PGA Tour Brunch | Zurich Classic
Third Round Coverage of the 2025 Zurich Classic | NOLA
NEW ORLEANS - After opening with a tournament-record 58 in Four-ball, Isaiah Salinda/Kevin Velo posted a (69) in Foursomes. The duo closed with a 4-under (32) after opening with 1-over (37) on the way out. This marks the first lead/co-lead after any round on TOUR for both players.
The two PGA TOUR rookies are making their Zurich Classic of New Orleans debut and can join Puerto Rico Open winner Karl Vilips as the only rookie winner(s) so far this season. They can also become one of five first-time winners in 2025 with the most recent being Min Woo Lee/Texas Children’s Houston Open)
Velo made his 11th start of the season, now with three made cuts. His previous season-best was a T40 at the Puerto Rico Open.
Players in the top four teams on the leaderboard through two rounds are all in search of their first career PGA TOUR title: Salinda/Velo, Novak/Griffin, N. Højgaard and R. Højgaard, Bridgeman/Phillips.
Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry (T16/-11) bogeyed three of their final six holes for a (69).
The teams will play better ball today and alternate shot Sunday. Each player on the winning team will receive 400 FedExCup points, $1,329,400, a two-year exemption on the PGA TOUR (through 2027) and entry into the three remaining Signature Events.
Zurich Classic | Leaderboard After 36 Holes
1 Isaiah Salinda/Kevin Velo 58 69 127 (-17)
2 Andrew Novak/Ben Griffin 62 66 128 (-16)
3 Nicolai Højgaard/Rasmus Højgaard 59 70 129 (-15)
4 Jacob Bridgeman/Chandler Phillips 62 68 130 (-14)
Full Leaderboard: (PGATourCom)
Zurich Classic | Tournament Facts
COURSE: TPC Louisiana, Avondale, LA
ARCHITECT: Pete Dye
YARDS/PAR: 7,425 yards/Par 72
PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $9,200,000/$1,329,400
DEFENDING CHAMPIONS: Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy
OVERVIEW: (link)
PAST RESULTS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winners: 400 to each player
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @Zurich_Classic.
NOLA: Remember, the local time in New Orleans is Central time, one hour behind Eastern Daylight time.
Saturday, April 26, 2025 | All Times Eastern Daylight
9:00am - 6:00pm - PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ Streaming
1:00pm - 6:00pm - SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio
1:00pm - 3:00pm - Golf Channel, NBC Sports app
3:00pm - 6:00pm - CBS Sports, Paramount+ Streaming
How to Watch: Please visit: (Golf Week)
The Basics
How the Team Format Works (PGATourCom)
Zurich Classic Tee Times start today at 8:50am (ET) and go to 12:45pm (ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast calls for mostly sunny skies with temperatures ranging from 75-82 degrees. 94% humidity dropping to 66% by 1:00pm (local). A 24% chance of rain this afternoon.
Zurich Classic Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 9:00AM (ET) on Sunday.
The Zurich Classic | Leaderboard and Tee Times
Tee Times: (link)
Leaderboard: (link)
The Zurich Classic | What They’re Saying
Salinda/Velo Stay On Top @ Zurich Classic (ESPN)
Things You Need to Know from Zurich Classic (Golf Week)
How to Watch Saturday’s R-3 (Golf Week)
On This Day in Golf History
April 26, 1981 - Fresh off winning his second Masters, Tom Watson won his 27th PGA Tour event when he took the USF&G Open of New Orleans with a final round (68) to defeat Bruce Fleisher by two strokes. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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