Is there a cut at the Zurich Classic? Exploring the rules of PGA TOUR’s upcoming event

The Zurich Classic is set to take place on April 20. The format is similar to what it has had in the past seven editions. In 2017, the organizers announced it to be a team game with eight pairs competing together at TPC Louisiana in Avondale.

Though the tournament is a team event, it still follows a 72-hole format. The 36th hole will be cut and will only allow the top 33 teams (including ties) to progress further in the third and fourth rounds. Interestingly, the first and third rounds follow football's best ball format.

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Rules and regulations of the Zurich Classic

The PGA Tour event fields a total of 160 players that have 80 teams (two pairs). The top 80 players in OWGR have the right to pick their partners. The partner must be associated with the PGA Tour or must have a sponsor exemption. Alternate shot (foursome) and better ball (fourball) rounds made up the first and third rounds of the stroke-play format.

The teams will play at a sudden death if there is a playoff after 72 holes, switching between foursomes on the first extra hole and four balls on the second hole, and so on.

The winner of the Zurich Classic gets 400 FedEx Cup points and a whopping paycheck of $2,485,400 ($1,242,700 individual). The winners will also get a PGA Tour contract extension. However, they do not get invited to the Masters tournament the following year.

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Zurich Classic 2023: All teams

Here is the list of 80 teams for the upcoming Zurich Classic 2023:

1. Geoff Ogilvy & Kevin Stadler
2. Wesley Bryan & Grayson Murray
3. Jason Dufner & Kevin Chappell
4. D.J. Trahan & Chad Collins
5. Ryan Brehm & Mark Hubbard
6. Jim Herman & Ryan Armour
7. Trey Mullinax &Scott Stallings
8. Nick Taylor & Adam Hadwin
9. Brendon Todd & Patton Kizzire
10. Richy Werenski & Scott Brown
11. Robert Streb & Troy Merritt
12. Andrew Landry & Austin Cook
13. Michael Thompson & Paresh Amin
14. Dylan Frittelli & Matti Schmid
15. Sung Kang & Sangmoon Bae
16. David Lipsky & Aaron Rai
17. Chris Stroud & William McGirt
18. Andrew Novak & Trevor Cone
19. Austin Eckroat & Scott Harrington
20. Zac Blair & Zecheng Dou
21. Jonas Blixt & David Lingmerth
22. Kevin Tway & Kelly Kraft
23. Chesson Hadley & Ben Martin
24. Eric Cole & Sam Saunders
25. Zach Johnson & Steve Stricker
26. Luke Donald & Edoardo Molinari
27. Si Woo Kim & Tom Kim
28. Xander Schauffele & Patrick Cantlay
29. Kurt Kitayama & Taylor Montgomery
30. Joel Dahmen & Denny McCarthy
31. Russell Knox & Chris Stuard
32. Wyndham Clark & Beau Hossler
33. Thomas Detry & Victor Perez
34. Matthias Schwab & Vincent Norrman
35. Doug Ghim & Kramer Hickok
36. Ben Griffin & Ryan Gerard
37. Davis Thompson & Will Gordon
38. Tyson Alexander & Carl Yuan
39. Sean O’Hair & Brandon Matthews
40. Nicolai Hojgaard & Thorbjorn Olesen
41. Ryan Palmer & Scott Piercy
42. Bill Haas & Jonathan Byrd
43. Taylor Moore & Matthew NeSmith
44. Sam Ryder & Doc Redman
45. Sungjae Im & Keith Mitchell
46. Sahith Theegala & Justin Suh
47. Sam Burns & Billy Horschel
48. Harris English & Tom Hoge
49. Max Homa & Collin Morikawa
50. Matt Fitzpatrick & Alex Fitzpatrick
51. J.J. Spaun & Hayden Buckley
52. Davis Riley & Nick Hardy
53. Les Hodges & Robby Shelton
54. Taylor Pendrith & Michael Gligic
55. Jimmy Walker & D.A. Points
56. Brandon Wu & Joseph Bramlett
57. Fabian Gómez & Augusto Núñez
58. Cody Gribble & Paul Haley II
59. Brent Grant & Kevin Roy
60. Tano Goya & Trevor Werbylo
61. Kyle Stanley & Ricky Barnes
62. Derek Ernst & Robert Garrigus
63. John Daly & David Duval
64. Luke List & Henrik Norlander
65. Nick Watney & Charley Hoffman
66. Austin Smotherman & Harry Higgs
67. Tyler Duncan & Nick Lebioda
68. Brice Garnett & Greyson Sigg
69. Chad Ramey & Martin Trainer
70. Michael Kim & S.Y. Noh
71. Matt Wallace & Callum Shinkwin
72. Erik van Rooyen & M.J. Daffue
73. Justin Lower & Dylan Wu
74. Ben An & S.H. Kim
75. Max McGreevy & Sam Stevens
76. Callum Tarren & Ben Taylor
77. Aaron Baddeley & Harrison Endycott
78. Cameron Percy & Greg Chalmers
79. Carson Young & Kyle Westmoreland
80. Harry Hall & Akshay Bhatia

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are the defending champions of the Zurich Classic who will be looking for a successful retention of the title this year.