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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.

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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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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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Robert MacIntyre looked disgusted with his tee shot on the par-3 14th at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, then it went in for an ace

Just once it’d be nice if this happened to me.

AVONDALE, La. — We’ve all been there. You hit a shot, look where it’s going, then hang your head in disgust as it flies miles from your target. But when you get up to the ball, it’s 100 times better than expected.

Well, Robert MacIntyre had this happen to him Thursday at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, but on another level.

On the par-3 14th at TPC Louisiana, the Scottsman hit his tee shot and immediately looked displeased. He hung his head and walked over to his bag. To his credit, the ball did land several yards before the green.

Then it got a hop. Then it kept rolling. Then it found the bottom of the cup.

When the camera panned back to the tee, MacIntyre looked borderline confused.

Then elation set in.

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Masters champ Scottie Scheffler on his congratulatory note from President Bush: ‘He’s got to do some work on his handwriting’

“Stuff like that is pretty cool. To have someone like that to reach out just to congratulate me is pretty special.”

Scottie Scheffler says becoming a Masters champion at age 25 is still just sinking in, but he’s experienced a few small perks along the way that have reminded him how cool it is to be the winner of the green jacket.

That included a handwritten letter from former U.S. President George W. Bush. Apparently 43’s handwriting was difficult for Scheffler to read.

“I hear he’s a good artist now. He’s got to do some work on his handwriting,” Scheffler said. “Stuff like that is pretty cool. To have someone like that to reach out just to congratulate me is pretty special. That’s probably kind of the only moments I’ve had where I kind of sit and reflect on what’s happened the past month and a half, two months. Obviously the Masters is such a different event than the rest of them. Just getting some messages like that from people I’ve looked up to for so long is really special.”

When Scheffler was asked to elaborate and name who sent some of the messages to him, he said, “I’m not really on social media. My wife has showed me a few things that people have posted, like Michael Phelps posted me in one of his stories, and then (Ezerkiel Elliott) from the Cowboys sent me a message. Just random stuff like that where I’m able to sit back – Michael Phelps is just insane. The guy is one of the greatest athletes ever. For him to reach out and post something about me or whatever is pretty cool.

“That’s kind of some of those moments where I’m able to sit back and kind of reflect on what happened and just be really grateful for it because stuff like that doesn’t come around too often. So it’s pretty special.”

Scheffler won the Masters on April 10, shooting a final-round 1-under 71, and beat Rory McIlroy by three strokes. In doing so, he became the fifth different world No. 1 player to leave Augusta National with a green jacket.

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Biggest challenge facing Zurich Classic favorites Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland? Walk-up music.

“I’d say we’re pretty good friends now,” said Morikawa of his growing friendship with Hovland.

Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland need a song. Not for karaoke, although that would be a fun team-building activity this week in New Orleans.

The World Nos. 2 and 5, respectively, are teaming up at this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans and about the most pressing issue for this dynamic duo is the question of what walk-up music to play on the first tee Saturday at TPC Louisiana.

On Monday, Morikawa asked his Twitter followers for help and they responded with nearly a thousand replies, but as of their pre-tournament press conference on the eve of the tournament, these two twenty-something stud golfers hadn’t pulled the trigger yet.

“Have our list we’re supposed to fill out that I believe the deadline’s tomorrow. So if you have any recommendations, we’re taking answers right now,” said Morikawa, who noted that it’s not his style to wait to the last minute. “I think we need to finish this right now.”

Hovland isn’t on Twitter, but he’s a music junkie who loves heavy metal and has previously listed Metallica, System of a Down and Tool as his favorite bands. As Morikawa observed, they like different genres.

“I have no problem picking something, but we’ve got to walk up there together,” he said. “So, trying to figure something out that’s going to work. Either way, we’ll figure it out.”

“It will be great, no matter what,” Morikawa added.

But at the end of the presser, when the questions were directed at Hovland to answer in his native Norwegian, Morikawa was adamant about one thing.

“We will not be doing a Norwegian band,” he said. Not even The Beatles’s Norwegian Wood?

Despite their struggles reaching a resolution on what song to play, Morikawa and Hovland are a team to be feared. In nearly three years since turning pro, they have each won six times around the world with Morikawa claiming two major titles. Their ball striking ability is other-worldly with Hovland third this season in Strokes Gained: Approach and Morikawa ranking No. 7. (He was first last season.)

