The latest edition of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is set to tee off on Thursday, April 24, at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana. The PGA Tour-sanctioned team event will see a field of 158 players compete in teams of two. The two-man sides will play for the winner’s paycheck from the $9,200,000 prize purse.Reigning champions Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry return to the competition to defend their title this weekend. The duo enters the competition with +360 odds, as per SportsLine.It is pertinent to note that World No.2 McIlroy is the highest-rated player in the event field. He will play alongside 13th-ranked Lowry to fend off a stacked field, including 16 of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking.The Irish duo won the title last year after an exciting playoff outing, beating the pairing of Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer.For the unversed, McIlroy comes into the competition on the back of his best start to a PGA Tour season in over a decade. The Northern Irishman, who missed the season-opener due to injury, has won three tournaments so far. He clinched trophies at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, THE PLAYERS Championship and the Masters, ending his decade-long wait for a fifth major and career Grand Slam.Meanwhile, Lowry played three more tournaments than McIlroy but has yet to taste victory. The 38-year-old golfer finished runner-up to his teammate at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. This has been his best finish of the season so far. He finished twice in the top 10 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Valspar Championship. However, he only managed a T42 at the Masters.The duo are currently the outright favorites to win the Zurich Classic in Louisiana.Listed below is Rory McIlroy’s and Shane Lowry’s 2025 PGA Tour season so far with earnings:Rory McIlroy:AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: 1st – $3,600,000The Genesis Invitational: T17 – $270,714Arnold Palmer Invitational: T15 – $349,000THE PLAYERS Championship: 1st (Playoff win) – $4,500,000Texas Children’s Houston Open: T5 – $337,844Masters Tournament: 1st (Playoff win) – $4,200,000Shane Lowry:Farmers Insurance Open: Missed Cut – --AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: 2nd – $2,160,000The Genesis Invitational: T39 – $82,000Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches: T11 – $184,986Arnold Palmer Invitational: 7th – $700,000THE PLAYERS Championship: T20 – $240,250Valspar Championship: T8 – $245,775Masters Tournament: T42 – $75,600RBC Heritage: T18 – $226,0562025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Day 1 oddsDefending champion McIlroy and Lowry lead the Zurich Classic odds list, while World No.4 Collin Morikawa and teammate Kurt Kitayama follow them. The duo holds 14-1 odds, according to SportsLine. Meanwhile, the pairing of J.T. Poston and Keith Mitchell sits behind them with 16-1 odds.Thomas Detry and MacIntyre (18-1), Taylor Moore and Wyndham Clark (22-1), Aaron Rai and Sahith Theegala (22-1), and Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin (22-1) are some other big-name duos to watch this weekend at the Zurich Classic.Listed below is the top odds list for the TPC Louisiana's Zurich Classic competition (As per SportsLine):Shane Lowry / Rory McIlroy +360Kurt Kitayama / Collin Morikawa +1400J.T. Poston / Keith Mitchell +1600Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre +1800Taylor Moore / Wyndham Clark +2200Aaron Rai / Sahith Theegala +2200Andrew Novak / Ben Griffin +2200Rasmus Højgaard / Nicolai Højgaard +2500Max Greyserman / Nico Echavarria +3300Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka +3500Ryan Fox / Garrick Higgo +3500Akshay Bhatia / Carson Young +3500Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin +3500Jesper Svensson / Niklas Norgaard +3500Laurie Canter / Jordan Smith +4000Michael Thorbjornsen / Karl Vilips +4000Thorbjørn Olesen / Matt Wallace +4000Alejandro Tosti / Joe Highsmith +4000Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick +4500Jhonattan Vegas / Kevin Yu +4500Rico Hoey / Sam Ryder +4500Joseph Bramlett / Alex Smalley +4500Max McGreevy / Sam Stevens +4500Jacob Bridgeman / Chandler Phillips +5000More details on the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic will be updated as the event progresses.