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2023 Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Round 1 format, tee times, pairings and featured groups
The tee times for the Zurich Classic are scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m. ET on Thursday at TPC Louisiana. Check out the list of all tee times and pairings.
During the autumn of 2016, Zurich and the PGA TOUR revealed an intriguing new format for the Zurich Classic: a two-person team event. This was the first team event hosted by the PGA TOUR since 1981 and consisted of two rounds of both foursomes (known as alternate shot) and four-ball competition.
As the tournament showcases an array of team formats played on different days, this Thursday starts with a round that employs the best-ball format. Each player will use their ball for the entire hole in this format, with the team recording the lowest score. On Friday, the players will compete in an alternating shot format.
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The best ball format in golf enables players to utilize their skills (as they keep track of their scores) while benefiting from their partner’s strong performance on sure holes. Scores are typically higher in this format than in a scramble because each player must play their shots. If a player makes a poor shot, they must play it out and rely on their partner to perform well. However, achieving remarkably low scores in the best ball format is still possible.
Last year, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele triumphed in the Zurich Classic team event, defeating Sam Burns and Billy Horschel by two strokes. This year marks the sixth edition of the tournament, scheduled from Thursday, April 20, to Sunday, April 23.
The event will be hosted at TPC Louisiana in New Orleans, featuring a par 72 course spanning a maximum length of 7,425 yards.
2023 Zurich Classic Round 1 tee times and featured teams
| Time | Tee | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 1 | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 a.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Kevin Stadler | Geoff Ogilvy | Grayson Murray | Wesley Bryan |
| 8:00 a.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Ryan Palmer | Scott Piercy | Bill Haas | Jonathan Byrd |
| 8:13 a.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Kevin Chappell | Jason Dufner | D.J. Trahan | Chad Collins |
| 8:13 a.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Matthew NeSmith | Taylor Moore | Doc Redman | Sam Ryder |
| 8:26 a.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Mark Hubbard | Ryan Brehm | Ryan Armour | Jim Herman |
| 8:26 a.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Keith Mitchell | Sungjae Im | Justin Suh | Sahith Theegala |
| 8:39 a.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Scott Stallings | Trey Mullinax | Adam Hadwin | Nick Taylor |
| 8:39 a.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Billy Horschel | Sam Burns | Tom Hoge | Harris English |
| 8:52 a.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Patton Kizzire | Brendon Todd | Scott Brown | Richy Werenski |
| 8:52 a.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Collin Morikawa | Max Homa | Matt Fitzpatrick | Alex Fitzpatrick |
| 9:05 a.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Troy Merritt | Robert Streb | Austin Cook | Andrew Landry |
| 9:05 a.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Hayden Buckley | J.J. Spaun | Nick Hardy | Davis Riley |
| 9:18 a.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Paresh Amin | Michael Thompson | Matti Schmid | Dylan Frittelli |
| 9:18 a.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Robby Shelton | Lee Hodges | Michael Gligic | Taylor Pendrith |
| 9:31 a.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Sung Kang | Sangmoon Bae | David Lipsky | Aaron Rai |
| 9:31 a.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | D.A. Points | Jimmy Walker | Joseph Bramlett | Brandon Wu |
| 9:44 a.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | William McGirt | Chris Stroud | Andrew Novak | Trevor Cone |
| 9:44 a.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Fabián Gómez | Augusto Núñez | Cody Gribble | Paul Haley II |
| 9:57 a.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Scott Harrington | Austin Eckroat | Zecheng Dou | Zac Blair |
| 9:57 a.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Kevin Roy | Brent Grant | Trevor Werbylo | Tano Goya |
| 1:05 p.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Jonas Blixt | David Lingmerth | Kelly Kraft | Kevin Tway |
| 1:05 p.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Kyle Stanley | Ricky Barnes | Derek Ernst | Robert Garrigus |
| 1:18 p.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Ben Martin | Chesson Hadley | Eric Cole | Sam Saunders |
| 1:18 p.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | John Daly | David Duval | Henrik Norlander | Luke List |
| 1:31 p.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Steve Stricker | Zach Johnson | Luke Donald | Edoardo Molinari |
| 1:31 p.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Charley Hoffman | Nick Watney | Harry Higgs | Austin Smotherman |
| 1:44 p.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Si Woo Kim | Tom Kim | Xander Schauffele | Patrick Cantlay |
| 1:44 p.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Hank Lebioda | Tyler Duncan | Brice Garnett | Greyson Sigg |
| 1:57 p.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Taylor Montgomery | Kurt Kitayama | Denny McCarthy | Joel Dahmen |
| 1:57 p.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Martin Trainer | Chad Ramey | S.Y. Noh | Michael Kim |
| 2:10 p.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Brian Stuard | Russell Knox | Wyndham Clark | Beau Hossler |
| 2:10 p.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Callum Shinkwin | Matt Wallace | MJ Daffue | Erik van Rooyen |
| 2:23 p.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Thomas Detry | Victor Perez | Vincent Norrman | Matthias Schwab |
| 2:23 p.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Dylan Wu | Justin Lower | Byeong Hun An | S.H. Kim |
| 2:36 p.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Doug Ghim | Kramer Hickok | Ryan Gerard | Ben Griffin |
| 2:36 p.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Sam Stevens | Max McGreevy | Ben Taylor | Callum Tarren |
| 2:49 p.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Will Gordon | Davis Thompson | Carl Yuan | Tyson Alexander |
| 2:49 p.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Aaron Baddeley | Harrison Endycott | Greg Chalmers | Cameron Percy |
| 3:02 p.m. ET | Tee No. 1 | Sean O’Hair | Brandon Matthews | Nicolai Hojgaard | Thorbjørn Olesen |
| 3:02 p.m. ET | Tee No. 10 | Kyle Westmoreland | Carson Young | Akshay Bhatia | Harry Hall |