Zurich Classic | Round 3
NEW ORLEANS – In a bid for their first tournament victories of the season,Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele followed their tournament record 13-under (59) in R-1 with a 4-under (68) in Foursomes in R-2.
The teams of Aaron Rai/David Lipsky and Doc Redman/Sam Ryder seek their first career Tour victory and trail by only a stroke each.
Australians Jason Day/Jason Scrivener and South Africans Branden Grace/Garrick Higgo tied the Foursomes tournament record with a 7-under (65), matching Jon Rahm and Ryan Palmer from their R-2 in 2019.
Two of the previous four winning teams have come back from four-or-more strokes after 36-holes (2018 Scott Piercy and Billy Horschel were seven back, 2021 Marc Leishman and Cameron Smith were four back. The defending champions (Leishman and C.Smith) sit T-8 and trail by six strokes.
Billy Horschel/Sam Burns (T-6) at (-14) followed an outgoing nine of 1-over 37 with a 5-under 31 coming in, good for a 4-under (68). Horschel is the only player to win the Zurich Classic in both the individual (2013) and team format (with Scott Piercy in 2018).
The team of Joaquin Niemann and Mito Pereira withdrew from the Zurich Classic of New Orleans prior to the start of R-2, due to a Pereira back injury.
Tee Times are at 7:20am (local)/8:30am (ET) to 11:45am (local)/12:45pm (EDT)
Zurich Classic | Leaderboard After 36 Holes:
Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele 59-68—127 (-17)
Doc Redman/Sam Ryder 61-67—128 (-16)
Aaron Rai/David Lipsky 61-67—128 (-16)
Cameron Tringale/Wyndham Clark 62-67—129 (-15)
Garrick Higgo/Branden Grace 64-65—129 (-15)