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2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player at TPC Louisiana

It pays to play well, just ask Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.

It pays to play well on the PGA Tour, folks. Just ask this week’s winners, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.

The American duo split the top-prize of $2,398,700 ($1,199,350 each) after they cruised to the first wire-to-wire win in the history of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, beating Billy Horschel and Sam Burns by two shots at TPC Louisiana. Horschel and Burns will take home $489,700 for their efforts, with the third-place team of Sam Ryder and Doc Redman earning $320,588.

Check out how much money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Zurich Classic: Winner’s bags| PGA Tour all-time money list

Zurich Classic prize money payouts

Position Team Score Earnings
1 Cantlay / Schauffele -29 $2,398,700 ($1,199,350 each)
2 Horschel / Burns -27 $979,400 ($489,700 each)
3 Ryder / Redman -24 $641,175 ($320,588 each)
T4 Zalatoris / Riley -23 $383,875 ($191,937 each)
T4 Steele / Bradley -23 $383,875 ($191,937 each)
T4 Watson / Varner III -23 $383,875 ($191,937 each)
T4 NeSmith / Moore -23 $383,875 ($191,937 each)
T4 Lipsky / Rai -23 $383,875 ($191,937 each)
T4 Grace / Higgo -23 $383,875 ($191,937 each)
T10 Lower / Wu -22 $196,572 ($191,937 each)
T10 Tringale / Clark -22 $196,572 ($191,937 each)
T10 Day / Scrivener -22 $196,572 ($191,937 each)
13 Poulter / Lowry -21 $139,606 ($69,803 each)
T14 Rose / Stenson -20 $110,494 ($55,247 each)
T14 Duncan / Schenk -20 $110,494 ($55,247 each)
T14 An / Im -20 $110,494 ($55,247 each)
T14 Brehm / Hubbard -20 $110,494 ($55,247 each)
T18 Horsfield / Wallace -18 $80,095 ($40,047 each)
T18 Palmer / Scheffler -18 $80,095 ($40,047 each)
T18 Seiffert / Lebioda -18 $80,095 ($40,047 each)
T21 Kirk / Todd -17 $48,223 ($24,111 each)
T21 Leishman / Smith -17 $48,223 ($24,111 each)
T21 Thompson / Hardy -17 $48,223 ($24,111 each)
T21 Willett / Hatton -17 $48,223 ($24,111 each)
T21 Piercy / O’Hair -17 $48,223 ($24,111 each)
T21 Rodgers / Wu -17 $48,223 ($24,111 each)
T21 Homa / Gooch -17 $48,223 ($24,111 each)
T21 Stuard / Knox -17 $48,223 ($24,111 each)
T29 Dahmen / Jaeger -16 $36,686 ($18,343 each)
T29 Chappell / Hahn -16 $36,686 ($18,343 each)
T29 Morikawa / Hovland -16 $36,686 ($18,343 each)
T32 Schwab / Ghim -15 $35,026 ($17,513 each)
T32 Schwartzel / Bezuidenhout -15 $35,026 ($17,513 each)
34 Skinns / Tarren -14 $34,030 ($17,015 each)
35 Kisner / Brown -13 $33,366 ($16,683 each)
T36 Haas / Haas -12 $32,370 ($16,185 each)
T36 Armour / Gligic -12 $32,370 ($16,185 each)
T38 Aphibarnrat / Kitayama -10 $31,042 ($15,521 each)
T38 Villegas / Stanley -10 $31,042 ($15,521 each)

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Winner’s Bags: Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Check out the clubs that got the job done in New Orleans.