“Everyone knows what our games are. We’re not hiding anything. It’s out there. You can see all our stats. You can see how we play. They are very similar games,” Morikawa said. “It just shows that, when times are under pressure or you’re put on a stage like alternate shot, you show up, and you’re ready to hit some good shots and you’re ready to perform.”

Based on the stats, having the top two ballstrikers in the field on the same team should make them the runaway favorites to win the title in the Big Easy, but if they have an Achilles heel it is around the green, where Hovland ranks 205th and Morikawa isn’t a whole lot better at 183rd in SG: Around the Green.

Last year in the Tour’s only team event, Hovland played with fellow Norwegian and former Oklahoma State teammate Kris Ventura and finish T-25 after a disastrous final-round 78 while Morikawa missed the cut with Hovland’s college teammate, Matthew Wolff. Hovland and Morikawa’s mutual admiration society began a while ago but may have peaked when they dueled to a tie in their Ryder Cup singles match in September at Whistling Straits, where they combined to shoot a best-ball 59. In December, Hovland rallied from six strokes back in the final round to defeat Morikawa at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Still, that didn’t stop Morikawa from popping the question about partnering up for Zurich.

“Our caddies were really good friends. They started staying together. We’d show up and have dinner together and kind of grew a friendship,” Morikawa explained. “I’d say we’re pretty good friends now.”

To hear them describe how their team came to be sounds a lot like a couple detailing the courting of a prom date.

“When he first asked me in Bahamas, I was really excited,” Hovland said. “You kind of have to play hard-to-get a little bit and had to make him kind of work for it a bit.”

“Viktor likes to put things off to the last minute, and I hate that,” Morikawa said. “Then I kind of circled him right before he won in Dubai on the DP World (in February), right before his playoff, and I was like, ‘So are we doing this?’ And he looked at me, and he was kind of questioning what was going on. Then that came to be. I solidified that and signed us up.”

Now if they could just settle on a song for their walk-up music – no Norwegian pop – Morikawa would be happy to get down to business and winning the outlandishly large silver belt buckles that go to the champions.

“Send the form to me, I’ll fill it out,” Hovland said to Morikawa. “I promise.”

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Ryan Palmer keeps teeing up World No. 1 partners at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, this year with Masters champ Scottie Scheffler

“Word out there is I’m chasing ringers, but I kind of put it out there, they’re asking me to play,” said Palmer.

It’s safe to say that Ryan Palmer was never afraid of approaching the prettiest girl in school and asking her to dance.

Since the Zurich Classic of New Orleans switched from the typical 72-hole stroke-play individual format to a two-man team competition in 2017, Palmer has partnered with Jordan Spieth (2017-18), Jon Rahm (2019, 2021) and this week, he will play with fellow Texas native, reigning World No. 1 and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler for the first time.

It’s led to some good-natured ribbing from his fellow pros, that Palmer, No. 86 in the world, has continued to upgrade partners the way some techies trade up for the latest-greatest model of a certain phone, as all three of Palmer’s partners have been ranked No. 1 in the world. Justin Thomas teased Palmer on Twitter, wondering what’s the average world ranking of his three partners in the event played annually at TPC Louisiana.

But Palmer, 45, wants to set the record straight on his partner-picking prowess.

“Word out there is I’m chasing ringers, but I kind of put it out there, they’re asking me to play,” he said.

To Scheffler, partnering with Palmer made all the sense in the world. He noted that they both work with the same trainer, Troy Van Zieben, and swing coach, Randy Smith, who teaches out Royal Oaks Golf Club, where Scheffler was a member, and play matches at home regularly with the likes of Spieth and former Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo. Palmer recalled meeting Scheffler when he was just in high school.

“I remember hitting balls, and he was 5 foot nothing,” Palmer said. “I’ll never forget when he came back from school, from Texas his freshman, sophomore year, and he was almost 6’2″, and I was like, my goodness, who’s this guy?”

Palmer, a 19-year Tour veteran who won the Zurich Classic alongside Rahm in 2019 for one of his four Tour titles, approached Scheffler about partnering up for the New Orleans staple in February after Rahm informed him that he was planning to skip the event this year. Scheffler had played with Bubba Watson previously, but Palmer knew that Watson was planning to join forces with Harold Varner III this time. Palmer also had a feeling that Scheffler would be itching to get back to work after the Masters and wouldn’t sit out until the AT&T Byron Nelson in Dallas next month.

