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Tournament overview

This is a unique event in which players play in pairs, making this the only team event on the PGA Tour. This is the ninth year the Zurich Classic has been played this way.

The format is four-ball (best ball) on Thursday, with foursomes (alternate shot) for the second round. Saturday’s third round will again be four-ball, and then it’s back to foursomes for the final round.

Man-of-the-moment Matt Fitzpatrick, now the world No 3 after securing his second victory of the year in the RBC Heritage last week, teams up with his brother, Alex, although they missed the cut last year.

The lesser-known Fitzpatrick, who gets into this event on a sponsor invitation, won on the DP World Tour for the first time earlier this year.

There are plenty of water hazards at TPC Louisiana, which stretches over 250 acres of wetlands and features 100 bunkers. Nevertheless, it is straightforward enough to stay out of trouble.

Why Rai and Theegala can win

This may not be a tournament for a confident punt, and the top of the market seems about right. The betting is headed by Brooks Koepka and Shane Lowry, who both have plenty of experience in this event, the latter already being a winner. Then there are the Fitzpatrick brothers, and last year’s winners Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin.

However, there is some appeal in the Aaron Rai and Sahith Theegala pairing. They teamed up for the first time last year and finished tied-18th – something they can build on. Their games, on paper at least, complement each other well.

Theegala was not in a good place around this time last year. He had managed no better than a tied-17th finish in 2025 before this tournament. He then withdrew from his next event before a run of four straight missed cuts.

This term, though, the 28-year-old American has recorded four top-10 finishes, including on his penultimate outing.

It is Rai who has not been in the best of form this time around since winning in Abu Dhabi last November on the DP World Tour. His putting has been letting him down. But the rest of his game was not bad when he finished 48th at the Masters on his most recent outing, and the 31-year-old Englishman can take confidence from a two-under-par 70 on the final round at Augusta.

Both these guys are already winners on the PGA Tour and have experience of this event and playing together, so they will do for me.