Scottish player Robert MacIntyre, who played collegiately for McNeese State in Lake Charles, LA, will team again with Belgian Thomas Detry in this year’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.The pair finished tied for eighth in last year’s tournament.“They are both young but established European players who have found successon the PGA Tour, and who I’m sure are very focused on being part of theEuropean side for the Ryder Cup in September,” Worthy said.“Their strong play over the last year and high world rank will make them ateam to watch,” he added.MacIntyre won twice on the PGA Tour last year, ironically both titles outside the U.S. He took the crown at the RBC Canadian Open, then won the Genesis Scottish Open, his home country’s championship. He became only the second player from Scotland to win his national tournament. Colin Montgomery was the first in 1999. He earned his PGA Tour card in 2023 by claiming one of ten cards for the leading players on the DP World Race to Dubai. With full status for the 2024 season, MacIntyre posted six top-10 finishes last year, including his two victories in Scotland and Canada, plus a tie for eighth in the PGA ChampionshipThis season, he has posted four finishes in the top 15. His best so far was a tie for sixth in the WM Phoenix Open. He currently ranks 18th in the world. He has also won three times on the DP World Tour since he turned pro in 2017. As a member of the European Tour, he made his PGA Tour debut with a tie for sixth at the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush. That was the year Shane Lowry took his home country’s title. MacIntyre finished that season as the top first-year player on the Race to Dubai rankings, which earned him the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award.He played in the 2023 Ryder Cup, posting a record of 2-0-1, helping his European team, captained by Luke Donald, win decisively in Rome over the U.S. squad 16 ½ to 11 ½ .Thomas Detry, currently ranked 26th in the world and 10th in the FedExCup points, won his first PGA Tour title at this year’s WM Phoenix Open by seven strokes, the largest margin of victory on the PGA Tour this season. He opened the year with a tie for fifth in the season-opening Sentry in Hawaii.Playing with Victor Perez of France, he tied for 13th in the 2023 Zurich Classic, then paired with Macintyre to finish tied for eighth in last year’s event.In addition to his win on the PGA Tour this year, he also won the Bridgestone Challenge on the DP World Tour in 2016, his rookie year as a pro. Last year on the PGA Tour, he recorded four top-10 finishes, the best a tie for second in the Texas Children’s Houston Open. He held a share of the 54-hole lead in that tournament. He also finished tied for fourth at the PGA Championship, his first top-10 in a major.He represented Belgium in the last two Olympics, finishing tied for 22nd in Tokyo andtied for ninth last year in Paris.

AVONDALE, La. —

Scottish player Robert MacIntyre, who played collegiately for McNeese State in Lake Charles, LA, will team again with Belgian Thomas Detry in this year’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

The pair finished tied for eighth in last year’s tournament.

“They are both young but established European players who have found success

on the PGA Tour, and who I’m sure are very focused on being part of the

European side for the Ryder Cup in September,” Worthy said.

“Their strong play over the last year and high world rank will make them a

team to watch,” he added.

MacIntyre won twice on the PGA Tour last year, ironically both titles outside the U.S. He took the crown at the RBC Canadian Open, then won the Genesis Scottish Open, his home country’s championship. He became only the second player from Scotland to win his national tournament. Colin Montgomery was the first in 1999.

He earned his PGA Tour card in 2023 by claiming one of ten cards for the leading players on the DP World Race to Dubai. With full status for the 2024 season, MacIntyre posted six top-10 finishes last year, including his two victories in Scotland and Canada, plus a tie for eighth in the PGA Championship

This season, he has posted four finishes in the top 15. His best so far was a tie for sixth in the WM Phoenix Open. He currently ranks 18th in the world.

He has also won three times on the DP World Tour since he turned pro in 2017. As a member of the European Tour, he made his PGA Tour debut with a tie for sixth at the 2019 Open Championship at Royal Portrush. That was the year Shane Lowry took his home country’s title.

MacIntyre finished that season as the top first-year player on the Race to Dubai rankings, which earned him the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year award.

He played in the 2023 Ryder Cup, posting a record of 2-0-1, helping his European team, captained by Luke Donald, win decisively in Rome over the U.S. squad 16 ½ to 11 ½ .

Thomas Detry, currently ranked 26th in the world and 10th in the FedExCup points, won his first PGA Tour title at this year’s WM Phoenix Open by seven strokes, the largest margin of victory on the PGA Tour this season. He opened the year with a tie for fifth in the season-opening Sentry in Hawaii.

Playing with Victor Perez of France, he tied for 13th in the 2023 Zurich Classic, then paired with Macintyre to finish tied for eighth in last year’s event.

In addition to his win on the PGA Tour this year, he also won the Bridgestone Challenge on the DP World Tour in 2016, his rookie year as a pro.

Last year on the PGA Tour, he recorded four top-10 finishes, the best a tie for second in the Texas Children’s Houston Open. He held a share of the 54-hole lead in that tournament. He also finished tied for fourth at the PGA Championship, his first top-10 in a major.

He represented Belgium in the last two Olympics, finishing tied for 22nd in Tokyo and

tied for ninth last year in Paris.