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The 2023 Zurich Classic of New Orleans kicks off Thursday with the opening round at TPC Louisiana. Here’s what you need to know to watch the first round on TV or online.
Zurich Classic round 1 preview
In the opening round of the Zurich Classic on Thursday, 80 teams of two players battle it out across 18 holes. The format for the first round is four-ball, with each team member playing their own ball and the best score on the hole is recorded.
Among the teams to watch are defending champions Xander Schavelli and Patrick Cantlay, last week’s RBC Award winner Matt Fitzpatrick, his brother Alex Fitzpatrick, Zack Johnson and 2023 USA Cup captains Zack Johnson and Steve Stricker, to name a few.
You can stream the first round of the Zurich Classic online The PGA Tour live on ESPN+ Starting at 8 a.m. ET Thursday, or you can catch the telecast on Golf Channel starting at 3 p.m. ET.
Below, you’ll find everything you need to watch the first round of the 2023 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
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How to watch the Zurich Classic on TV Thursday
The Golf Channel will televise the opening round of the 2023 Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a three-hour telecast from 3-6pm ET on Thursday.
How to stream the Zurich Classic online Thursday
You can stream the opening round of the 2023 Zurich Classic of New Orleans on Thursday via The PGA Tour live on ESPN+, which will feature exclusive coverage starting at 8 a.m. ET, as well as premium group coverage. Fans can stream Golf Channel’s first round TV coverage via Peacock.
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2023 Zurich Classic Round 1 tee (All times are Eastern time)
Starting point number 1
8:00 AM – Geoff Ogilvy / Kevin Stadler, Wesley Bryan / Grayson Murray
8:13 a.m. – Jason Dufner / Kevin Chappelle, DJ Trahan / Chad Collins
8:26 a.m. – Ryan Bream/Mark Hubbard, Jim Hermann/Ryan Armor
8:39 a.m. – Trey Mullinax / Scott Stallings, Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin
8:52 a.m. — Brendon Todd / Patton Kezier, Richie Werensky / Scott Brown
9:05 a.m. – Robert Streep/Troy Merritt, Andrew Landry/Austin Cook
9:18 a.m. — Michael Thompson/Parish Emin, Dylan Fretelli/Mattie Schmid
9:31 AM – Sung Kang / Sangmoon Bae, David Lipsky / Aaron Rai
9:44 a.m. – Chris Stroud/William McGirt, Andrew Novak/Trevor Cohn
9:57 a.m. — Austin Eakroat/Scott Harrington, Zack Blair/Ziking Du
1:05 p.m. – Jonas Blixt/David Lingmerth, Kevin Tway/Kelly Kraft
1:18 p.m. – Chaison Hadley/Ben Martin, Eric Cole/Sam Saunders
1:31 p.m. – Zack Johnson/Steve Stricker, Luke Donald/Eduardo Molinari
1:44 p.m. — Si Woo Kim/Tom Kim, Xander Schavelli/Patrick Cantlay
1:57 p.m. — Kurt Kitayama/Taylor Montgomery, Joel Dahmen/Denny McCarthy
2:10 p.m. – Russell Knox/Chris Steward, Wyndham Clark/Beau Haussler
2:23 p.m. – Thomas Dietry/Victor Perez, Matias Schwab/Vincent Norman
2:36 p.m. — Doug Game/Kramer Hickok, Ben Griffin/Ryan Gerrard
2:49 p.m. — Davis Thompson/Will Gordon, Tyson Alexander/Carl Yuan
3:02pm – Sean O’Hare / Brandon Matthews, Nikolai Hoggard / Thorbjorn Olesen
T number 10
8:00 AM – Ryan Palmer / Scott Piercy, Bill Haas / Jonathan Bird
8:13 a.m. – Taylor Moore / Matthew Neismith, Sam Ryder / Doc Redman
8:26 AM – Sungjae Im / Keith Mitchell, Sahith Theegala / Justin Suh
8:39 a.m. – Sam Burns / Billy Horschel, Harris English / Tom Hoge
8:52 a.m. – Max Homa/Colin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick/Alex Fitzpatrick
9:05 a.m. – JJ Spaun / Hayden Buckley, Davis Riley / Nick Hardy
9:18 a.m. — Les Hodges/Robby Shelton, Taylor Pendreth/Michael Jelejic
9:31 a.m. – Jimmy Walker/DA Points, Brandon Wu/Joseph Bramlett
9:44 a.m. – Fabian Gomez / Augusto Nunez, Cody Gribble / Paul Haley II
10:57 a.m. – Brent Grant/Kevin Roy, Tanu Goya/Trevor Werbello
1:05 p.m. — Kyle Stanley/Ricky Barnes, Derek Ernst/Robert Garrigos
1:18 p.m. — John Daly/David Duvall, Luke List/Henrik Norlander
1:31 p.m. — Nick Watney/Charlie Hoffman, Austin Smotherman/Harry Higgs
1:44 p.m. — Tyler Duncan/Nick LeBioda, Bryce Garnett/Greyson Sieg
1:57 p.m. – Chad Ramey/Martin Trainer, Michael Kim/See Noh
2:10 p.m. – Matt Wallace/Callum Shenquin, Eric Van Rooyen/MG Dafoe
2:23 p.m. — Justin Lower/Dylan Wu, Ben Ann/SH Kim
2:36 p.m. – Max McGreevy/Sam Stephens, Callum Taryn/Ben Taylor
2:49pm – Aaron Baddeley/Harrison Endicott, Cameron Percy/Greg Chalmers
3:02 p.m. – Carson Young/Kyle Westmoreland, Harry Hole/Akshay Bhatia