Two-time Zurich Classic winner Billy Horschel will team again with former LSU star Sam Burns in 2023 Tournament

NEW ORLEANS — Billy Horschel, the only player to claim both individual and team titles at the Zurich Classic, will seek an unprecedented third title, playing again with four-time PGA Tour winner and former LSU All-American Sam Burns in this year’s event, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.

“Billy and Sam finished second in last year’s Zurich Classic,” said Worthy. “They have an excellent record playing together, finishing tied for fourth here in 2021 and second by one stroke as a team in the 2021 QBE Shootout,” Worthy added.

Burns is ranked 15 th in the world and Horschel is 24 th . Burns broke into the top 10 in the world last season after winning the Charles Schwab Challenge. Horschel reached 11 th in the world after winning the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday last season.

Horschel has won seven times on the PGA Tour and once on the European Tour. He scored his first career Tour victory in 2013 at the Zurich Classic, with a memorable 26′ putt on the 72nd hole. The next season, he followed up with one of the most torrid closing stretches in PGA Tour history in the 2014 FedExCup Playoffs. He finished second in the Deutsche Bank Championship, then went on to win the BMW Championship and capped the playoffs with a win at the Tour Championship by Coca Cola to take the overall FedExCup.

At 27, he became the youngest winner of the FedExCup. His final round of 68 in the Tour Championship was his 12 th consecutive round in the 60s, the longest streak of sub-70 rounds in PGA Tour history.

In 2018, Horschel teamed with Scott Piercy to win the Zurich Classic again. Team Horschel beat the team of Pat Perez and Jason Dufner (himself a former Zurich Classic winner) by one stroke.

As an amateur, Horschel was a three-time first-team All-American at the University of Florida. He was named to the 2007 and 2008 Arnold Palmer teams and the winning 2007 Walker Cup squad that included Rickie Fowler, Dustin Johnson and Webb Simpson. Horschel posted a 3-1 record in that year’s competition, helping the U.S. squad to a narrow one-point victory.

Sam Burns held the lead in four different tournaments in 2021 before breaking through with a win at the 2021 Valspar Championship. He had tied for fourth in the Zurich Classic with Horschel the week before his maiden win at Valspar.

He nearly won the 2021 World Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Invitational before losing in a three-person playoff.

He then started the 2021-2022 season with a victory at the Sanderson Farms Championship and went on to win the Valspar Championship again and the Charles Schwab Challenge for this third title of the season.

In his short PGA Tour career, he has recorded 25 top-10 finishes in only 120 starts, with three seconds and two thirds to accompany his four wins.

So far this season, his best finishes have been a sixth in defense of his Valspar Championship title, a tie for sixth at the WM Phoenix Open and a tie for seventh at the CJ CUP in South Carolina. He currently ranks fourth on the PGA Tour in total putting.

Playing for LSU, Burns made first-team All-American in 2016-17 and was named Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year in the NCAA. He represented the United States on the winning Arnold Palmer Cup team in 2017.

A protégé of former LSU great and Zurich Classic champion David Toms, Burns was honored by the AJGA as Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2014.

About Fore!Kids Foundation:

Since 1958, the Fore!Kids Foundation has raised money to fund children’s service organizations through golf events like the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, The Holiday Auction Fore!Kids and several charitable golf tournaments.

In 2022, the Fore!Kids Foundation generated an all-time record $2.7 million in charitable giving for children’s charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metro areas. Charitable contributions have been rising in recent years:
· Over $2.7 Million to charities in 2022
· Over $10 Million to charities in last five years
· Over $45 Million to charities since inception

More information at http://www.forekidsfoundation.com .

About the Zurich Classic of New Orleans:

The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA TOUR season. Since launching the team format in 2017, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans has drawn some of the highest-ranking fields for any regular-season tournament on the PGA TOUR.

The Best of the Zurich Classic pass will return in 2023, along with the excitement of close-up action at the Stadium Club by Walk-On’s overlooking the 17 th hole.

Televised in more than 224 countries and territories, the Zurich Classic of New Orleans generates a significant economic impact on the city of New Orleans and the entire state of Louisiana. Independent research has shown that the tournament generates spending of more than $40 million within the local economy and garners $33 million in positive national and international media exposure for both the city and state throughout the year beyond the four days of competition.

The tournament will be played April 17-23, 2023, at TPC Louisiana in Avondale. Purse for 2023 totals a record $8.6 million, with each member of the winning team earning $1,242,700.

All tickets to the 2023 Zurich Classic will be mobile entry only. Day-specific grounds tickets are only $40. In addition, the Best of the Zurich Class Pass offers a variety of dishes from some of New Orleans most famous restaurants at three locations across the TPC course starting at $175 per day, and the Stadium Club by Walk-On’s will offer close-up viewing at the 17 th hole. Additional ticket options are available by calling the Tournament Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com .