The PGA Tour professional golf competition known as the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is presently hosted by TPC Louisiana in Avondale, a suburb southwest of New Orleans. It was first played 85 years ago, in 1938 and has been held every year since 1958. It is usually held in the early to mid-spring.
The main sponsor is Zurich Insurance Group, and the event is planned by the Fore!Kids Foundation. In 1965, the first award reached five figures; in 1988, it reached six figures; and in 2006, it surpassed one million dollars. In 2022, the victorious team divided over $2.39 million.
The Zurich Classic moved to a team format in 2017 and now features eighty duos. Each team starts with one player selected by the Tour priority rankings, and that player's partner must be a member of the PGA Tour or qualify for entry through sponsor exemption.
In the first and third rounds of stroke play, the format was alternate shot (foursome), and in the second and fourth rounds, better ball (fourball). 33 teams, plus ties, make up the cut line.
In addition to receiving two-year exemptions and 400 FedEx Cup points, the winners do not receive invites to the Masters or world ranking points for the tournament. In 2018, the format changed to alternate shots for the second and fourth rounds and fourballs for the first and third rounds.
Who won the PGA Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2024?
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry won the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Each of the two winners, McIlroy and Lowry, took home $1,286,050 of the $8,900,000 winnings and each received 400 FedEx Cup points. PGA Tour points were awarded at the combined standard level.
McIlroy and Lowry won the two-man team event after finishing tied in regulation on 25-under 263 with Martin Trainer and Chad Ramey, who finished two hours ahead of the Irish pair, forcing a playoff, where McIlroy and Lowry defeated the latter team with par on the first extra hole. Garrick Higgo and Ryan Fox finished solo third.
Who won the PGA Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2023?
Davis Riley and Nick Hardy won the 2023 Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana. The $2,485,400 ($1,242,700 each) winner's share of the $8,600,000 purse went to Riley and Hardy.
Riley and Hardy won on 30-under 258 after a fantastic final round in the alternate-shot style that saw them shoot 7-under 65, setting a tournament record. Beau Hossler and Wyndham Clark, the leaders after 54 holes, were one shot ahead of Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin at the finish, having trailed by two shots.
The PGA Zurich Classic of New Orleans Winners List Year-by-Year
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Winner's share |
| 2024 | Shany Lowry and Rory McIlroy | 263 | -25 | PO | $1,286,050 each |
| 2023 | Nick Hardy and Davis Riley | 258 | -30 | 2 | $1,242,700 each |
| 2022 | Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele | 259 | −29 | 2 | $1,199,350 each |
| 2021 | Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith (2) | 268 | −20 | PO | $1,069,300 each |
| 2020 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2019 | Ryan Palmer and Jon Rahm | 262 | −26 | 3 | $1,051,200 each |
| 2018 | Billy Horschel (2) and Scott Piercy | 266 | −22 | 1 | $1,036,800 each |
| 2017 | Jonas Blixt and Cameron Smith | 261 | −27 | PO | $1,022,400 each |
| 2016 | Brian Stuard | 201 | −15 | PO | $1,260,000 |
| 2015 | Justin Rose | 266 | −22 | 1 | $1,242,000 |
| 2014 | Noh Seung-yul | 269 | −19 | 2 | $1,224,000 |
| 2013 | Billy Horschel | 268 | −20 | 1 | $1,188,000 |
| 2012 | Jason Dufner | 269 | −19 | PO | $1,152,000 |
| 2011 | Bubba Watson | 273 | −15 | PO | $1,152,000 |
| 2010 | Jason Bohn | 270 | −18 | 2 | $1,152,000 |
| 2009 | Jerry Kelly | 274 | −14 | 1 | $1,134,000 |
| 2008 | Andrés Romero | 275 | −13 | 1 | $1,116,000 |
| 2007 | Nick Watney | 273 | −15 | 3 | $1,098,000 |
| 2006 | Chris Couch | 269 | −19 | 1 | $1,080,000 |
| 2005 | Tim Petrovic | 275 | −13 | PO | $990,000 |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | 266 | −22 | 1 | $918,000 |
| 2003 | Steve Flesch | 267 | −21 | PO | $900,000 |
| 2002 | K. J. Choi | 271 | −17 | 4 | $810,000 |
| 2001 | David Toms | 266 | −22 | 2 | $720,000 |
| 2000 | Carlos Franco (2) | 270 | −18 | PO | $612,000 |