“I knew he wouldn’t play in Hilton Head, wasn’t going to Mexico, wasn’t playing the week before the Nelson (at the Wells Fargo Championship), so I was like there’s no way he takes four weeks off. He can’t. That’s kind of how I put it,” Palmer explained. “The thing that really sealed it was I sent a picture of me and Jon with the trophy, but I (Photoshopped) his face on it.”

At the time, Scheffler had just notched his first victory at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He has since won four of his last six starts, the hottest stretch of golf since Jason Day achieved a similar run in 2015.

“It was pretty easy, when he asked me to play,” Scheffler said of pairing with Palmer. “It’s not like he started chasing me last Saturday.”

Palmer joked that Scheffler had to win twice.

“After he won twice, we firmed it up,” Palmer said. “That was the joke behind it. You’ve got to be a multiple winner for me to come to you.”

Scheffler’s torrid run was topped off by winning the Masters on April 10. Former President George Bush sent him a congratulatory letter, Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott messaged him on social media and Olympian Michael Phelps mentioned him in an Instagram story. Scheffler has only worn his Green Jacket around the house.

“When my wife asks me to do stuff at home, sometimes I’ll grab it out of the closet and look at her, huh, really? It hasn’t worked yet,” he said.

After lounging around the house for five days, Scheffler started practicing for this week on Saturday and then celebrated Easter with his family.

“Monday I was just itching to get back out on the golf course,” he said. “So I guess Ryan was right, taking four weeks off in the middle of the season is too long for me.”

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Bill Haas is elated to have 68-year-old father as a partner in Zurich Classic of New Orleans

“I tried to discourage him, that he needed a partner that could help him a little bit more,” said his father.

Bill Haas would not take no for an answer.

In his search for a partner for the Zurich Classis of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only official team competition, Haas had his eye on one player.

Didn’t matter if he hadn’t played in a PGA Tour event since 2010. Didn’t matter that he hadn’t made a PGA Tour cut since 2006. Didn’t matter if his last PGA Tour win came in the 1993 Texas Open.

And it didn’t matter if the player tried to persuade Haas to look elsewhere.

“I tried to discourage him, that he needed a partner that could help him a little bit more,” the player said. “I said, are you sure? I don’t want you to waste a week just to play with me. We can play any time. I kind of kept thinking, well, he’s going to come to his senses and find one of his buddies.”

Well, Haas did find a buddy to play with him – his dad, Jay. Father Haas, 68, finally gave his son the answer he was looking for and the two will begin play Thursday at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana.

It will be the elder Haas’ 799th start on the PGA Tour, his first since missing the cut in the 2010 Players Championship. He has played four times on the PGA Tour Champions this year; he’s won 18 titles on the senior circuit to go along with nine PGA Tour titles.

“Just being with him out here and being on the same range with him again, looking down the aisles here and just seeing all the great players that we have, so it’s something I’ve been thinking about, certainly nervous about,” Jay Haas said. “Yesterday didn’t help me in any way because I didn’t play very well. So hopefully I’ll get better as the week goes on. It’s just fun being here, again being with Bill, getting the adrenaline flowing, and hopefully we can do better than I’m anticipating I’m going to do.

“The more I thought about it, the more I’m loving it. All the guys out here have been great. So many people have said this is unbelievably cool that you’re getting to do that.”

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Captain Jay Haas of the United States Team watches the play alongside his son Bill on the eighth tee during the Saturday foursomes matches at The Presidents Cup at Jack Nicklaus Golf Club Korea on October 10, 2015 in Songdo IBD, Incheon City, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Bill Haas, 39, who will be making his 442nd PGA Tour start, is glad his dad will be by his side. The winner of the FedEx Cup in 2011 and six PGA Tour titles can’t wait for Thursday to come.

“I thought it was a great opportunity to play together. Pretty special to be able to have your dad play in a PGA Tour event with you,” Bill Haas said. “I love him watching me play. Last week he came down and my mom came down and watched me at Hilton Head. I just enjoy him being out there. He listens to me go through my rounds on the phone or in person sometimes. When he’s there, he sees what I’m talking about, and he helps me with my game.

“It’s just a good opportunity to play golf and enjoy it and have fun, but also inside the ropes be competitive and him be able to see what I’m talking about when I say either I’m struggling or here I hit a good one, what do you see here?

“It’s just a special week. Something that I’m really looking forward to and I’ll remember forever.”

