Team golf and beignets, anyone?
The PGA Tour is in New Orleans this week for the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana where the best players in the world have paired up and are hoping to dethrone defending champions Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele.
The world Nos. 4 and 5 are back at it this year and are both coming off top-five finishes at the RBC Heritage.
Max Homa and Collin Morikawa, who both went to Cal and were on the 2022 United States Presidents Cup squad together, are teaming up. Last year’s runner-ups Sam Burns and Billy Horschel are once again playing together.
Zurich: Five can’t-miss teams
Rounds one and three will be four-ball — both players play their own ball and the team counts the best score — while rounds two and four will be foursomes — alternate shot.
Golf course
TPC Louisiana | Par 72 | 7,425 yards | Pete Dye design
An aerial view of the 18th, 9th and 1st holes of TPC Louisiana, site of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. (Photo: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports)
Betting preview
| Player | Odds |
| Cantlay/Schauffele | (+290) |
| Morikawa/Homa | (+750) |
| Im/Mitchell | (+1300) |
| Burns/Horschel | (+1700) |
| Si Woo Kim/Tom Kim | (+1700) |
| Theegala/Suh | (+2200) |
| Kitayama/Montgomery | (+2400) |
| Clark/Hossler | (+2500) |
| Spaun/Buckley | (+3200) |
| Matt Fitzpatrick/Alex Fitzpatrick | (+3400) |
| N.Taylor/Hadwin | (+3400) |
Max Homa and Collin Morikawa of the United States Team celebrate defeating the International Team during day four of the 2022 Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow Country Club on September 25, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Homa is coming off a missed cut at the RBC Heritage, but a few extra days of rest may have been exactly what the doctor ordered after the year’s first major. Morikawa, on the other hand, tied for 31st at Harbour Town last week.
Two of the best ball strikers on Earth playing together is enough for me to take a look at Team Horikawa at +750.
Sahith Theegala hits his tee shot on the 2nd hole during the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course – South Course. Mandatory Credit: Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports
Theegala finished ninth at the Masters and tied for fifth at the RBC Heritage and looks like he’s getting close to his breakthrough win. Suh has played well this season, tying for fifth at the Honda Classic and sixth at the Players.
Keep your eye on these young guns, they have a real chance of getting it done this week.
Wyndham Clark plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of the Valspar Championship golf tournament. (Photo: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)
Clark has been playing incredibly consistent all season long. He’s finished inside the top 35 in seven straight starts, including three top 10s.
After missing four straight cuts, Hossler tied for 46th at the Valero Texas Open and for 31st at the RBC Heritage.
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