| 1999 | Carlos Franco | 269 | −19 | 2 | $468,000 |
| 1998 | Lee Westwood | 273 | −15 | 3 | $306,000 |
| 1997 | Brad Faxon | 272 | −16 | 3 | $270,000 |
| 1996 | Scott McCarron | 275 | −13 | 5 | $216,000 |
| 1995 | Davis Love III | 274 | −14 | PO | $216,000 |
| 1994 | Ben Crenshaw (2) | 273 | −15 | 3 | $216,000 |
| 1993 | Mike Standly | 281 | −7 | 1 | $180,000 |
| 1992 | Chip Beck (2) | 276 | −12 | 1 | $180,000 |
| 1991 | Ian Woosnam | 275 | −13 | PO | $180,000 |
| 1990 | David Frost | 276 | −12 | 1 | $180,000 |
| 1989 | Tim Simpson | 274 | −14 | 2 | $135,000 |
| 1988 | Chip Beck | 262 | −26 | 7 | $135,000 |
| 1987 | Ben Crenshaw | 268 | −20 | 3 | $90,000 |
| 1986 | Calvin Peete | 269 | −19 | 5 | $90,000 |
| 1985 | Seve Ballesteros | 205 | −11 | 2 | $72,000 |
| 1984 | Bob Eastwood | 272 | −16 | 3 | $72,000 |
| 1983 | Bill Rogers | 274 | −14 | 3 | $72,000 |
| 1982 | Scott Hoch | 206 | −10 | 2 | $54,000 |
| 1981 | Tom Watson (2) | 270 | −18 | 2 | $63,000 |
| 1980 | Tom Watson | 273 | −15 | 2 | $45,000 |
| 1979 | Hubert Green | 273 | −15 | 1 | $45,000 |
| 1978 | Lon Hinkle | 271 | −17 | 1 | $40,000 |
| 1977 | Jim Simons | 273 | −15 | 3 | $35,000 |
| 1976 | Larry Ziegler | 274 | −14 | 1 | $35,000 |
| 1975 | Billy Casper (2) | 271 | −17 | 2 | $30,000 |
| 1974 | Lee Trevino | 267 | −21 | 8 | $30,000 |
| 1973 | Jack Nicklaus | 280 | −8 | PO | $25,000 |
| 1972 | Gary Player | 279 | −9 | 1 | $25,000 |
| 1971 | Frank Beard (2) | 276 | −12 | 1 | $25,000 |
| 1970 | Miller Barber | 278 | −10 | PO | $25,000 |
| 1969 | Larry Hinson | 275 | −13 | PO | $20,000 |
| 1968 | George Archer | 271 | −17 | 2 | $20,000 |
| 1967 | George Knudson | 277 | −11 | 1 | $20,000 |
| 1966 | Frank Beard | 276 | −12 | 2 | $20,000 |
| 1965 | Dick Mayer | 273 | −15 | 1 | $20,000 |
| 1964 | Mason Rudolph | 283 | −5 | 1 | $7,500 |
| 1963 | Bo Wininger (2) | 279 | −9 | 3 | $6,400 |
| 1962 | Bo Wininger | 281 | −7 | 2 | $4,300 |
| 1961 | Doug Sanders | 272 | −16 | 5 | $4,300 |
| 1960 | Dow Finsterwald | 270 | −18 | 6 | $3,500 |
| 1959 | Bill Collins | 280 | −8 | 3 | $2,800 |
| 1958 | Billy Casper | 278 | −10 | PO | $2,800 |
| 1948 | Bob Hamilton | 280 | −4 | 1 | $2,000 |
| 1947 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1946 | Byron Nelson (2) | 277 | −11 | 5 | $1,500 |
| 1945 | Byron Nelson | 284 | −4 | PO | $1,300 |
| 1944 | Sammy Byrd | 285 | −3 | 5 | $1,000 |
| 1943 | Not Played | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1942 | Lloyd Mangrum | 281 | −7 | 1 | $1,000 |
| 1941 | Henry Picard (2) | 276 | −12 | 2 | $1,200 |
| 1940 | Jimmy Demaret | 286 | −2 | 1 | $2,000 |
| 1939 | Henry Picard | 284 | −4 | 5 | $2,000 |
| 1938 | Harry Cooper | 285 | −3 | 4 | $1,200 |
Multiple PGA Zurich Classic of New Orleans Champions
At the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, no one has won three times, but eleven have done it twice. Byron Nelson, Bo Wininger, Tom Watson, and Franco were the four winners in a row.
| No. of Wins | Name | Country | Years |
| 2 | Henry Picard | United States | 1939, 1941 |
| 2 | Byron Nelson | United States | 1945, 1946 |
| 2 | Bo Wininger | United States | 1962, 1963 |
| 2 | Frank Beard | United States | 1966, 1971 |
| 2 | Billy Casper | United States | 1958, 1975 |
| 2 | Tom Watson | United States | 1980, 1981 |
| 2 | Chip Beck | United States | 1988, 1992 |
| 2 | Ben Crenshaw | United States | 1987, 1994 |
| 2 | Carlos Franco | Paraguay | 1999, 2000 |
| 2 | Billy Horchel | United States | 2013, 2018 |
| 2 | Cameron Smith | Australia | 2017, 2021 |
Zurich Classic of New Orleans FAQs
A. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans started in 1938 and has been in team format since 2017, with alternate shots and better ball rounds.
A. Davis Riley and Nick Hardy won the 2023 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, sharing $2,485,400 ($1,242,700 each) from an $8,600,000 purse.
A. Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy won the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, sharing $2,572,100 (1,286,050 each) from an $8,900,000 purse.
A. Zurich Insurance sponsors the Zurich Classic of New Orleans; in 2022, the victorious team divided over $2.39 million, a record.
A. The cut line of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans involves 33 teams; winners get two-year exemptions, 400 FedEx Cup points, and no Masters invites.
