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2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
PGA Tour
TPC Louisiana
Avondale, Louisiana
23-26 April 2026
Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak are back to defend their title at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans in the only team event on the PGA Tour calendar.
The American duo carded a 28-under 260 to beat siblings Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard by one stroke in 2025 to claim their respective maiden wins on the Tour.
Griffin also went on to taste success at the Charles Schwab Challenge and the World Wide Technology Championship last year, but hasn't reached those same heights in the opening four months of 2026.
The world No. 16 has yet to achieve a top-10 finish, with his best performance coming at the Sony Open in Hawaii (T19). He got back-to-back T33s at the Masters and RBC Heritage most recently.
Novak fared a lot better at Harbour Town after finishing T16, but he struggled at Augusta and missed the cut. The world No. 52 has one top 10 - T7 at the Farmers Insurance Open.
Griffin made his Masters debut this year and described the experience as "incredible", saying: "That's a tournament every kid that plays golf - or dreams of playing competitive golf or professional golf - dreams of playing. And so for me, it was a lifelong dream realised.
"Now, my competitive side wanted to focus more on trying to win the golf tournament and try to learn the course and be as prepared as possible for Sunday.
"But there were so many moments where I couldn't help but just pinch myself and realise how cool it was to be inside the ropes and be a player at Augusta, a tournament that I grew up watching with my dad and with family.
"There's just so much validation in finally making it into the Masters and it's just such a really cool experience."
Last five Zurich Classic of New Orleans winners
2025 - Ben Griffin (USA) and Andrew Novak (USA)
2024 - Shane Lowry (IRL) and Rory McIlroy (NIR)
2023 - Nick Hardy (USA) and Davis Riley (USA)
2022 - Patrick Cantlay (USA) and Xander Schauffele (USA)
2021 - Marc Leishman (AUS) and Cameron Smith (AUS)
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