The PGA Tour’s lone team event is here.

The 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans kicks off Thursday at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, outside of New Orleans. Rory McIlroy, the Masters champion, and Shane Lowry are the defending champions, winning in a playoff last year.

The purse at the Zurich Classic is $9.2 million, with $1,329,400 million going to each winner along with 400 FedEx Cup points.

Here’s everything you need to know for the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, including tee times and TV information. All times ET.

Zurich Classic of New Orleans 2025 first-round tee times

1st tee

  • 8:00 a.m.: Jonathan Byrd/Chesson Hadley, Patrick Fishburn/Zac Blair
  • 8:13 a.m.: Robert Streb/Troy Merritt, Chad Ramey/Justin Lower
  • 8:26 a.m.: Mark Hubbard/Ryan Brehm, Ben Kohles/Patton Kizzire
  • 8:39 a.m.: Sepp Straka/Brice Garnett, Nick Hardy/Davis Riley
  • 8:52 a.m.: Cam Davis/Adam Svensson, Peter Malnati/Russell Knox
  • 9:05 a.m.: Lee Hodges/Jason Dufner, Brandt Snedeker/Chez Reavie
  • 9:18 a.m.: Robby Shelton/Trey Mullinax, John Pak/Taylor Montgomery
  • 9:31 a.m.: Ryo Hisatsune/Takumi Kanaya, Ben Taylor/David Skinns
  • 9:44 a.m.: Trace Crowe/Taylor Dickson, Kaito Onishi/Rikuya Hoshino
  • 9:57 a.m.: Kevin Velo/Isaiah Salinda, Jordan Smith/Laurie Canter
  • 1:05 p.m.: Bud Cauley/Kevin Tway, Doug Ghim/Chan Kim
  • 1:18 p.m.: Jacob Bridgeman/Chandler Phillips, Sami Valimaki/Ben Silverman
  • 1:31 p.m.: Joel Dahmen/Harry Higgs, Ben Griffin/Andrew Novak
  • 1:44 p.m.: Wyndham Clark/Taylor Moore, Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama
  • 1:57 p.m.: Robert MacIntyre/Thomas Detry, Alex Fitzpatrick/Matt Fitzpatrick
  • 2:10 p.m.: Garrick Higgo/Ryan Fox, Adam Hadwin/Nick Taylor
  • 2:23 p.m.: Matt McCarty/Mason Andersen, Chris Gotterup/Quade Cummins
  • 2:36 p.m.: Matthew Riedel/Will Gordon, Mac Meissner/Noah Goodwin
  • 2:49 p.m.: Will Chandler/Matt NeSmith, Jeremy Paul/Yannik Paul
  • 3:02 p.m.: Cristobal Del Solar/Matteo Manassero, Angel Ayora/Alejandro Del Rey

10th tee

  • 8:00 a.m.: Rico Hoey,/Sam Ryder, Alex Smalley,/Joseph Bramlett
  • 8:13 a.m.: J.T. Poston/Keith Mitchell, Ryan Gerard/Danny Walker
  • 8:26 a.m.: Matthieu Pavon/Victor Perez, Christiaan Bezuidenhout/Erik van Rooyen
  • 8:39 a.m.: Michael Thorbjornsen/Karl Vilips, Rasmus Højgaard/Nicolai Højgaard
  • 8:52 a.m.: Shane Lowry/Rory McIlroy, Tom Hoge/Billy Horschel
  • 9:05 a.m.: Sahith Theegala/Aaron Rai, Akshay Bhatia/Carson Young
  • 9:18 a.m.: Frankie Capan III/Jake Knapp, Eric Cole/Sam Saunders
  • 9:31 a.m.: Greyson Sigg/Kevin Kisner, Sam Stevens/Max McGreevy
  • 9:44 a.m.: Trevor Cone/Kevin Roy, Thomas Rosenmueller/Paul Peterson
  • 9:57 a.m.: Antoine Rozner/Kris Ventura, Steven Fisk/Tim Widing
  • 1:05 p.m.: Cameron Champ/Lanto Griffin, Beau Hossler/Andrew Putnam
  • 1:18 p.m.: Bill Haas/Martin Laird, Dylan Wu/David Lipsky
  • 1:31 p.m.: Henrik Norlander/Luke List, Adam Schenk/Tyler Duncan
  • 1:44 p.m.: Max Greyserman/Nico Echavarria, Kevin Yu/Jhonattan Vegas
  • 1:57 p.m.: Si Woo Kim/Sangmoon Bae, Ryan Palmer/Zach Johnson
  • 2:10 p.m.: Luke Donald/Camilo Villegas, Charley Hoffman/Nick Watney
  • 2:23 p.m.: Joe Highsmith/Alejandro Tosti, Matt Wallace/Thorbjorn Olesen
  • 2:36 p.m.: Hayden Springer/Nate Lashley, Vince Whaley/Anders Albertson
  • 2:49 p.m.: Hayden Buckley/Braden Thornberry, Jesper Svensson/Niklas Norgaard
  • 3:02 p.m.: Pierceson Coody/Jackson Suber, William Mouw/Ricky Castillo

How to watch the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

The 19th event on the PGA Tour’s 2025 schedule will be carried live on TV by Golf Channel (which you can watch for free on Fubo) all four days.

CBS will pick up live coverage of the third and final rounds.

There is streaming on ESPN+ as well as Peacock and the NBC Sports app.

First round, Thursday, April 24

  • 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m., PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
  • 12-6 p.m., SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
  • 3-6 p.m., Golf Channel, NBC Sports app

Second round, Friday, April 25

  • 8:45 a.m.-6 p.m., PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
  • 12-6 p.m., SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
  • 3-6 p.m., Golf Channel, NBC Sports app

Third round, Saturday, April 26

  • 9 a.m.-6 p.m., PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
  • 1-6 p.m., SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
  • 1-3 p.m., Golf Channel, NBC Sports app
  • 3-6 p.m., CBS, Paramount+

Final round, Sunday, April 27

  • 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
  • 1-6 p.m., SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
  • 1-3 p.m., Golf Channel, NBC Sports app
  • 3-6 p.m., CBS, Paramount+

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Past Zurich Classic of New Orleans winners

2024: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry; 2023: Nick Hardy and Davis Riley; 2022: Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele; 2021: Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith; 2019: Ryan Palmer and Jon Rahm

Is there a cut at the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

The cut comes after Friday’s second round, where the top 33 teams plus ties will advance to the weekend.

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