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The final round of the Zurich Classic at New Orleans will start at 10.16 AM ET on Sunday. The lone team event on the Tour has caused quite a stir among fans. That’s despite missing one key tradition from the last few years. Junior High School teammates Zac Blair and Patrick Fishburn are on a solo ride at the top. Right on their tail are Luke List and Henrik Norlander, sitting just one shot away.
Heading to the final round, 2022 winners, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, are part of the marquee group. Whereas, Kelly Kraft/Kevin Tway, Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitiyama, Ben Taylor/Sean O’Hair, and Alex Fitzpatrick/Matt Fitzpatrick will form the featured group. Check out the detailed tee times and pairings for Sunday.
Who will Lowry and McIlroy go up against?
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On and off-course buddies Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele will kickstart their final round at 10.49 AM ET. Whereas, The Fitzpatrick brothers will tee off at 11.49 AM ET in New Orleans. The most famous duo, Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy has been paired with Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard.
| TIME | TEE | PLAYERS |
| 10:16 AM EDT | 1 | Ghim/ Kim
Reavie/ Snedeker |
| 10:27 AM EDT | 1 | Wu/ Nicholas
Stevens/ Barjon |
| 10:38 AM EDT | 1 | Norrman/ Campillo
Lashley/ Campos |
| 10:49 AM EDT | 1 | Cantlay/ Schauffele
Hardy/ Riley |
| 11:00 AM EDT | 1 | Sigg/ Hadley
Higgo/ Fox |
| 11:11 AM EDT | 1 | Ramey/ Trainer
Garnett/ Straka |
| 11:22 AM EDT | 1 | Kraft/ Tway
Morikawa/ Kitayama |
| 11:33 AM EDT | 1 | Thompson/ Novak
Rai/ Lipsky |
| 11:49 AM EDT | 1 | Taylor/ O’Hair
Fitzpatrick/ Fitzpatrick |
| 12:00 PM EDT | 1 | Wallace/ Olesen
Wu/ Lower |
| 12:11 PM EDT | 1 | Phillips/ Bridgeman
Eckroat/ Gotterup |
| 12:22 PM EDT | 1 | Mitchell/ Dahmen
Conners/ Pendrith |
| 12:33 PM EDT | 1 | Kohles/ Kizzire
Hall/ Piercy |
| 12:44 PM EDT | 1 | Meissner/ Smotherman
Hoffman/ Watney |
| 12:55 PM EDT | 1 | Johnson/ Palmer
Malnati/ Knox |
| 1:11 PM EDT | 1 | Detry/ MacIntyre
Tarren/ Skinns |
| 1:22 PM EDT | 1 | Echavarria/ Greyserman
Taylor/ Hadwin |
| 1:33 PM EDT | 1 | Yu/ Pan
Lee/ Kim |
| 1:44 PM EDT | 1 | Brehm/ Hubbard
McIlroy/ Lowry |
| 1:55 PM EDT | 1 | Blair/ Fishburn
List/ Norlander |
Interestingly, Zurich Classic, being a team event, hasn’t received a field rating from OWGR. So, the winner won’t receive any OWGR points. But a victory is worth 800 FedEx Cup points, divided equally between the team members. They will also receive a two-year PGA Tour exemption. A spot at the PGA Championship and the remaining Signature events are also on the line.
The Zurich Classic leaderboard is packed at the top
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No one grabbed the attention more than Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry. The Ulsterman is teeing up at Avondale for the first time, and he has been enjoying it a lot. The duo is just two shots off the lead after maintaining a share at the top in each of the first two rounds. McIlroy and Lowry will also represent Ireland in the Olympics. Lowry believes McIlroy has kicked into form after he made consecutive birdies on the back nine.
Zac Blair and his college friend Patrick Fishburn almost matched the tournament record of 59. The BYU teammates shot 60 at TPC Louisiana, one shot shy of Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele’s 2022 Zurich Classic record.
Teams and starting times for the final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans pic.twitter.com/LZ5KkpQaJY
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The final round will be played in foursomes. Two players will take alternate shots in each hole until the ball is cupped. The Golf Channel will start the broadcast at 12.45 PM ET. From 3 PM to 6 PM, CBS will take up the broadcasting duties. ESPN+ will start live streaming at 10.30 AM ET and Peacock will simulcast from the Golf Channel.