A complete list of the golf equipment Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schuffele used to win the PGA Tour’s 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

Patrick Cantlay

DRIVER: Titleist TS3 (10.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 60X shaft

FAIRWAY WOOD: Titleist 915F (15 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 70X shaft, Titleist TS2 (21 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 80X shaft

IRONS: Titleist 718 AP2 (4-9), with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts

WEDGES: Titleist Vokey Design SM7 (46, 52 degrees), SM9 (56 degrees bent to 57), SM8 (60 degrees bent to 61), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300 shafts

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PUTTER: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5

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BALL: Titleist Pro V1

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GRIPS: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Xander Schauffele

DRIVER: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS (10.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Kai’li White 70 TX shaft

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FAIRWAY WOODS: Epic Speed (15 degrees), with Mitsubishi Kai’li White 70 TX shaft, Mavrik Sub Zero (20 degrees), with Mitsubishi Kai’li White 80 TX shaft

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IRONS: Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW), with Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 130X shafts

WEDGES: Callaway Jaws MD5 (52 degrees), Titleist Vokey Design SM6 (56 degrees), Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (60 degrees), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

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PUTTER: Odyssey O-Works #7 CH Red

BALL: Callaway Chrome Soft X

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GRIPS: Golf Pride Z Grip (full swing) / SuperStroke Traxion 2.0 Tour (putter)

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Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele make history with Zurich Classic of New Orleans win

The American duo is the first to win the Zurich wire-to-wire.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele entered the final round of the 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a five-shot lead and never gave it up.

The pair ham-and-egged their way around TPC Louisiana on Sunday in the alternate shot format to sign for an even-par 72 to finish at 29 under for a two-shot win over Billy Horschel and Sam Burns. The win is the seventh of Cantlay’s PGA Tour career and fifth of Schauffele’s. The American duo also became the first to win the event wire-to-wire.

Horschel and Burns finished tied for fourth last year and improved to runner-up this year, followed by the team of Doc Redman and Sam Ryder, who finished third at 24 under.

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Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown hit three balls in the water, make quintuple bogey on par-3 at Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Can’t really laugh at them, I make these all the time.

AVONDALE, La. — Golf is hard, even for the professionals. This is one of those instances.

Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown, best buddies from Aiken, South Carolina, are playing in this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Their best finish at this event came back in 2017 when Kisner chipped in on 18 to force a playoff. They would go on to lose to Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith.

Today, the Aiken boys ran into quite the problem at the par-3 9th at TPC Louisiana. It started when Brown found the water off the tee. After taking a drop, Kisner also found the water. Then, after another drop, Brown chunked a wedge into the water again.

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Not great.

Kisner would find the green with his second attempt and leave Brown with a 13-foot putt for an 8 which he made to save the team from having to write three times the par on their scorecard.

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2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Sunday tee times, format, TV and streaming info

The PGA Tour’s lone team event heads to the final round at TPC Louisiana.

The 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana heads to the final round.

The lone team event on the PGA Tour schedule had pretty much all the big name groups make the cut. The event started with 80 teams and the low 33 teams and ties made the weekend (39 in all).

Five teams went out early Saturday morning and were able to move up the leaderboard with 9-under 63s, but it may have been too late as the lead, currently held by Xander Schauffele and  Patrick Cantlay, is five shots after they shot 12-under 60, the low round of the day.

The fourth-round format is Foursomes, otherwise known as alternate shot.

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the final round of the 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. All times Eastern.

Zurich Classic: Leaderboard| PGA Tour Live on ESPN+

1st tee

Tee times Players
10:15 a.m. Haas/Haas
10:22 a.m.
Kitayama/Aphibarnrat
Jaeger/Dahmen
10:33 a.m.
 Ghim/Schwab
Stanley/Villegas
10:44 a.m.
 Gligic/Armour
Hahn/Chappell
10:55 a.m.
 Brown/Kisner
Todd/Kirk
11:06 a.m.
Bezuidenhout/Schwartzel
Morikawa/Hovland
11:17 a.m.
Hardy/Thompson
Smith/Leishman
11:33 a.m.
Wallace/Horsfield
Riley/Zalatoris
11:44 a.m.
 Willett/Hatton
Scheffler/Palmer
11:55 a.m.
 Schenk/Duncan
Rose/Stenson
12:06 p.m.
 Piercy/O’Hair
Tarren/Skinns
12:17 p.m.
 Wu/Rodgers
Lebioda/Seiffert
12:28 p.m.
 Im/An
Gooch/Homa
12:39 p.m.
 Bradley/Steele
Redman/Ryder
12:55 p.m.
 Knox/Stuard
Varner III/Watson
1:06 p.m.
 Lowry/Poulter
Moore/NeSmith
1:17 p.m.
 Wu/Lower
Hubbard/Brehm
1:28 p.m.
 Clark/Tringale
Rai/Lipsky
1:39 p.m.
 Day/Scrivener
Horschel/Burns
1:50 p.m.
 Higgo/Grace
Schauffele/Cantlay

