas (2), Jordan Spieth (3), Jon Rahm (4) and Justin Rose (5), Koepka (9) and 2017 Masters champion Sergio Garcia (10).
Following close behind them are 2018 Masters winner Patrick Reed (11), Tommy Fleetwood (12), Jason Day (13) and Henrik Stenson (14) for a total of 10 players in the top 14.
In addition, the field includes Bubba Watson (18), Matt Kuchar (21), Pat Perez (22), Kevin Kisner (24), Rafael Cabrera Bello (25), Charley Hoffman (26), Ian Poulter (29) and Louis Oosthuizen (30) for a total of 15 players ranked among the top 25 and 18 in the top 30. Also playing this year are Jim Furyk, the 2018 U.S. Ryder Cup captain, and Steve Stricker, the 2017 U.S. Presidents Cup captain.
The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. This year’s 72-hole stroke team play format will feature Four-Ball (best ball) during the first and third rounds and Foursomes (alternate shot) during the second and fourth rounds. The starting field will consist of 80 teams. Following the conclusion of the second round, the field will be cut to the low 35 teams and ties. In case of a tie after 72 holes, there will be a sudden-death playoff using Foursomes (alternate shot) for the first extra hole and Four-ball (best ball) for the second extra hole and alternate each hole thereafter.
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 Taste of the Tournament gala and several charitable golf tournaments. As a 501(c)(3) corporation, Fore!Kids has helped to raise more than $34 million to date for children’s charities in metro New Orleans and Baton Rouge. More information at 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 23-29, 2018 at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2018 totals $7.2 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,036,800.
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.
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