By: Kevin Cunningham April 24, 2025
The Zurich Classic is the only official team event on the PGA Tour schedule.
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The 2025 Zurich Classic begins Thursday morning with the first round at TPC Louisiana. Here’s everything you need to know to watch the tournament on Thursday, including full Zurich Classic TV coverage, streaming info and Round 1 tee times.
If you’re anxiously awaiting the 2025 Ryder Cup and are in need of some team golf featuring some of golf’s biggest stars, you’re in luck. The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is exactly what you’re looking for.
And the betting favorites for this week’s event are also the defending champions: Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry. For McIlroy, it will be his first appearance in an official tournament since his historic 2025 Masters victory.
Can last year’s winners ride McIlroy’s momentum to a repeat win in New Orleans? We’ll start getting some answers to that question during Thursday’s opening round, which will feature a four-ball format.
You can watch the first round of the Zurich Classic on TV via Golf Channel, which will air coverage beginning at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early coverage and featured group streaming coverage starting at 7:30 a.m. ET.
Below you will find everything you need to know to watch the first round of the 2025 Zurich Classic.
Golf Channel will provide first-round TV coverage of the 2025 Zurich Classic from 3-6 p.m. ET on Thursday.
You can stream the first round of the 2025 Zurich Classic via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+, which will offer early general coverage and featured group coverage beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App will provide a live simulcast of Golf Channel’s coverage for viewers with an active cable subscription.
Tee No. 1
8:00 a.m. – Chesson Hadley/Jonathan Byrd, Zac Blair/Patrick Fishburn8:13 a.m. – Robert Streb/Troy Merritt, Chad Ramey/Justin Lower8:26 a.m. – Ryan Brehm/Mark Hubbard, Patton Kizzire/Ben Kohles8:39 a.m. – Sepp Straka/Brice Garnett, Davis Riley/Nick Hardy8:52 a.m. – Cam Davis/Adam Svensson, Peter Malnati/Russell Knox9:05 a.m. – Lee Hodges/Jason Dufner, Brandt Snedeker/Chad Reavie9:18 a.m. – Troy Mullinax/Rob Shelton, Taylor Montgomery/John Pak9:31 a.m. – Ryo Hisatsune/Takumi Kanaya, David Skinns/Ben Taylor9:44 a.m. – Taylor Dickson/Trace Crowe, Rikuya Hoshino/Kaito Onishi9:57 a.m. – Isaiah Salinda/Kevin Velo, Laurie Canter/Jordan Smith1:05 p.m. – Kevin Tway/Bud Cauley, Doug Ghim/Chan Kim1:18 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman/Chandler Phillips, Sami Valimaki/Ben Silverman1:31 p.m. – Joel Dahmen/Harry Higgs, Andrew Novak/Ben Griffin1:44 p.m. – Wyndham Clark/Taylor Moore, Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama1:57 p.m. – Thomas Detry/Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick/Alex Fitzpatrick2:10 p.m. – Garrick Higgo/Ryan Fox, Nick Taylor/Adam Hadwin2:23 p.m. – Matt McCarty/Mason Andersen, Chris Gotterup/Quade Cummins2:36 p.m. – Will Gordon/Matthew Riedel, Mac Meissner/Noah Goodwin2:49 p.m. – Matt NeSmith/Will Chandler, Jeremy Paul/Yannick Paul
3:02 p.m. – Matteo Manassero/Cristobal Del Solar, Alejandro Del Rey/Angel Ayora
Tee No. 10
8:00 a.m. – Sam Ryder/Rico Hoey, Alex Smalley/Joseph Bramlett8:13 a.m. – J.T. Poston/Kevin Mitchell, Ryan Gerard/Jimmy Walker8:26 a.m. – Matthieu Pavon/Victor Perez, Erik van Rooyen/Christiaan Bezuidenhout8:39 a.m. – Karl Vilips/Michael Thorbjornsen, Rasmus Højgaard/Nicolai Højgaard8:52 a.m. – Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry, Kevin Chappell/Tom Hoge9:05 a.m. – Aaron Rai/Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia/Carson Young9:18 a.m. – Jake Knapp/Frankie Capan III, Eric Cole/Sam Saunders9:31 a.m. – Kevin Kisner/Greyson Sigg, Sam Stevens/Max McGreevy9:44 a.m. – Kevin Roy/Trevor Cone, Paul Peterson/Thomas Rosenmueller9:57 a.m. – Kris Ventura/Antoine Rozner, Steven Fisk/Tim Widing1:05 p.m. – Lanto Griffin/Cameron Champ, Michael Putnam/Beau Hossler1:18 p.m. – Martin Laird/Bill Haas, David Lipsky/Dylan Wu1:31 p.m. – Luke List/Henrik Norlander, Adam Schenk/Tyler Duncan1:44 p.m. – Nico Echavarria/Max Greyserman, Kevin Yu/Jhonattan Vegas1:57 p.m. – Si Woo Kim/Sangmoon Bae, Zach Johnson/Ryan Palmer2:10 p.m. – Camilo Villegas/Luke Donald, Charley Hoffman/Nick Watney2:23 p.m. – Joe Highsmith/Alejandro Tosti, Matt Wallace/Thorbjorn Olesen2:36 p.m. – Nate Lashley/Hayden Springer, Vince Whaley/Andres Albertson2:49 p.m. – Hayden Buckley/Braden Thornberry, Jesper Svensson/Vincent Norgaard
3:02 p.m. – Pierceson Coody/Jackson Suber, Ricky Castillo/William Mouw
