2022 Zurich Classic leaderboard: Patrick Cantley, Xander Schöffele combine for 59 in Round 1 to set record. Today we will discuss about Zurich Classic: Leaderboard| Scoring format| Picks
Zurich Classic: Leaderboard| Scoring format| Picks
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The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, played in Avondale, Louisiana. Begun 84 years ago in 1938 and held annually since 1958, it is usually played in early to mid-spring. Zurich Insurance Group is the main sponsor, and this Four! Organized by Kids Foundation
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Avondale, Louisiana |
| Established | 1938 |
| Course(s) | TPC Louisiana |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,425 yards (6,789 m) |
| Organized by | Fore!Kids Foundation |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Team stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$8,300,000 |
| Month played | April |
Leaderboard
The fun of the first day of the 2022 Zurich Classic has resulted in an interesting leaderboard. With 10 of the world’s top 20 golfers in the field, it was not until late in Round 1 that one of the top-ranked doubles – Patrick Cantley and Xander Schöffle – peppered the top of the board at TPC Louisiana. did not start. , And then he took over the event with a tournament-record score of 59 on Thursday.
The big-time Ryder Cup duo leads one after Round 1 and are now more favorites than ever to take a title they didn’t get last year, but it’s a perfect fit for both of them to win. Looks like. Thursday was one of two sessions of four balls, so scoring dipped into the 60s (and lower), with Friday’s alternate-shot format sure to boost those scores ahead of the weekend.
Let’s take a look at how Cantley and Schöffle put their record-setting rounds together, and who’s in contention and what else is down the board on Thursday in one of the most interesting tournaments the PGA Tour has played in an entire year. Happened.
Scoring format
New Orleans’ Zurich Classic will use an alternating four-ball and foursome format. The first and third round will be four ball and the second and final round will be foursome.
To play foursome, players rotate tee shots. One player will tee shots on all odd-numbered holes, and the other will tee shots on even-numbered holes. Example: Player A and Player B are partners. On the first hole, Player A tees; Player B plays the second shot; Player A plays the third shot; And so on until the ball is hidden. The total number of strokes taken will result in the team’s score for that hole.
To play four-ball, players from each team will play their ball throughout the round, recording the best score on each hole. Example: On the first hole, both golfers on each team clash. Player A crosses the hole and player B birdies it. The team will be given credit for birding.
Field: The opening field will have 80 teams (160 players). Each of the top available players in the PGA Tour Priority Rankings who commit to the tournament will choose their partner, who must have PGA Tour status, unless he or she is selected as a tournament sponsor exempt.
Picks
Christopher Powers, Golf Digest assistant editor: Will Zalatoris and Davis Riley (36-1, FanDuel) — These two have become a popular drama this week, and for good reason. Obviously, Zalatoris continues to close on the first win, while Riley took Sam Burns to the playoffs at the Valspar Championships last month. It would be starving for these two 25-year-olds to count as an official victory on their resumes. It should help, too, that they are longtime friends from their junior playing days, which included the 2015 U.S. Championships. In the Junior Amateur final, Zalatoris defeated Riley.
Lee Aldrick, FanShare Sports: Sam Burns and Billy Horschel (12-1, FanDuel) — Burns and Horschel both appear in this event, ranking the top 20 for SG/total course position, SG/Horshal in the last two months. Overall, opportunities have been found. In the last two months, SG/Total in the last two years and fifth for both SG/Bermuda putting on the Greens. This is a deadly pairing.
Past results: Golf Digest’s betting panel had another strong season in 2020-’21, correctly predicting 14 winners in the final 28 events of the year. We’re already off to a hot start in the new season, with Christopher Powers backing Scotty Schaeffler’s 29-1 win at the West Management Phoenix Open and then backing it up with Joaquin Nieman at 60-1 to win at the Riviera Did. A few weeks ago, Pat Mayo correctly predicted a 70-1 victory for Luke List at Torrey Pines. Rick Gehmann beat Sam Burns (16-1) at the Sanderson Farms Championship in the fall, as well as Victor Hovland (19-1) at the World Wide Technology Championships in Mayakoba. Brandon Gadula also struck Hovland at Mayakoba, and Stephen Hennessy defeated Hideki Matsuyama (12-1) in the Zozo Championship.
