Zurich Classic Odds 2025: Which Duo Will Come Out on Top?

It’s a break from the traditional PGA Tour tournament this week, which makes the Zurich Classic odds that much more interesting, as the best players from the game partner up with one another in a team event. 2024 champions Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry return to defend their title, but with several world class players playing together, you’ll want to make sure to heavily investigate the Zurich Classic sleeper picks. With a Zurich Classic cut line in play, it adds an extra bit of intensity to the event.

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Odds provided by FanDuel – accurate as of April 25

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry | +750 at DraftKings sportsbook

Back to defend their title from a year ago both Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are in great form heading into the tournament this week. McIlroy has been on a tear this season having already won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, the Players Championship and the Masters in just six events entered in. For Lowry, while he hasn’t found the winners circle since last year’s victory here, he has still posted some impressive results this season with a solo second place finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, a solo seventh place finish at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and a tie for eighth place at the Valspar Championship.

Collin Morikawa and Kurt Kitayama | +400 at DraftKings sportsbook

Back as a duo for the second straight year in New Orleans, Collin Morikawa and Kurt Kitayama will look to build on last season’s result that saw the pair finish in a tie for 23rd place. In four previous visits to TPC Louisiana, last year’s result was the best in the event for the number four player in the world golf rankings in Morikawa, who has missed the cut twice and added a tie for 29th in 2022. For the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational winner in Kitayama, this will mark his fourth visit to the tournament where he has posted a tie for 38th, a tie for 19th and a tie for 23rd.

J.T. Poston and Keith Mitchell | +3000 at DraftKings sportsbook

Three-time PGA Tour winner J.T. Poston returns to New Orleans for the fifth time in his career and while the results haven’t been strong his current form is something to consider. In his four previous Zurich Classic of New Orleans appearances the 31-year-old has two missed cuts to go with a tie for 22nd and a tie for 32nd. The 46th ranked player in the world is coming off a season best result of a tie for 11th at the RBC Heritage which marked his third top 16 finish of the season. For the veteran Mitchell, this will be his sixth appearance in the tournament, with a sixth-place finish in 2023 to go with a tie for fourth place result in 2021.

Thomas Detry and Robert MacIntyre | +3300 at BetMGM sportsbook

Another pairing back for another shot at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans title are the duo of Thomas Detry and Robert MacIntyre who finished three shots behind McIlroy and Lowry for the win. With his first career win under his belt after taking home the WM Phoenix Open title back in February, Detry will look to build on what has been a career season so far at an event he has had previous success at with a tie for 13th place in his only other appearance at the event outside of last year. As far as MacIntyre is concerned, the two-time PGA Tour winner will also be making his third appearance in the tournament where he missed the cut in his first attempt in 2022.

Taylor Moore and Wyndham Clark | +15000 at Caesars Sportsbook

Another player with some nice previous results at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans is the 2023 Valspar Championship winner Taylor Moore. While he missed the cut last year for the first time in three visits to the event, his two other showings resulted in tying for fourth place. Teaming up with 2023 U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark could be the perfect combination for the pair as the three-time tour winner in Clark has also showed some impressive results in his previous four visits to the tournament.

Zurich Classic of New Orleans longshot

Doug Ghim and Chan Kim | +100000 at Caesars Sportsbook

After finishing in a tie for 28th place last season, the pairing of Doug Ghim and Chan Kim return as partners for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans as both continue to search for their first wins on the PGA Tour. For the 29-year-old Ghim, this will be his fifth appearance at the tournament where he has posted a best result of a tie for 11th in his debut at the event in 2021. As far as Kim is concerned, the 35-year-old is coming off his two best results of the season having finished tied for fifth at the Texas Open and following that up with a tie for seventh place at the Corales Puntacana Championship last week.

Zurich Classic of New Orleans recent winners

Zurich Classic of New Orleans betting trends

There are not that many betting trends when it comes to the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, but there is one thing that seems apparent over its seven-year history as a partnered event and that is that the winning team will shoot a low score. In five of the seven years, the winning score has been a minimum of 25 under par, with a tournament record of 30 being set in 2023. Look for a lot of low scores this week as teammates go flag hunting in New Orleans.

Zurich Classic of New Orleans debutants

Jake Knapp and Frankie Capan III | +9000 at Caesars Sportsbook

Making their Zurich Classic of New Orleans debut, the pairing of Jake Knapp and Frankie Capan III should be an interesting partnership to pay attention to this week. While Knapp does have his breakthrough victory which came at the 2024 Mexico Open, the 30-year-old is still a youngster when it comes to life on the PGA Tour as this will mark just his 40th career event. For Capan III he has even less experience of teeing it up as this will be just his 16th event with the big boys.

How to read the Zurich Classic of New Orleans betting odds

Reading the Zurich Classic of New Orleans betting odds is just as easy as reading the odds for any other golf tournament or sporting event. In golf, there are numerous ways to bet, from group matchups to whether a team will make a certain number of birdies or eagles in a round. You can even bet if there will be a hole-in-one during the event, if the tournament will go to a playoff or which team will play in the final group on Sunday.

How to bet on the Zurich Classic of New Orleans

There are many ways to bet on the Zurich Classic of New Orleans this week. One bet that stands out, however, is that the partnership of Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin will finish in the top 10 this week. A $10 bet at +200 would give you back $20 if the duo can finish in the top 10.

Zurich Classic of New Orleans info

Zurich Classic of New Orleans FAQs

Who has won the most Zurich Classic of New Orleans titles?

The Zurich Classic of New Orleans has changed its format over the years originally being played as an individual event when there were nine players that won the tournament two times. However, there are two players that have some historical references to their names when it comes to the event and that is Cameron Smith and Billy Horschel. Smith is the only player to win the championship twice with a partner, while Horschel is the only player to win the tournament when it was a solo event and when it introduced the partner format.

What is the prize pool for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans?

The prize pool for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans sits at $9,200,000 for the 2025 event with each player on the winning team receiving $1,329,400. That is up from the 2024 purse when the winning teams’ players each took home $1,286,050. In the first ever Zurich Classic of New Orleans in 1938 when it was called the Crescent City Open, the winning prize that year was $1,200.

Who won the first Zurich Classic of New Orleans?

In 1938 Harry Cooper won the first ever Zurich Classic of New Orleans which went by the title of Crescent City Open for that inaugural year by shooting 3 under par. Cooper defeated Jug McSpaden that week by four strokes on his way to winning that first ever PGA Tour event in New Orleans. The win was the second last of Cooper’s legendary career that saw him win 30 events on the PGA Tour.

What is the tournament record score at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans?

By shooting 30 under par for a total score of 258 in 2023, Davis Riley and Nick Hardy hold the Zurich Classic of New Orleans tournament record for the best score. Riley and Hardy won the event that year by breaking the 29 under par record that had been set the year before by Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay. As an individual event the record score was set by Chip Beck in 1988 when he shot 26 under par for a total score of 262 when the event was known as USF&G Classic.

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