Zurich Classic of New Orleans Final Round

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Sun 26th April 2026 9:00am Local
Sun 26th April 2026 2:00pm UTC

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League
PGA Tour

Season
2026

Round
17

Status
FT

Location
TPC Louisiana

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Description

The high-stakes final round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans returns to the grueling foursomes (alternate shot) format at TPC Louisiana to crown its champions. The primary obstacle for the remaining duos is handling the intense physiological pressure of execution where every single offline stroke directly penalizes a teammate. The objective for the English brother tandem of Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick—who hold a commanding geometric advantage after a record-shattering Saturday—is to protect their cushion and cross the finish line. Conversely, the mission for elite chasing pairs like Austin Eckroat and Davis Thompson or Tom Hoge and Billy Horschel is to exploit any early errors, post a steady under-par score in the clubhouse, and force the front-runners into a high-pressure defensive script over the final stretch.

Strategically, the goal of this alternate-shot finale is maintaining emotional stability through conservative target selection. The tactical focus for the leading teams centers on finding safety zones off the tee to guarantee clean iron approaches into the complex, heavily guarded Pete Dye greens. Concurrently, the mission for the pursuing partnerships is to attack vulnerable pins early on to mount a methodical climb up the leaderboard before the closing stretch. Facing a tournament-record scoring environment, every tandem on the property is hunting a disciplined, synchronized strategy to lock down the prestigious team title.

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Result List

01			Matt Fitzpatrick	PGA Tour Golfers	257
01			Alex Fitzpatrick	European Tour Golfers	257

Result Description

The English brother pairing of Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick survived a heart-pounding back-nine rollercoaster at TPC Louisiana, digging deep in the alternate-shot format to secure a dramatic, emotional victory at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Combining for a gritty, 1-under par 71 on Sunday, the siblings completed a historic week with a tournament-record total of 31-under par 257, earning a massive career milestone as the younger Fitzpatrick instantly locked up a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. Holding a comfortable four-stroke lead entering the day, the Fitzpatricks appeared to be cruising toward the finish line until the demanding alternate-shot format suddenly triggered a chaotic back-nine stumble. A double-bogey on the par-four 12th hole ended a spectacular 47-hole bogey-free streak, shrinking their advantage to a single stroke before another dropped shot on the par-three 14th wiped out their lead entirely. Tied with two teams already resting in the clubhouse, the brothers stabilized the ship with clutch par saves down the stretch to stand on the par-five 18th tee needing a closing birdie to avoid a playoff. World No. 3 Matt Fitzpatrick delivered under extreme pressure, sticking a sensational bunker shot to within a single foot of the cup, leaving younger brother Alex a virtual tap-in to break the tape. The birdie successfully pushed them one shot clear of the dynamic American duo of Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer, as well as the charging international tandem of Kristoffer Reitan and Kris Ventura, who both shared second place at 30-under par.

After Final Round
Top 10 plus ties
Pos. /Player /To Par /R1 /R2 /R3 /R4 /Total

1 Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick -31 64 65 57 71 257
T2 Alex Smalley and Hayden Spring -30 58 70 62 68 258
T2 Kristoffer Reitan and Kris Ventura -30 63 67 63 65 258
T4 Ben Martin and Trace Crowe -28 61 70 63 66 260
T4 Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen and Jacob Skov Olesen -28 63 71 60 66 260
T6 Austin Eckroat and Davis Thompson -27 59 70 61 71 261
T6 Billy Horschel and Tom Hoge -27 61 68 64 68 261
T6 Eric Cole and Hank Lebioda -27 60 70 63 68 261
T6 Doug Ghim and Jeffrey Kang -27 61 69 61 70 261
T10 Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin -26 65 69 61 67 262
T10 Seamus Power and Matti Schmid -26 63 68 64 67 262
T10 Mac Meissner and Matt McCarty -26 61 69 63 69 262

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