The duo won the Zurich Classic on their first playoff hole last year
New Orleans, Los Angeles (February 20, 2025) – Rory McIlroy is the winner of four games last season and is already a member of the year, while Shane Lowry won seven last season last season A top ten, he will win here, he will defend their championship at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, the producer of the tournament Fore! UNICEF CEO Steve Worthy announced.
Both started the 2025 season with a high profile as McIlroy won AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am from AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on his Zurich partner Lowry, who won a solo.
They teamed up to win the 2024 Zurich Classic in the first extra hole, gathering in the game to win the postseason with runner-up Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer Competition. The victory marks McIlroy's 25th PGA Tour victory and Lowry's first victory since the 2022 BMW PGA Championship.
“Rory and Shane seem to really like their experience in New Orleans, which is shown in their game.” “Their history with team golf will not be hurt and we are very happy to be in Returning to them in a year of Ryder Cup.”
McIlroy released a season in 2024 and most players will be considered the best in their careers. He won two championships on the PGA Tour and twice on the DP World Tour, including the season-end DP World Championship, his third victory in that match. In addition to his win last year, he also won his second and fourth time and won his sixth DP World Tour.
He also released seven top ten on the PGA Tour and eight on the DP World Tour. He tied for fifth in the Olympic golf competition in Paris in 2024.
Lowry himself enjoyed one of his best years on the 2024 PGA Tour. In addition to his Zurich classic victory, he finished six top ten on the PGA Tour, including sixth in the PGA Championship, sixth in the PGA Championship and sixth in the sixth place. Open Champion. Last year, he also released three top tens on the DP World Tour, including third in the DP World Championship won by McIlroy.
McIlroy has had a great career since joining the PGA Tour in 2010. He won 27 times on the PGA Tour and 11 times on the DP World Tour.
His records shine in the most prestigious contests around the world. He won the Tour Championship and the DP World Championship three times. Open championship twice; once opened in the United States, PGA Championship and player championships.
While he is still seeking his first Masters Championship to become the sixth player in history to finish a Grand Slam, he has made it to the top ten of the tournament seven times over the past decade.
He was named PGA Tour Player of the Year three times, European Tour golfer three times, Byron Nelson Award four times, Walden Trophy four times, Mark McCormick three times .
He has been playing in every European Ryder Cup team since 2010, with a total of 16-13-4. In the 2023 match, he was 4-1 at the Marco Simone Country Club outside Rome, Italy.
McIlroy became a career at the age of 17 after turning down a 15-year-old golf scholarship at East Tennessee State University. One year later in 2010. At the age of 22, he became the youngest player ever, earning a career income of 10 million euros on the European Tour. In 2012, he became the youngest player with a professional income on the PGA Tour.
He is currently ranked third in the world and has been ranked first in the 122 weeks since 2015.
Shane Lowry, currently ranked 19th in the world, won the Open Championship in 2019 at Royal Prowush of his native country of Ireland, winning a 63 match record in the third round to win a 6-shot from Tommy Fleetwood. He won six more titles, winning four titles in the DP World Tour and the 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, which won him the PGA Tour card.
In addition to his title in the Open Championship, Lowry also finished third in the Masters, fourth in the PGA Championship, second in the 2016 U.S. Open, and ninth in the second year.
Although still an amateur, he won the Irish Open on the third hole of the sudden death playoffs in 2009. He became the third amateur to win the European Tour event. Lowry scored 62 in that match, equaling the lowest score ever for amateurs on the European Tour and started from the second round. He became a professional next week and gave up on his chance to compete in the 2009 Walker Cup.
Lowry plays for Europe on the last two Ryder Cup teams. He also played in three World Cup teams and played for Ireland in 2008 at the Eisenhower Trophy. He represented Ireland at the 2020 and 2024 Olympics.
About Fore! UNICEF:
Since 1958, Fore! The Kids Foundation has raised funds through golf events to provide funding for children’s services organizations such as the Zurich Classic in New Orleans and several charity golf competitions.
2024, Fore! Kids Foundation has set a record $3.3 million charitable donation for children's charities in the New Orleans and Baton Rouge metropolitan areas. Charitable contributions have been increasing in recent years:
· USD 3.3 million in 2024
· Charities over $22.9 million over the past decade
·The charity has exceeded $51 million since its inception
For more information, please visit http://www.forekidsfoundation.com.
About the Zurich Classics of New Orleans:
Zurich Insurance has sponsored the Zurich Classic in New Orleans for 21 years, one of the longest championship sponsor relationships on the PGA Tour. The Zurich Classic is the only team tournament on the PGA Tour. Since the team format was launched in 2017, New Orleans' Zurich Classic has attracted some of the highest areas of any regular season tournament in the PGA Tour.
The Zurich Classics had an economic impact of more than $40 million on the regional economy. The total TV coverage on the golf channel and CBS is 42 hours, with a total of 13 million viewers watching the game.
Internationally, the PGA Tour of the Zurich Classic in New Orleans is available through local broadcast partners in 148 countries and regions, and receives 3,300 throughout the year for the city and state’s active national and international media exposure throughout the year to the city and state’s active national and international media exposure. Ten thousand dollars.
The competition will be held from April 21 to 27, 2025 at TPC Louisiana, Avondale. Wallets totaled a record $9.2 million in 2025.
All tickets to the 2025 Zurich Classic will be mobile only. Day-specific tickets are only $45. Additionally, the best dishes in the Zurich Class Pass offer a variety of New Orleans’ most famous restaurants, starting at three locations on the TPC courses, starting at $185 per day. The Walking Stadium Club offers a close-up view of the 17th hole of the only two-story air-conditioned tent on the track. Additional ticketing options are available by calling the Tour Office at 504-342-3000 or online at www.zurichgolfclassic.com.
