TWO-TIME ZURICH CLASSIC WINNER BILLY HORSCHEL WILL TEAM WITH HOGE IN THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENT

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

NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 26, 2025)—Billy Horschel, the only player to claim both individual and team titles at the Zurich Classic, will go for a third in 2025, paired with PGA Tour veteran Tom Hoge, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

Earlier this week, Horschel drained a snaking putt listed at 17 feet but looked a lot longer to vault his Atlanta Drive GC team to the first SoFi championship in this year’s inaugural season of the TGL golf league.

“Billy has shown consistent success in the Zurich Classic,” said Worthy. “In addition to his two wins, he finished tied for fourth in the 2021 Zurich Classic and earned a solo second the following year in New Orleans, so we always expect to see him on the leaderboard, this time with a great partner in Tom Hoge,” Worthy added.

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

Currently ranked 20^th in the world, Horschel rebounded from a disappointing 2022-23 season when he sank as low as 91^st in the world. He rebounded strongly in 2024 when he won the Corales Puntacana Championship and posted 13 top-25 finishes during the year. In addition to his victory in Mexico, he tied for second in The Open Championship; tied for seventh in the Texas Children’s Houston Open and the Wyndham Championship; tied for eighth in the PGA Championship and tied for tenth in the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

He also won the BMW PGA Championship last year on the DP World Tour, his second title in that tournament after winning in 2021.

In his career he has won eight times on the PGA Tour and twice on the European Tour. He scored his first career Tour victory in 2013 at the Zurich Classic, with a memorable 26-foot putt on the 72nd hole. That culminated a four-tournament streak when he finished tied for second, tied for third and tied for ninth in his first full season on the PGA Tour.

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

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

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

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

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

Hoge, currently ranked 19^th in FedExCup points, most recently tied for third in The Players Championship.

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

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

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

About Fore!Kids Foundation:

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

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

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

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