Will Zalatoris and Sahith Theegala to form a team for the 2024 Zurich Classic

Will Zalatoris and Sahith Theegala are set to team up at the upcoming Zurich Classic in New Orleans. The announcement was made by Steve Worthy, the CEO of the Fore! Kids Foundation, as well as the tournament's producer, on Tuesday.

The 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans takes place from April 22 to 28 at the TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana. This will be Theegala's third straight appearance at the event.

He missed the cut in 2022 but ended T23 last year. While Zalatoris is returning to the event for the second time since a T4 finish in 2022.

Zalatoris had played well recently after missing the last season due to back surgery. He had a joint second-place finish at the Genesis Invitational and T4 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Theegala won the Fortinet Championship, his first PGA Tour title, last fall and has been consistent since then. His recent results include the runner-up finish at The Sentry in Hawaii and three other top-10 finishes.

Like the other events, the Zurich Classic was also played in an individual format earlier but switched to a team format in 2017. Cameron Smith is the only player to win the event twice since then.

Who are the past winners at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans?

Here's a look at the past winners at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans:

2023: Nick Hardy & Davis Riley
2022: Patrick Cantlay & Xander Schauffele
2021: Marc Leishman & Cameron Smith (2)
2019: Ryan Palmer & Jon Rahm
2018: Billy Horschel (2) & Scott Piercy
2017: Jonas Blixt & Cameron Smith
2016: Brian Stuard
2015: Justin Rose
2014: Noh Seung-Yul
2013: Billy Horschel
2012: Jason Dufner
2011: Bubba Watson
2010: Jason Bohn
2009: Jerry Kelly
2008: Andrés Romero
2007: Nick Watney
2006: Chris Couch
2005: Tim Petrovic
2004: Vijay Singh
2003: Steve Flesch
2002: K. J. Choi
2001: David Toms
2000: Carlos Franco (2)
1999: Carlos Franco
1998: Lee Westwood
1997: Brad Faxon
1996: Scott McCarron
1995: Davis Love III
1994: Ben Crenshaw (2)
1993: Mike Standly
1992: Chip Beck (2)
1991: Ian Woosnam
1990: David Frost
1989: Tim Simpson
1988: Chip Beck
1987: Ben Crenshaw
1986: Calvin Peete
1985: Seve Ballesteros
1984: Bob Eastwood
1983: Bill Rogers
1982: Scott Hoch
1981: Tom Watson (2)
1980: Tom Watson
1979: Hubert Green
1978: Lon Hinkle
1977: Jim Simons
1976: Larry Ziegler
1975: Billy Casper (2)
1974: Lee Trevino
1973: Jack Nicklaus
1972: Gary Player
1971: Frank Beard (2)
1970: Miller Barber
1969: Larry Hinson
1968: George Archer
1967: George Knudson
1966: Frank Beard
1965: Dick Mayer
1964: Mason Rudolph
1963: Bo Wininger (2)
1962: Bo Wininger
1961: Doug Sanders
1960: Dow Finsterwald
1959: Bill Collins
1958: Billy Casper
1948: Bob Hamilton
1946: Byron Nelson (2)
1945: Byron Nelson
1944: Sammy Byrd
1942: Lloyd Mangrum
1941: Henry Picard (2)
1940: Jimmy Demaret
1939: Henry Picard
1938: Harry Cooper

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