By: Kevin Cunningham April 23, 2025
Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry start their title defense on Thursday at the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
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The 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans kicks off Thursday, April 24, with the opening round at TPC Louisiana. You can find full Zurich Classic tee times for Thursday’s first round at the bottom of this post.
Two weeks ago, World No. 2 Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry battled on Sunday at the 2025 Masters, with McIlroy eventually coming out with a historic win. This week, McIlroy and Lowry will be on the same side as they team up at the Zurich Classic.
But it’s not the first time they’ve teed it up at the PGA Tour’s only team event. The star duo joined forces to win last year’s Zurich Classic. Their title defense gets started Thursday morning.
McIlroy and Lowry will tee off for Thursday’s opening round at 8:52 a.m. ET alongside the team of Billy Horschel and Tom Hoge.
You can watch Thursday’s first round of the Zurich Classic from 3-6 p.m. ET on Golf Channel. You can also stream exclusive online coverage via PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ starting at 8 a.m. ET.
Check out the complete Round 1 tee times for the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans below.
Tee No. 1
8:00 a.m. – Chesson Hadley/Jonathan Byrd, Zac Blair/Patrick Fishburn8:13 a.m. – Robert Streb/Troy Merritt, Chad Ramey/Justin Lower8:26 a.m. – Ryan Brehm/Mark Hubbard, Patton Kizzire/Ben Kohles8:39 a.m. – Sepp Straka/Brice Garnett, Davis Riley/Nick Hardy8:52 a.m. – Cam Davis/Adam Svensson, Peter Malnati/Russell Knox9:05 a.m. – Lee Hodges/Jason Dufner, Brandt Snedeker/Chad Reavie9:18 a.m. – Troy Mullinax/Rob Shelton, Taylor Montgomery/John Pak9:31 a.m. – Ryo Hisatsune/Takumi Kanaya, David Skinns/Ben Taylor9:44 a.m. – Taylor Dickson/Trace Crowe, Rikuya Hoshino/Kaito Onishi9:57 a.m. – Isaiah Salinda/Kevin Velo, Laurie Canter/Jordan Smith1:05 p.m. – Kevin Tway/Bud Cauley, Doug Ghim/Chan Kim1:18 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman/Chandler Phillips, Sami Valimaki/Ben Silverman1:31 p.m. – Joel Dahmen/Harry Higgs, Andrew Novak/Ben Griffin1:44 p.m. – Wyndham Clark/Taylor Moore, Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama1:57 p.m. – Thomas Detry/Robert MacIntyre, Matt Fitzpatrick/Alex Fitzpatrick2:10 p.m. – Garrick Higgo/Ryan Fox, Nick Taylor/Adam Hadwin2:23 p.m. – Matt McCarty/Mason Andersen, Chris Gotterup/Quade Cummins2:36 p.m. – Will Gordon/Matthew Riedel, Mac Meissner/Noah Goodwin2:49 p.m. – Matt NeSmith/Will Chandler, Jeremy Paul/Yannick Paul
3:02 p.m. – Matteo Manassero/Cristobal Del Solar, Alejandro Del Rey/Angel Ayora
Tee No. 10
8:00 a.m. – Sam Ryder/Rico Hoey, Alex Smalley/Joseph Bramlett8:13 a.m. – J.T. Poston/Kevin Mitchell, Ryan Gerard/Jimmy Walker8:26 a.m. – Matthieu Pavon/Victor Perez, Erik van Rooyen/Christiaan Bezuidenhout8:39 a.m. – Karl Vilips/Michael Thorbjornsen, Rasmus Højgaard/Nicolai Højgaard8:52 a.m. – Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry, Billy Horschel/Tom Hoge9:05 a.m. – Aaron Rai/Sahith Theegala, Akshay Bhatia/Carson Young9:18 a.m. – Jake Knapp/Frankie Capan III, Eric Cole/Sam Saunders9:31 a.m. – Kevin Kisner/Greyson Sigg, Sam Stevens/Max McGreevy9:44 a.m. – Kevin Roy/Trevor Cone, Paul Peterson/Thomas Rosenmueller9:57 a.m. – Kris Ventura/Antoine Rozner, Steven Fisk/Tim Widing1:05 p.m. – Lanto Griffin/Cameron Champ, Michael Putnam/Beau Hossler1:18 p.m. – Martin Laird/Bill Haas, David Lipsky/Dylan Wu1:31 p.m. – Luke List/Henrik Norlander, Adam Schenk/Tyler Duncan1:44 p.m. – Nico Echavarria/Max Greyserman, Kevin Yu/Jhonattan Vegas1:57 p.m. – Si Woo Kim/Sangmoon Bae, Zach Johnson/Ryan Palmer2:10 p.m. – Camilo Villegas/Luke Donald, Charley Hoffman/Nick Watney2:23 p.m. – Joe Highsmith/Alejandro Tosti, Matt Wallace/Thorbjorn Olesen2:36 p.m. – Nate Lashley/Hayden Springer, Vince Whaley/Andres Albertson2:49 p.m. – Hayden Buckley/Braden Thornberry, Jesper Svensson/Vincent Norgaard
3:02 p.m. – Pierceson Coody/Jackson Suber, Ricky Castillo/William Mouw