TV, streaming, radio information

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Sunday, April 24th

TV

Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

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2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Saturday tee times, format, TV and streaming info

The PGA Tour’s lone team event heads to the weekend at TPC Louisiana.

The 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana heads to the weekend.

The lone team event on the PGA Tour schedule had pretty much all the big name groups make the cut. The event started with 80 teams and the low 33 teams and ties made the weekend.

The duo of Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay lead at 17 under after posting scores of 59 and 68. Jay Haas, at age 68, becomes the oldest player to make a cut at a PGA Tour event. He’s teaming up with his son Bill this week. The Australian Jasons are making noise, but chances are you’ve only heard of one of them.

Among the notables to miss the cut is the team of Sergio Garcia and Tommy Fleetwood.

The third-round format is Four-balls while the final round will be Foursomes.

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the third round of the 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. All times Eastern.

Zurich Classic: Leaderboard| PGA Tour Live on ESPN+

1st tee

Tee time Players
8:30 a.m. Callum Tarren and David Skinns
8:39 a.m. Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown, Scott Piercy and Sean O’Hair
8:52 a.m. Kurt Kitayama and Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Bill Haas and Jay Haas
9:05 a.m. Doug Ghim and Matthias Schwab, Kyle Stanley and Camilo Villegas
9:18 a.m. Tyler Duncan and Adam Schenk, Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson
9:31 a.m. Scottie Scheffler and Ryan Palmer, Joel Dahmen and Stephan Jaeger
9:44 a.m. Tyrrell Hatton and Danny Willett, Will Zalatoris and Davis Riley
10:03 a.m. Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa, Curtis Thompson and Nick Hardy
10:16 a.m. James Hahn and Kevin Chappell, Charl Schwartzel and Christiaan Bezuidenhout
10:29 a.m. Michael Gligic and Ryan Armour, Keegan Bradley and Brendan Steele
10:42 a.m. Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard, Talor Gooch and Max Homa
10:55 a.m. Sungjae Im and Byeong Hun An, Brendon Todd and Chris Kirk
11:08 a.m. Matt Wallace and Sam Horsfield, Justin Lower and Dylan Wu
11:21 a.m. Matthew NeSmith and Taylor Moore, Hank Lebioda and Chase Seiffert
11:40 a.m. Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman, Shane Lowry and Ian Poulter
11:53 a.m. Patrick Rodgers and Brandon Wu, Bubba Watson and Harold Varner III
12:06 p.m. Sam Burns and Billy Horschel, Brian Stuard and Russell Knox
12:19 p.m. Jason Day and Jason Scrivener, Garrick Higgo and Branden Grace
12:32 p.m. Cameron Tringale and Wyndham Clark, Doc Redman and Sam Ryder
12:45 p.m. Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, Aaron Rai and David Lipsky

TV, streaming, radio information

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fuboTV. ESPN+ is the exclusive home for PGA Tour Live streaming. All times Eastern.

Saturday, April 23rd

TV

Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 8:45 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sunday, April 24th

TV

Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay catch Thursday heater, fire record 59 in opening round of Zurich Classic of New Orleans

11 birdies and an eagle – that’ll do.

AVONDALE, La. — A lot was made this week of the Viktor Hovland/Collin Morikawa team, and deservedly so. They’re ranked No. 5 and No. 2, respectively, in the Official World Golf Ranking and were the betting favorites.

But that doesn’t mean the Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay team is any less stacked.

