The PGA Tour's only team event heads to a second day. After a day of four-balls (also known as best ball), the format shifts to foursomes (also known as alternate shot) for the second round on Friday.
The 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans is being played at TPC Louisiana with 74 two-man teams. Follow along right here all day Friday for live leaderboard updates, scores, highlights, videos and more.
See tee times and groupings and keep tabs on all the numbers posted Friday on the 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans leaderboard.
The first round of the Zurich Classic turned into exactly what players expected, and exactly what the format invites. With warm temperatures and bright sunshine in the morning, TPC Louisiana was there for the taking. By the time the afternoon wave wrapped, a steady, swirling breeze blew into the area, adding just enough uncertainty to keep things interesting, but not enough difficulty to slow the scoring pace. As evening descended in the bayou, Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer topped the leaderboard with a tournament record-tying 14-under 58.
The fourth, sixth, ninth, 12th and 14th. It is easier to note which holes Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer didn’t birdie or eagle than it is to go through all the circles on their scorecard from Thursday’s opening round. The people here in Cajun country love their spicy food, but this duo set TPC Louisiana ablaze with 12 birdies and an eagle on the second hole en route to a 14-under 58 and the early lead.
This week’s Zurich Classic comes on the heels of the Masters and RBC Heritage, a signature event, and will be followed by two more signatures with limited fields of 72 — the newly created Cadillac Championship and the Truist Championship — and then another major, the PGA Championship. One event is not like the others and that is the Zurich, which has a glorified Korn Ferry Tour field.
The Zurich Classic sits in a difficult stretch of the schedule, wedged between the Masters and RBC Heritage and, this year, followed by two signature events and the PGA Championship. Talking about the date, tournament director Steve Worthy doesn’t mince words.
“Five out of six is tough,” he said of the six-week run. “Will there be a big-name player that plays all six? I don’t think so. Somebody’s going to skip one somewhere.”
The tournament understands its place on the calendar. It also understands its identity.
The total purse for the 2026 Zurich Classic is $9.5 million. The winners of the Zurich Classic each receives $1,372,750 million.
The Zurich is held at the TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana, just southwest of the city of New Orleans. The golf course ranks No. 2 on the Golfweek's Best: Top public-access golf courses in Louisiana list. The tournament started in 1938 and has been held at TPC Louisiana since 2005. It became a team event during the 2016-17 PGA Tour season.
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