Zurich Classic of New Orleans
April 28th – May 1st, 2016
TPC of Louisiana
Avondale, La.
Par: 72 / Yardage:
Purse: $7 million
with $1,260,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Justin Rose

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 23 of the top 100 and 10 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Rankings, with three players from the top-ten; #1 Jason Day, #5 Rickie Fowler, & #10 Justin Rose. The rest of the top-50 players are #31 Byeong Hun An, #34 Charley Hoffman, #35 Marc Leishman, #42 Danny Lee, #44 Billy Horschel, #47 Daniel Berger and #49 Smylie Kaufman.
Last year there were 7 top-50 players
The field includes 4 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2016. Those players are #2 Jason Day, #11 Smylie Kaufman, #18 Charley Hoffman and #23 Rickie Fowler.
The field includes 4 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list. Those players are #2 Jason Day, #13 Smylie Kaufman, #19 Rickie Fowler and #24 Charley Hoffman and
The field includes 9 past champions: Justin Rose (2015), Seung-Yul Noh (2014), Billy Horschel (2013), Jason Bohn (2010), Jerry Kelly (2009), Andres Romero (2008), Vijay Singh (2004), K.J. Choi (2002) and David Toms (2001).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the Zurich Classic field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the Zurich Classic in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the Zurich Classic.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Player | Valero Texas | Shenzhen | RBC Heritage | Open de Espana | Masters | Shell Houston | WGC Match Play | Puerto Rico | Arnold Palmer | Indian Open | Valspar | Thailand Classic | WGC Cadillac |
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Jason Day (340.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | T10 (80) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (13.5) |
Charley Hoffman (262.83 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | T29 (42) |
T33 (11.33) |
T38 (12) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | T17 (16.5) |
Billy Horschel (182.5 pts) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | T54 (0) |
DNP | T17 (66) |
DNP | T38 (12) |
DNP | T20 (20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 41 (4.5) |
Daniel Berger (150.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (80) |
T5 (46.67) |
T61 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (13) |
DNP | T28 (11) |
Justin Rose (148.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (80) |
DNP | T28 (22) |
DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (16.5) |
Chris Kirk (142 pts) |
T13 (37) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | T42 (2.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Ricky Barnes (125.67 pts) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP | T39 (7.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Jamie Donaldson (118.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (58) |
T19 (20.67) |
T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T35 (7.5) |
Anirban Lahiri (109 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T42 (16) |
CUT (-6.67) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | T28 (11) |
Smylie Kaufman (92.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (42) |
DNP | T61 (0) |
DNP | T12 (25.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (25) |
Charles Howell III (89.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | T46 (2.67) |
DNP | T5 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Aaron Baddeley (86 pts) |
T29 (21) |
DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Bryce Molder (84.67 pts) |
T42 (8) |
DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T46 (2.67) |
DNP | T47 (2) |
T27 (15.33) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Whee Kim (81 pts) |
T29 (21) |
DNP | T6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | T58 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T53 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Patton Kizzire (80 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (5.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Nick Taylor (75 pts) |
T21 (29) |
DNP | T76 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T46 (2.67) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Martin Piller (73.33 pts) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Chad Collins (72 pts) |
3 (90) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T47 (2) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Luke List (67.33 pts) |
T29 (21) |
DNP | T39 (11) |
DNP | DNP | T27 (15.33) |
DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Troy Merritt (62.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T42 (16) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Kyle Reifers (57.33 pts) |
T51 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | T11 (26) |
T43 (4.67) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Jamie Lovemark (55.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | 18 (21.33) |
DNP | DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | T37 (4.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Russell Henley (53.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Chez Reavie (53 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | T22 (9.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Angel Cabrera (52 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T24 (52) |
79 (0) |
DNP | DNP | T68 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Player | Valero Texas | Shenzhen | RBC Heritage | Open de Espana | Masters | Shell Houston | WGC Match Play | Puerto Rico | Arnold Palmer | Indian Open | Valspar | Thailand Classic | WGC Cadillac |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brendon Todd (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
James Hahn (-36.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Vaughn Taylor (-36.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Mike Weir (-35 pts) |
DNP | DNP | WD (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Carlos Ortiz (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Vijay Singh (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T66 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-20) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Jeff Overton (-31.67 pts) |
WD (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Trevor Immelman (-30 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | T62 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Robert Allenby (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Brendon De Jonge (-26.67 pts) |
T55 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T60 (0) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Best Bets:
Billy Horschel
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T48 | CUT | Win | CUT | T26 |
Past champion that is 34th in greens hit and ready to win again.
