Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick are looking to climb the leaderboard at the 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
The brothers carded an eight-under 64 in the opening round’s four-ball format. This leaves them six shots behind the early leaders, Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer.
Fitzpatricks’ Round 1 Performance
The Fitzpatrick brothers are participating in the Zurich Classic for the second consecutive year. Their performance in the first round suggests they are unlikely to miss the cut, unlike last year.
However, they need a strong showing in the second round to move into contention. Brooks Koepka and Shane Lowry, playing alongside the Fitzpatricks, recorded a six-under score on the first day.
How to Watch Round 2
The second round of the 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans takes place on Friday at TPC Louisiana.
Golf Channel will provide TV coverage from 3-6 p.m. ET on Friday. PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will offer streaming coverage starting at 8:45 a.m. ET on Friday, including featured group and hole coverage.
Foursomes Format to Shake Up Leaderboard
The second round will feature the foursomes format (alternate shot). This could lead to significant changes on the leaderboard.
Several pairings to watch include:
- Troy Merritt/Robert Streb and Harry Higgs/Jeremy Paul
- Brice Garnett/Lee Hodges and Eric Cole/Hank Lebioda
- Adam Svensson/Adam Hadwin and Vince Whaley/Greyson Sigg
Other notable pairings include Garrick Higgo/Matt Kuchar and Erik van Rooyen/Christiaan Bezuidenhout, as well as William Mouw/Takumi Kanaya and Matt McCarty/Mac Meissner.
The field also includes teams such as Adam Schenk/Tyler Duncan and Stephan Jaeger/Jackson Suber, plus Trey Mullinax/David Skinns and Scott Piercy/Taylor Montgomery.
Further pairings teeing off include Doug Ghim/Jeffrey Kang and Dylan Wu/Zecheng Dou, John Parry/Dan Brown and A.J. Ewart/Casey Jarvis, and Chandler Blanchet/John VanDerLaan and Keita Nakajima/Kensei Hirata.
Peter Malnati/Russell Knox will team up, as will Ben Silverman/Cameron Champ. Charley Hoffman/Nick Watney are paired together, along with Beau Hossler/Sam Ryder.
More pairings to keep an eye on are David Lipsky/Rico Hoey and Danny Walker/Jimmy Stanger, and Michael Brennan/Johnny Keefer and Karl Vilips/Michael Thorbjornsen.
Ben Griffin/Andrew Novak and Wyndham Clark/Taylor Moore will also compete, as will Billy Horschel/Tom Hoge and Tony Finau/Max Greyserman.
Davis Riley/Nick Hardy are set to play, alongside Matti Schmid/Seamus Power. Camilo Villegas/Marcelo Rozo will team up, as will Will Gordon/Paul Peterson.
Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen/Jacob Skov Olesen and Christo Lamprecht/Neal Shipley are also in the field, as are Luke List/Henrik Norlander and Chandler Phillips/Carson Young.
With the change to the alternate shot format, the second round promises to be eventful.