So there are five editions we can use as a guide the tournament was pandemic-canceled in 2020. But in a bid to raise sagging interest, the team format was instituted in 2017. Many of the biggest names in golf have won there. The New Orleans Tour stop is one of the oldest on Tour, having been around since 1938, when it was named the Crescent City Open. But our favorite duo of them all, hands down, is 50-somethings John Daly and David Duval. Former Southern California college foes Sahith Theegala and Justin Suh will be on the same side this week, as they were in the 2018 Palmer Cup. Im has an intriguing teammate in Keith Mitchell. Si Woo Kim and Tom Kim are joining forces, recreating their Presidents Cup pairing in which they took down Cantlay and Schauffele. Fitzpatrick, fresh off his big win at the RBC Heritage, is keeping it all in the family with younger brother Alex. Homa and Morikawa are teaming up for the first time, while Burns and two-time Zurich champ Billy Horschel are back for a second go-round together. There are a few super groups, as they used to call them in rock-and-roll, most notably good pals Cantlay and Schauffele back to defend their title. They will sign up eight days a week for a field that includes almost half of the top 20 in the world rankings. Of course, that's of zero concern to Zurich tournament organizers. Those golfers may get through this week with no ill effects, but who knows what the ramifications will be come the dog days of summer, in July for the Open Championship or in August for the three-event playoffs. While this may be a more fun, lighthearted approach to golf than the weekly grind that is the PGA Tour, it's still professional golf at its highest level. Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Max Homa, Sam Burns, Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Sungjae Im and Tom Kim head the field of 80 two-man teams that have committed to play this week. The Zurich is not a designated event, which means it's a great week for a lot of the top guys take a breather. If it's not the Tour mandating the top guys to play in all these events, the $20 million purses have proven to be quite the carrot. Every time you turn around there's another designated event. The thing is, this is not the same PGA Tour season as in years past. The revamped Zurich Classic, converted to a two-man team event six years ago, has proved to be a fun diversion for both golfers and fans midway through a long PGA Tour season. ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANSÄ¢021 champion: Patrick Cantlay- Xander Schauffele Tournament Preview This article is part of our DraftKings PGA DFS Picks series.
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