The two have played as a team before in non-official tournaments hosted by Peter Jacobsen, the other by Billy Andrade and Brad Faxon. As for now, the senior Haas has no intention of making an 800th PGA Tour start. He just wants to concentrate on No. 799 and have fun with his son.

“I tell people that I still see the shot and I still think I can do it, and a lot of times it doesn’t come off that way,” he said. “This is a pretty good eye opener. I’ve played with Bill at home a lot, and he’s 30, 40, 50 (yards) in front of me and it’s a steady diet of it. This is one of the longest courses out here. So it’s probably not the greatest spot for me to debut. I still feel like I can do it at certain times.

“With a partner, a great partner, hopefully I can contribute when the time comes and not embarrass myself. I don’t want to just show up and go through the motions. The competitive spirit in both of us, and certainly me, I’m going to be hard on myself, but I always am. I always have been. I kick myself all the time hitting bad shots.

“Hopefully I can hit some good shots and make some birdies and everything, but ultimately, to be with my son, again, on the grandest stage here, that’s what I’m trying to take from it.”

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

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

The PGA Tour is bound for 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. Players will play best ball in the first and third rounds and alternate shot in the second and fourth rounds. Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman are back to defend their title while the team of young stars featuring Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa enter with the best odds (+600).

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

Zurich Classic: Odds and picks | PGA Tour Live on ESPN+

1st tee

Tee time Players
8:00 a.m. Tom Hoge and Paul Barjon
Martin Laird and Robert MacIntyre
8:13 a.m. Bo Van Pelt and Ben Martin
Austin Cook and Jason Dufner
8:26 a.m. Danny Lee and Sangmoon Bae
Seung-Yul Noh and Michael Kim
8:39 a.m. Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown
Keith Mitchell and Brandt Snedeker
8:52 a.m. Lucas Glover and Chez Reavie
Garrick Higgo and Branden Grace
9:05 a.m. Sung Kang and John Huh
Robert Streb and Troy Merritt
9:18 a.m. Tommy Gainey and Robert Garrigus
Scott Piercy and Sean O’Hair
9:31 a.m. Denny McCarthy and Ben Kohles
Hank Lebioda and Chase Seiffert
9:44 a.m. Matthew NeSmith and Taylor Moore
Adam Hadwin and Adam Svensson
9:57 a.m. Dawie van der Walt and Brett Drewitt
Michael Gligic and Ryan Armour
1:05 p.m. Sepp Straka and Greyson Sigg
Adam Long and Bo Hoag
1:18 p.m. Chesson Hadley and Jonathan Byrd
Brice Garnett and Scott Stallings
1:31 p.m. Charl Schwartzel and Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Emiliano Grillo and Rafa Cabrera Bello
1:44 p.m. Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler and Ryan Palmer
1:57 p.m. Sam Burns and Billy Horschel
Bubba Watson and Harold Varner III
2:10 p.m. Joaquin Niemann and Mito Pereira
Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson
2:23 p.m. James Hahn and Kevin Chappell
Kyle Stanley and Camilo Villegas
2:36 p.m. Doug Ghim and Matthias Schwab
Harry Higgs and Austin Smotherman
2:49 p.m. Lee Hodges and Vince Whaley
Alex Smalley and Hayden Buckley
3:02 p.m. Seth Reeves and Jared Wolfe
Curtis Thompson and Nick Hardy

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Martin Trainer and Jim Knous
8:13 a.m. Aaron Rai and David Lipsky
Trey Mullinax and Wesley Bryan
8:26 a.m. Bill Haas and Jay Haas
Nick Watney and Charley Hoffman
8:39 a.m. Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman
Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa
8:52 a.m. Tyrrell Hatton and Danny Willett
Sergio Garcia and Tommy Fleetwood
9:05 a.m. Shane Lowry and Ian Poulter
Talor Gooch and Max Homa
9:18 a.m. Richy Werenski and Peter Uihlein
Kevin Tway and Kelly Kraft
9:31 a.m. Brandon Hagy and Cameron Percy
Doc Redman and Sam Ryder
9:44 a.m. Sahith Theegala and Beau Hossler
Will Zalatoris and Davis Riley
9:57 a.m. Callum Tarren and David Skinns
Justin Lower and Dylan Wu
1:05 p.m. Matt Wallace and Sam Horsfield
Alex Noren and Henrik Norlander
1:18 p.m. Jason Day and Jason Scrivener
Joel Dahmen and Stephan Jaeger
1:31 p.m. Brian Stuard and Russell Knox
Keegan Bradley and Brendan Steele
1:44 p.m. Jim Herman and Vaughn Taylor
Lucas Herbert and Arjun Atwal
1:57 p.m. J.T. Poston and Patton Kizzire
Seamus Power and Graeme McDowell
2:10 p.m. Sungjae Im and Byeong Hun An
Brendon Todd and Chris Kirk
2:23 p.m. Tyler Duncan and Adam Schenk
Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard
2:36 p.m. Cameron Tringale and Wyndham Clark
Maverick McNealy and Joseph Bramlett
2:49 p.m. Scott Gutschewski and D.A. Points
Patrick Rodgers and Brandon Wu
3:02 p.m. Kurt Kitayama and Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Max McGreevy and Andrew Novak

