Zurich Classic of New Orleans

The Brothers

Tournament record 257, one stroke better than the standard set by Nick Hardy and Davis Riley in 2023. The Fitzpatrick brothers, one chasing a fifth title and the other his first, close out a week that redefined their partnership and their season in the process.

Sunday Tee Staff·April 27, 2026·5 min

Sunday Tee

Sunday Tee: The Alternate Story

On a course that has rewritten its story three times in three days, the Fitzpatrick brothers lead by four heading into the final round in alternate shot. The question Sunday poses is not whether four shots will hold. It is whether, in the format where one mistake costs twice what a birdie earns, anyone can catch them at all.

Sunday Tee Staff·April 26, 2026·6 min

R3Round in Review

The Shift

Saturday at TPC Louisiana belonged entirely to two brothers. A 7-under 29 opening nine, an 8-under closing nine, and a 57 that set a tournament record for four-ball. With it came a four-shot lead and the kind of form that championships are built on.

Sunday Tee Staff·April 26, 2026·4 min

R2Round in Review

The Defense

From four-ball's abundance on Thursday to alternate shot's arithmetic on Friday: Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer turned one-shot leads into a one-shot lead, still, and learned what the second round of a team event teaches every team in front. The margin, if it seems substantial, is held only by the willingness to repeat yourself.

Sunday Tee Staff·April 25, 2026·4 min

R1Round in Review

The Fifty-Eight

On a day when four-ball golf at TPC Louisiana turned the course inside out, two men who arrived as first-time partners tied the record that defines this event. For Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer, the trajectory of a career changes in four and a half hours.

Sunday Tee Staff·April 24, 2026·5 min

Coverage

The Brothers

Sunday Tee: The Alternate Story

The Shift

The Defense

The Fifty-Eight