Schauffele, No. 12 in the world, and Cantlay, No. 4 in the world, opened this week’s Zurich Classic on fire. Schauffele buried a 12-footer on No. 1 for birdie, Cantlay then made eagle on 2, then each of them made two more birdies going out to turn with a 7-under 29.

They added birdies on Nos. 10, 11, and 12 to get to 10 under for the round. After three consecutive pars, Schauffele took the lid back off after sticking his approach to two feet on 16.

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With the course record of 60 in site, which was tied earlier in the day by Matthew NeSmith and Taylor Moore, the team approached the par-3 17th

Deterred by water lurking on the left, both tee shots ended right of the green but in a spot where an up-and-down save seemed like a forgone conclusion.

But par wasn’t good enough for Cantlay.

The six-time winner on Tour holed out from off the green to get the pair to 12 under for the day, tied for the lead, and a closing birdie away from setting a new course record of 59.

On the par-5 18th, Schauffele’s drive found a fairway bunker but Cantlay was in the mayor’s office. His 3-wood found the dance floor, setting up a 44-foot putt for an eagle and a 58.

Cantlay’s bid came up just short, and right in the jaws, but it was good enough for an easy tap in and a sub-60 effort.

Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay react to their putt on the 12th green during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana on April 21, 2022 in Avondale, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

“I wasn’t really thinking about 59 just because it’s best ball,” Cantlay said about his mindset coming down 18. “Yeah, I mean, just trying to make a birdie on par-5 like every other week.”

The pair is back at it tomorrow morning alongside Scottie Scheffler and Ryan Palmer at 9:53 a.m. ET. Round 2 will feature alternate shot.

“It’s just the first quarter. So the buffer, we’re only one shot ahead, but we are going into a format on Friday that we really like,” Cantlay said. “I think Xander and I really like alternate shot. It’s one of our strengths for the week, and we’re really looking forward to it.”

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2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Friday tee times, format, TV and streaming info

Everything you need to know for the second round in New Orleans.

The PGA Tour is in the Big Easy for one of the most unique tournaments on the schedule.

Golf’s best are teamed up in pairs for this week’s 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana, with players competing in a best-ball format in the first and third rounds and alternate shot in the second and final rounds.

From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the second round of the 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. All times Eastern.

Zurich Classic: Leaderboard| PGA Tour Live on ESPN+

1st tee

Tee time Players
9:20 a.m. Matt Wallace and Sam Horsfield
Alex Noren and Henrik Norlander
9:31 a.m. Jason Day and Jason Scrivener
Joel Dahmen and Stephan Jaeger
9:42 a.m. Brian Stuard and Russell Knox
Keegan Bradley and Brendan Steele
9:53 a.m. Jim Herman and Vaughn Taylor
Lucas Herbert and Arjun Atwal
10:04 a.m. J.T. Poston and Patton Kizzire
Seamus Power and Graeme McDowell
10:15 a.m. Sungjae Im and Byeong Hun An
Brendon Todd and Chris Kirk
10:26 a.m. Tyler Duncan and Adam Schenk
Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard
10:37 a.m. Cameron Tringale and Wyndham Clark
Maverick McNealy and Joseph Bramlett
10:48 a.m. Scott Gutschewski and D.A. Points
Patrick Rodgers and Brandon Wu
10:59 a.m. Kurt Kitayama and Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Max McGreevy and Andrew Novak
1:35 p.m. Chad Ramey and Joshua Creel
Martin Trainer and Jim Knous
1:46 p.m. Aaron Rai and David Lipsky
Trey Mullinax and Wesley Bryan
1:57 p.m. Bill Haas and Jay Haas
Nick Watney and Charley Hoffman
2:08 p.m. Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman
Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa
2:19 p.m. Tyrrell Hatton and Danny Willett
Sergio Garcia and Tommy Fleetwood
2:30 p.m. Shane Lowry and Ian Poulter
Talor Gooch and Max Homa
2:41 p.m. Richy Werenski and Peter Uihlein
Kevin Tway and Kelly Kraft
2:52 p.m. Brandon Hagy and Cameron Percy
Doc Redman and Sam Ryder
3:03 p.m. Sahith Theegala and Beau Hossler
Will Zalatoris and Davis Riley
3:14 p.m. Callum Tarren and David Skinns
Justin Lower and Dylan Wu