Rickie Fowler
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | T32 | T10 | T26 |
Great key stats, 5th in greens hit and birdie average, 14th in driving distance. Just has to get on a early run to gain a bit of confidence after a run of inconsistence.
Jason Day
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 | T32 | CUT |
Looking to bounce back from disappointing weekend at Heritage, he is 13th in driving distance and 12th in birdie average.
Best of the rest:
Daniel Berger
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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T6 |
Played well last year in his rookie start, has a pair of top-tens in his last two starts.
Justin Rose
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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Win | T8 | T15 | T10 | CUT | T43 | CUT | T66 | T17 | T5 |
The defender is 8th on tour in strokes gained tee-to-green and 9th in birdie average.
Charley Hoffman
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | CUT | T72 | T40 | T28 | T19 | CUT | T66 | T41 |
Probably can’t win two in a row, but he can have a good finish this week.
Smylie Kaufman
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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This is a good course for him in his rookie start.
Solid contenders
Cameron Tringale
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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2 | T17 | CUT | T7 | T18 | T28 |
Has a pair of top-tens including runner-up last year.
Boo Weekley
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | T29 | T6 | CUT | T10 | T13 | CUT |
Another with a good record of three top-tens on TPC Louisiana.
Jamie Lovemark
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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CUT | CUT |
Looking to break out after missing the cut twice in this event.
Gary Woodland
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | CUT |
Has the length to overpower TPC Louisiana.
Long shots that could come through:
Ricky Barnes
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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CUT | T52 | T42 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Was great last week until Sunday, could turn that around this week.
David Toms
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 | T15 | T47 | T45 | T18 | T28 | T5 | T44 | T47 | CUT | T34 |
Course designer that has played a lot of time at TPC Louisiana.
Patton Kizzire
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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A tournament rookie that could do some damage this week.
No Chris Kirk? Playing decently of late and the course seems to fit his eye.
I did think about Kirk for about ten seconds. Yes he has had some good finishes including a T-5th at the match play losing to Rory McIlroy in the quarters, but he is still way too inconsistent. Who knows, the Zurich is such an open affair anyone is a good pick.
Sorry but I said it last week.. charlie needs to do better and he did it..No one is talking about him this week but he has been playing really good lately. I see him in the top 5, top 10 again this week
Hey Sal, new to the site. Will you be posting a DK lineup this week? Additionally, can you differentiate for me the key difference between ‘Best of the Rest’ and ‘Solid Contenders?’ Thank you.
Not a big deal but, for my reference, last year’s edition of this tournament 67th.
Can you Clarify?
Daniel, If you look Hoffman was my top pick last week. Don’t think he will win this week, but agreed he will have a top-ten.
Robert, will post my Draft King picks on Facebook a bit later, but here here are two teams for the $275K Birdie ($3 entry)
Rose 11,800
Fowler 11,100
Donaldson 7,600
Gore 6,800
Castro 6,600
M. Kim 6,000
Day 12,500
Woodland 8,000
Lahiri 7,700
S. Kim 7,700
Vegas 7,100
N. Taylor 6,900
Hanseo, your right it’s the 68th Zurich Classic, thanks for pointing that out.
Very important in GPP – You need all your guys to make the cut to keep racking up points
I am kinda leaning towards these guys
Stricker – Best in putting
Hoffman – Top 5 for sure
Howell III – Cut Maker
Luke List – Cut Maker – Getting better
Boo Weekely- Good course history
Retief Goosen – 7/8 Cuts Last finishes 66,21,46,11,43,45 Last 3 Zurich Opens: T28 T21 T21 This guy may be the hidden gem here and no one is talking about him
David Toms
Ricky Barnes – Two top 10 finishes back to back 11/16 cuts last few tornys 4th 9th 0 39th 0 Def a risk but he has been playing good lately
David Hearn (Last 3 zurich’s T6, T34, T21)
Wilkinson
Guys the made the cut last 2-3years straight: Morgan Hoffman, David Toms, F Jacobson, David Hearn, Sean O’Hair (12,52,47) Keegan Bradley (T22, T8) Boo Weekly (3rd, T29, T6) Danny Lee (T22, T25)
Only 3 Jason Days left to use in my foursomes until the playoffs. We get 4 uses a yr per golfer. Use him or save him? Money is how the standings are decided.
Chris I wouldn’t use him this week. He has better tourny’s coming.
Still early but Wheatcroft and Stuard doing good. I need stricker to do good but right now he is +1
Look at Retief Goosen.. my hidden gem! -2 on the first 2 holes..
Tied for 1st.. goosen.. sorry.. a little excited here