PGA Tour Brunch | Zurich Classic Wrap
PGA Tour Brunch Recap of the 2026 Zurich Classic | NOLA
AVONDALE - Matt Fitzpatrick/Alex Fitzpatrick (1st/-31) win win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a tournament-record 31-under (257). While the Fitzpatricks shot a tournament record, they took honors by only one stroke over Kristoffer Reitan/Kris Ventura and Alex Smalley/Hayden Springer.
The previous tournament record of (258) was set by 2023 champions Davis Riley and Nick Hardy and by both runner-up teams this week
With the one-stroke victory this weekend, 11 of the last 13 events on TOUR have been decided by one stroke or in a playoff.
The Brothers (NO, not THOSE BROTHERS - May They Rest in Peace) won in their fourth appearance as a team (T19/2023, T11/2024, MC/2025, 1st/2026) and were the first family members to win the event.
Zurich Classic | Final Leaderboard
1 Matt Fitzpatrick/Alex Fitzpatrick 64 65 57 71 257 (-31)
T2 Kristoffer Reitan/Kris Ventura 63 67 63 65 258 (-30)
T2 Alex Smalley/Hayden Springer 58 70 62 68 258 (-30)
Full Leaderboard - (link)
PGA Tour Brunch | The Basics
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The Zurich Classic | What They’re Saying
Fitzpatrick’s Make History at Zurich Classic (PGATourCom)
PGA Tour FedEx Cup Points - After Zurich Classic (PGATourCom)
Sporting Goods and Golf Industry News
Open Up: The Open decides On New Sites (PGATourCom)
Payouts at The Zurich (Golf Week)
Two Winner’s Golf Bags (Golf Week)
Rose Signed with MacLaren Golf (PGATourCom)
First Look: The Blue Monster (PGATourCom)
On This Day in Golf History
April 27, 2003 - Freddie Couples, a former student at the university of Houston, won his 15th and final PGA Tour title at the Shell Houston Open. Couples shot a pair of (67s) to defeat three runner-ups in Mark Calcavecchia, Stuart Appleby and Hank Kuehne by four 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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