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Zurich Classic: Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele make no apologies for being bosom buddies

Cantlay and Schauffele are set to reprise their roles as a dynamic duo for the U.S. Ryder Cup team.

There will be no apologies given this week at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans on those rare occasions when Patrick Cantlay or Xander Schauffele hits a bad shot.

“We’ve seen the best of the best and the worst of the worst from each other, so there’s no need for apologies or anything like that,” Schauffele said. “We both know we’re trying our hardest.”

Cantlay and Schauffele are set to reprise their roles as a dynamic duo for the U.S. Ryder Cup team at Whistling Straits. Only this time the SoCal natives are reuniting for the only two-man team format during the 47 events that make up the PGA Tour 2021-22 season.

Cantlay, 30, and Schauffele, 28, first bonded when they stayed up for nearly 26 hours drinking coffee and playing gin on the Team USA flight from the Bahamas to Australia for the 2019 Presidents Cup. Neither wanted to accept defeat, although Schauffele concedes that Cantlay is the better card player. They ended up as partners in all four of the team sessions of the international biennial competition, going a respectable 2-2, with a pair of wins in foursomes. Ever since, they’ve been nearly inseparable and regular practice-round partners.

“I don’t think either of us would have gone out of their way to be friends with each other,” Cantlay said, “but then spending that time together, we realized that we really got along with each other. I think he’s incredibly smart, and I think he’s incredibly conscientious. He is someone that probably brings out the best in me. He’s more positive, and he has a way of being more light as opposed to me being serious. Yet he’s very quiet and reserved, so we kind of have that bond, and yet he balances me out a little bit.”

Last year, they finished T-11 in this event at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., before going on to greater success individually. Schauffele won the gold medal at the Toyko Summer Olympics while Cantlay claimed the FedEx Cup and was named PGA Tour Player of the Year. Ahead of pairing up to beat the likes of Rory McIlroy and Ian Poulter at the Ryder Cup, they even teamed up to take a vacation together with their significant others.

Xander Schauffele, Patrick Cantlay
Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay bump fists during the third day of the Presidents Cup golf tournament in Melbourne on December 14, 2019. (Photo: William West/AFP via Getty Images)

“Taking the trip to Napa was very natural,” Cantlay said ahead of the Ryder Cup. “It was like, I’d really like to spend time with Xander and Maya. That’s kind of how that came about. … And so before the stretch of the playoffs where I knew I was going to be playing lots of golf tournaments and be on the road for a number of weeks. I thought, Man, I need something to look forward to and asked if he wanted to go to Napa, and he said that sounded great. And we had an unbelievable time.”

With the exception of a missed cut at the Players and a middling finish at the Masters, Cantlay, No. 4 in the world, has been regularly in contention but hasn’t hoisted a trophy yet this season. He lost on the first extra hole on Sunday to Jordan Spieth at the RBC Heritage, his second playoff defeat this year.

“I’ve had some very close calls this season,” he said. “Sometimes it’s just how golf is, but you just keep knocking on the door, and eventually the door will fall down.”

Schauffele’s best result is a T-3 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open in February, but he conceded his game hasn’t been up to his high standard so far this season despite only slipping to No. 12 in the world.

“It’s about time to catch some stride here and go on a nice little run to kind of cap off the season, and no better time to start than here with Pat,” he said.

These bosom buddies likely will be partners again at the Presidents Cup this fall in Charlotte and it couldn’t hurt their chances to have a good showing together this week in the Big Easy.

“It’s rare to share success in golf. If I could do it with someone out here, I would love to do it with Pat,” Schauffele said. “We’re normally playing against each other every week, and as close as we are as friends, we want to beat each other more than anyone else. It’s cool if we can kind of share some success this week.”

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