Australians’ Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith take a selfie with the trophy after winning the 2021 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Stacy Revere

By Greg Gottfried

Masters champion Scottie Scheffler returns to action this week for the PGA Tour’s only full-field team event, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. He’ll partner with Ryan Palmer, a winner in 2019, and they’ll be one of the 80 duos looking to defeat the defending champs, Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman.

With four-ball (best ball) on Thursday and Saturday and foursomes (alternate shot) on Friday and Sunday, the Zurich Classic’s fifth year as a team tournament will feature captivating star pairings and even one father-son squad.

Jay and Bill Haas will tee off this week, the former playing at age 68. So will Collin Morikawa and Viktor Hovland, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, and Shane Lowry and Ian Poulter. Not only are the pairings fun, but last year’s event went to extra holes as the Australian team Leishman and Smith outlasted South Africa’s Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel.

The winning team will receive 400 FedEx Cup points per player and a $2,398,700 million share of the $8.3 million purse.

TEE TIMES: FIRST ROUND
First tee

8am
Tom Hoge/Paul Barjon
Martin Laird/Robert MacIntyre

8.13am
Austin Cook-Jason Dufner
Bo Van Pelt-Ben Martin

8.26am
Danny Lee-Sangmoon Bae
Seung-Yul Noh-Michael Kim

8.39am
Keith Mitchell-Brandt Snedeker
Kevin Kisner-Scott Brown

8.52am
Lucas Glover-Chez Reavie
Garrick Higgo-Branden Grace

9.05am
Robert Streb-Troy Merritt
Sung Kang-John Huh

9.18am
Scott Piercy-Sean O’Hair
Tommy Gainey-Robert Garrigus

9.31am
Hank Lebioda-Chase Seiffert
Denny McCarthy-Ben Kohles

9.44am
Adam Hadwin-Adam Svensson
Matthew NeSmith-Taylor Moore

9.57am
Michael Gligic-Ryan Armour
Dawie van der Walt-Brett Drewitt

1.05pm
Sepp Straka-Greyson Sigg
Adam Long-Bo Hoag

1.18pm
Brice Garnett-Scott Stallings
Chesson Hadley-Jonathan Byrd

1.31pm
Emiliano Grillo-Rafa Cabrera-Bello
Charl Schwartzel-Christiaan Bezuidenhout