10th tee

Tee time Players
9:20 a.m. Sepp Straka and Greyson Sigg
Adam Long and Bo Hoag
9:31 a.m. Chesson Hadley and Jonathan Byrd
Brice Garnett and Scott Stallings
9:42 a.m. Charl Schwartzel and Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Emiliano Grillo and Rafa Cabrera Bello
9:53 a.m. Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler and Ryan Palmer
10:04 a.m. Sam Burns and Billy Horschel
Bubba Watson and Harold Varner III
10:15 a.m. Joaquin Niemann and Mito Pereira
Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson
10:26 a.m. James Hahn and Kevin Chappell
Kyle Stanley and Camilo Villegas
10:37 a.m. Doug Ghim and Matthias Schwab
Harry Higgs and Austin Smotherman
10:48 a.m. Lee Hodges and Vince Whaley
Alex Smalley and Hayden Buckley
10:59 a.m. Seth Reeves and Jared Wolfe
Curtis Thompson and Nick Hardy
1:35 p.m. Tom Hoge and Paul Barjon
Martin Laird and Robert MacIntyre
1:46 p.m. Bo Van Pelt and Ben Martin
Austin Cook and Jason Dufner
1:57 p.m. Danny Lee and Sangmoon Bae
Seung-Yul Noh and Michael Kim
2:08 p.m. Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown
Keith Mitchell and Brandt Snedeker
2:19 p.m. Lucas Glover and Chez Reavie
Garrick Higgo and Branden Grace
2:30 p.m. Sung Kang and John Huh
Robert Streb and Troy Merritt
2:41 p.m. Tommy Gainey and Robert Garrigus
Scott Piercy and Sean O’Hair
2:52 p.m. Denny McCarthy and Ben Kohles
Hank Lebioda and Chase Seiffert
3:03 p.m. Matthew NeSmith and Taylor Moore
Adam Hadwin and Adam Svensson
3:14 p.m. Dawie van der Walt and Brett Drewitt
Michael Gligic and Ryan Armour

TV, streaming, radio information

You can watch Golf Channel for free on fuboTV. ESPN+ is the exclusive home for PGA Tour Live streaming. All times Eastern.

Friday, April 22nd

TV

Golf Channel: 3:30-6:30 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 1-6:30 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 9:15 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 23rd

TV

Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 8:45 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sunday, April 24th

TV

Golf Channel: 1-3 p.m.
CBS: 3-6 p.m.

Radio

SiriusXM: 1-6 p.m.

STREAM

ESPN+: 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Food poisoning, a car accident, an ace that doesn’t count and a record-tying feat mark early action in Zurich Classic of New Orleans

“No more Cajun for the next couple days, but some soup sounds pretty good at the moment.”

Taylor Moore began his week by getting food poisoning and ended his first round with an eagle as he and Matthew NeSmith tied the tournament course record to take the lead.

David Lipsky started his week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a car accident and ended Thursday on the first page of the leaderboard.

Jay Haas, two years shy of his 70th birthday, showed he still has game to hang with the youngsters on the PGA Tour.

Robert MacIntyre made a hole-in-one but it doesn’t count in the record books.

Collin Morikawa holed out twice in a five-hole span.

And all of this came before the afternoon wave started to tee off in the first round at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana, the PGA Tour’s only official team event.

Zurich Classic of New Orleans: PGA Tour Live streaming on ESPN+ | Leaderboard

Welcome to the Big Easy adventures.

“I was in the ER yesterday morning,” Moore said after he and NeSmith shot a 12-under 60 in Four ball to grab the lead. “I had food poisoning Tuesday night up until midday yesterday. So just got an IV and some nausea medicine. Finally ate something this morning, which was nice.

“Got into a little rhythm there at the end, which was cool. But no more Cajun for the next couple days, but some soup sounds pretty good at the moment.”

