Zurich Classic leaderboard 2022

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele reignited their Ryder Cup partnership at TPC Louisiana by firing a superb score of 13-under-par.

He and Martin Laird carded an opening round of 66. Cantlay and Schauffele were 3-under-par after two holes. Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shot up the leaderboard in the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, carding an incredible better-ball score of 59 in Louisiana.

On a day where the old Zurich Classic record, 60, was tied, Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay fired a 59 at TPC Louisiana on Thursday.

So the buffer, we’re only one shot ahead, but we are going into a format on Friday that we really like,” Cantlay said. “I think Xander and I really like alternate shot. “Yeah, I mean, just trying to make a birdie on par-5 like every other week.” Schauffele buried a 12-footer on No. 1 for birdie, Cantlay then made eagle on 2, then each of them made two more birdies going out to turn with a 7-under 29. After three consecutive pars, Schauffele took the lid back off after sticking his approach to two feet on 16. AVONDALE, La. — A lot was made this week of the Viktor Hovland/Collin Morikawa team, and deservedly so.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele got off to a lightening fast start at the 2022 Zurich Classic on Thursday, and in the process made history.

For Schauffele, he will be hoping that this week is not only one where he breaks records, but also one that will “Kickstart” the rest of his year. It was the lowest four-ball score a team has ever produced during one round of play at the Zurich Classic. Xander has just one top 10 finish in 2022 and he has missed the cut in two of his previous four starts prior to this week.

Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay (-13): The favorites were who we thought they were. Cantlay and Schauffele came in as the co-favorites with Collin Morikawa ...

2. Incredible timing: From the "you definitely cannot make this stuff up" files, Robert Garrigus getting into contention in the week when it was disclosed that he's probably going to go and play in the LIV Golf Invitational -- a rival league to the PGA Tour -- is incredible. I love the Scheffler/Palmer pairing at 14-1 as well as Hovland/Morikawa at 16-1 given how easily they could shoot 57 or 58 on Saturday in the other four-ball format of the week. The bigger story here is that Cantlay and Schauffele have a head start on a field in which they were already the co-favorites. That alternate shot format is the same format in which Cantlay and Schauffele went 2-0-0 in last year's Ryder Cup The trio at T6 is the one to watch. They're very much alive going into Round 2 and should thrive in alternate shot on Friday. "It's just the first quarter," Cantlay said. "It counts for me," said Schauffele of the 59 which set a new Zurich Classic scoring record. Thursday was one of two four-ball sessions so scoring dipped into the low 60s (and lower) with Friday's alternate-shot format sure to inflate those scores ahead of the weekend. After going out in 29, their round stalled a bit halfway through the second nine before they birdied the last three in a row for the magic number. A fun first day of the 2022 Zurich Classic has resulted in an interesting leaderboard. Xander Schauffele/Patrick Cantlay (-13): The favorites were who we thought they were.

NEW ORLEANS – FedExCup champion Patrick Cantlay and Olympic Gold Medalist Xander Schauffele lived up to their star billing in the opening round of the ...

Patrick Cantlay: “We played really well, made a lot of putts today on a day that was a little tricky with the wind and didn't birdie a lot of the same holes. I'll count it in my book.” Xander Schauffele: “It counts for me.

AVONDALE – In a deep field with many of the top players in the world, a group of four teams of relative unknowns made themselves botn known and at home ...

NeSmith, a non-winner on the PGA Tour and a former South Carolina star, is ranked No. 169 in the world. Moore, a former Arkansas golfer, a non-winner as well, is ranked No. 157 in the world. His best finish this season is a tie for 30th. He is ranked No. 218 in the world. Mullinax is ranked No. 315 in the world. Redman is a non-winner who is ranked No. 260 in the world. He is currently ranked No. 1,043 in the world. Lipsky birdied the first, second, seventh, 11th, 16th and 18th holes. He is currently ranked 555th in the world. Bryan overcame a three bogeys with five birdies. Cantlay has six PGA Tour wins. Bryan has a tour win in 2017 at the RBC Heritage Classic. Bryan is ranked No. 512 in the world.

Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shot a tournament-record 13-under-par 59 in the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans to take a one-shot ...

The duo's score won't go down as an official round of 59 but Schauffele said: "It counts for me. Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele shot a tournament-record 13-under-par 59 in the first round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans to take a one-shot lead in the team event. Cantlay drained a 27-foot eagle putt at the par-five second hole to get the pair's round rolling and they finished with 11 birdies, including on each of the final three holes at TPC Louisiana.