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The 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans is the next stop on the PGA Tour, to be played at the TPC Louisiana in Avondale, starting next Thursday, April 25. It is the only official tournament of the circuit that has a team format, with 80 duos in the field.
The list of players who will be present at the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans is very diverse, from sibling pairs to compatriots teaming up. However, there are also several stars of today's world golf and they are precisely the ones who are considered to have the best chances to win the title.
According to different sites specialized in predictions, Sports Line among them, the team of Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele has the best chances to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (+500). Both players have been playing well during the current season, although the two have not won on the PGA Tour since 2022.
Nevertheless, this pair is well known in team golf. Not only because they won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 2022, but also because they have made their impact as a duo in the Ryder Cup. In four matches played as a duo in the biennial event, they have a record of two wins and two losses.
Sports Line ranks Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry's team as second-best (+800). McIlroy and Lowry are making their debut as a team at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Despite this, both players bring a wealth of experience, having participated in numerous team events, notably the Ryder Cup.
Neither has had a brilliant 2024 season, but they have had solid finishes, including a win for McIlroy on the DP World Tour.
Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Best odds
Here are the best odds to win at Avondale, according to Sports Line (Top 20 included):
- Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele +500
- Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry +800
- Will Zalatoris / Sahith Theegala +1100
- Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama +1600
- Tom Hoge / Maverick McNealy +2500
- Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick +2500
- Taylor Pendrith / Corey Conners +3500
- Rasmus Højgaard / Nicolai Højgaard +3500
- Taylor Montgomery / Ben Griffin +4000
- Sepp Straka / Brice Garnett +4000
- Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin +4000
- Keith Mitchell / Joel Dahmen +4000
- Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka +4000
- Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre +4500
- Doug Ghim / Chan Kim +4500
- Davis Thompson / Andrew Novak +4500
- Daniel Berger / Victor Perez +4500
- Kevin Yu / C.T. Pan +5000
- Billy Horschel / Tyson Alexander +5000
- Beau Hossler / Sam Ryder +5000
The tournament is played over four rounds, with foursomes in the first and third rounds and four balls in the second and fourth rounds. The first team member enters the field according to PGA Tour eligibility rules and invites his teammate, who must also be a PGA Tour member, or receive a sponsor exemption.
For the 2024 edition, eight sponsor exemptions were granted, including one to Rasmus Hojgaard to team with his brother Nicolai and one to Alex Fitzpatrick to team with his brother Matt.