Added NeSmith: “Honestly, we were just trying to finish 18 holes upright. And all of a sudden, we started catching a touch of a rhythm, started making a few putts, started finding the round a little bit. We finished 18 holes, and that was the goal.”

The format switches to the more difficult Foursomes (alternate shot) for the second round; Four ball will be used in the third round, Foursomes in the final round.

Moore and NeSmith were one shot ahead of the teams of Aaron Rai/Lipsky, Tommy Gainey/Robert Garrigus, and Doc Redman/Sam Ryder.

It was a much better spot to be in for Lipsky, who on Tuesday was rear-ended on his way to the golf course as he pulled out from an inside lane to avoid a car that had broken down.

“I’m fine,” Lipsky said. “I started changing lanes, and the guy behind me, I guess, wasn’t paying attention and slammed on the brakes and smoked me. I’m all right. I think the other two drivers were fine.

“It was a little bit of a hectic beginning to the week.”

Jay Haas plays from the 13th tee during the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports

Haas, 68, began his 799th week at a PGA Tour event by teaming with his son, Bill, 39, to shoot 65. The winner of nine PGA Tour titles and 18 PGA Tour Champions events hadn’t played in a PGA Tour event since 2010, hadn’t made a PGA Tour cut since 2006, and hadn’t won on the PGA Tour since the 1993 Texas Open.

But the elder Haas made four birdies to his son’s three.

“We hammed-and-egged it. We bounced back and forth,” the older Haas said. “I had a ball today. I played well. I thought I was helpful and all that, so it was nice. Hopefully I can continue that the rest of the week and we’ll see what we can do.

“It was fun today.”

Lefty MacIntyre didn’t look too excited about his tee shot on the par-3, 207-yard 14th but the ball took a nice bounce from just in front of the green and rolled right into the cup for his first ace in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. MacIntyre, who used a 6-iron, is denied a place in the record books because statistics in team events are not included.

As for Morikawa, he holed out from 94 yards on the par-4 14th and chipped in from 40 feet on the par-3 17th as he and Viktor Hovland, the first team in tournament history to feature two top-5 players in the official world rankings, were leading the tournament in the early going.

But the two were even-par on their final eight holes and shot 65.

“Even with a kind of mediocre day,” Morikawa said, “to still be at 7 under, we’re still right there with formats to come.”

And likely some more zany incidents.

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Despite a car accident earlier in the week, David Lipsky feeling ‘all right’ atop the leaderboard at Zurich Classic

“Yeah, it was a little bit of a hectic beginning to the week.”

AVONDALE, La. — David Lipsky was on his way to TPC Louisiana on Tuesday morning when he was passing a scene of a broken down car. When he went to change lanes to get out of the way, he was then hit from behind, causing damage to the left rear of his rental car.

“I was driving here on Tuesday morning, and there was a car right in front of me that had broke down,” Lipsky said in his post-round press conference Thursday, “so I started changing lanes, and the guy behind me, I guess, wasn’t paying attention and slammed on the brakes and smoked me.”

“I’m all right. I think the other two drivers were fine. Yeah, it was a little bit of a hectic beginning to the week,” he said.

Lipsky must be feeling all right, because he and his partner, Aaron Rai, opened the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a best ball 11-under 61 to take an early two-shot lead in the Thursday morning wave.

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“We did complement each other really well today. David played some incredible golf, hit some shots really close, putted well,” Rai said after their round. “And David made a lot of birdies, especially early on and around the turn, which really got things going for us. I chipped in a couple things on the back nine, but it was great to see David be a part of it.”

Lipsky made six birdies and an eagle, which came in the form of a 113-yard hole out on the par-4 8th.

Tomorrow the pair will be playing an alternate shot format, a type of golf neither one has an extensive history with.

“I’ve never played foursomes before,” Rai said.

“I played like two holes alternate shot like five years ago. That was the closest I’ve had to this type of format,” Lipsky said.

They’ll have to acclimate quickly if they plan to hold off the star-studded teams just a few shots back.

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