1.44pm
Scottie Scheffler-Ryan Palmer
Patrick Cantlay-Xander Schauffele

1.57pm
Sam Burns-Billy Horschel
Bubba Watson-Harold Varner III

2.10pm
Justin Rose-Henrik Stenson
Joaquin Niemann-Mito Pereira

2.23pm
James Hahn-Kevin Chappell
Kyle Stanley-Camilo Villegas

2.36pm
Harry Higgs-Austin Smotherman
Doug Ghim-Matthias Schwab

2.49pm
Alex Smalley-Hayden Buckley
Lee Hodges-Vince Whaley

3.02pm
Curtis Thompson-Nick Hardy
Seth Reeves-Jared Wolfe

10th tee

8am
Chad Ramey-Joshua Creel
Martin Trainer-Jim Knous

8.13am
Trey Mullinax-Wesley Bryan
Aaron Rai-David Lipsky

8.26am
Bill Haas-Jay Haas
Nick Watney-Charley Hoffman

8.39am
Cameron Smith-Marc Leishman
Viktor Hovland-Collin Morikawa

8.52am
Sergio Garcia-Tommy Fleetwood
Tyrrell Hatton-Danny Willett

9.05am
Talor Gooch-Max Homa
Shane Lowry-Ian Poulter

9.18am
Kevin Tway-Kelly Kraft
Richy Werenski-Peter Uihlein

9.31am
Brandon Hagy-Cameron Percy
Doc Redman-Sam Ryder

9.44am
Will Zalatoris-Davis Riley
Sahith Theegala-Beau Hossler

9.57am
Justin Lower-Dylan Wu
Callum Tarren-David Skinns

1.05pm
Matt Wallace-Sam Horsfield
Alex Noren-Henrik Norlander

1.18pm
Jason Day-Jason Scrivener
Joel Dahmen-Stephan Jaeger

1.31pm
Keegan Bradley-Brendan Steele
Brian Stuard-Russell Knox

1.44pm
Lucas Herbert-Arjun Atwal
Jim Herman-Vaughn Taylor

1.57pm
Seamus Power-Graeme McDowell
J.T. Poston-Patton Kizzire

2.10pm
Brendon Todd-Chris Kirk
Sungjae Im-Byeong Hun An

2.23pm
Ryan Brehm-Mark Hubbard
Tyler Duncan-Adam Schenk

2.36pm
Cameron Tringale-Wyndham Clark
Maverick McNealy-Joseph Bramlett

2.49pm
Patrick Rodgers-Brandon Wu
Scott Gutschewski-D.A. Points

3.02pm
Max McGreevy-Andrew Novak
Kurt Kitayama-Kiradech Aphibarnrat

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SECOND ROUND
First tee

9.20am
Matt Wallace-Sam Horsfield
Alex Noren-Henrik Norlander

9.31am
Jason Day-Jason Scrivener
Joel Dahmen-Stephan Jaeger

9.42am
Keegan Bradley-Brendan Steele
Brian Stuard-Russell Knox

9.53am
Lucas Herbert-Arjun Atwal
Jim Herman-Vaughn Taylor

10.04am
Seamus Power-Graeme McDowell
J.T. Poston-Patton Kizzire

10.15am
Brendon Todd-Chris Kirk
Sungjae Im-Byeong Hun An

10.26am
Ryan Brehm-Mark Hubbard
Tyler Duncan-Adam Schenk

10.37am
Cameron Tringale-Wyndham Clark
Maverick McNealy-Joseph Bramlett

10.48am
Patrick Rodgers-Brandon Wu
Scott Gutschewski-D.A. Points

10.59am
Max McGreevy-Andrew Novak
Kurt Kitayama-Kiradech Aphibarnrat

1.35pm
Chad Ramey-Joshua Creel
Martin Trainer-Jim Knous

1.46pm
Trey Mullinax-Wesley Bryan
Aaron Rai-David Lipsky

1.57pm
Bill Haas-Jay Haas
Nick Watney-Charley Hoffman

2.08pm
Cameron Smith-Marc Leishman
Viktor Hovland-Collin Morikawa

2.19pm
Sergio Garcia-Tommy Fleetwood
Tyrrell Hatton-Danny Willett

2.30pm
Talor Gooch-Max Homa
Shane Lowry-Ian Poulter

2.41pm
Kevin Tway-Kelly Kraft
Richy Werenski-Peter Uihlein

2.52pm
Brandon Hagy-Cameron Percy
Doc Redman-Sam Ryder

3.03pm
Will Zalatoris-Davis Riley
Sahith Theegala-Beau Hossler

3.14pm
Justin Lower-Dylan Wu
Callum Tarren-David Skinns

 

10th tee

9.20am
Sepp Straka-Greyson Sigg
Adam Long-Bo Hoag

9.31am
Brice Garnett-Scott Stallings
Chesson Hadley-Jonathan Byrd

9.42am
Emiliano Grillo-Rafa Cabrera-Bello
Charl Schwartzel-Christiaan Bezuidenhout

9.53am
Scottie Scheffler-Ryan Palmer
Patrick Cantlay-Xander Schauffele

10.04am
Sam Burns-Billy Horschel
Bubba Watson-Harold Varner III

10.15am
Justin Rose-Henrik Stenson
Joaquin Niemann-Mito Pereira

10.26am
James Hahn-Kevin Chappell
Kyle Stanley-Camilo Villegas

10.37am
Harry Higgs-Austin Smotherman
Doug Ghim-Matthias Schwab

10.48am
Alex Smalley-Hayden Buckley
Lee Hodges-Vince Whaley

10.59am
Curtis Thompson-Nick Hardy
Seth Reeves-Jared Wolfe

1.35pm
Tom Hoge/Paul Barjon
Martin Laird/Robert MacIntyre

1.46pm
Austin Cook-Jason Dufner
Bo Van Pelt-Ben Martin

1.57pm
Danny Lee-Sangmoon Bae
Seung-Yul Noh-Michael Kim

2.08pm
Keith Mitchell-Brandt Snedeker
Kevin Kisner-Scott Brown

2.19pm
Lucas Glover-Chez Reavie
Garrick Higgo-Branden Grace

2.30pm
Robert Streb-Troy Merritt
Sung Kang-John Huh

2.41pm
Scott Piercy-Sean O’Hair
Tommy Gainey-Robert Garrigus

2.52pm
Hank Lebioda-Chase Seiffert
Denny McCarthy-Ben Kohles

3.03pm
Adam Hadwin-Adam Svensson
Matthew NeSmith-Taylor Moore

3.14pm
Michael Gligic-Ryan Armour
Dawie van der Walt-Brett Drewitt

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