Rory McIlroy of Northern Eire and Shane Lowry of Eire are getting into subsequent month’s Zurich Basic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s solely crew competitors.
McIlroy has by no means performed the event at TPC Louisiana, which has been a crew occasion since 2017.
Whereas McIlroy and Lowry have been Ryder Cup teammates up to now, they performed just one session collectively, a loss to Tony Finau and Harris English in four-ball in 2021.
The event is organized by the Fore!Children Basis, and its CEO, Steve Worthy, made the announcement of McIlroy’s participation Monday.
“Each of those gamers have competed for Europe in Ryder Cup competitors, so they’re very accustomed to crew play,” Worthy stated in a press release. “It is all the time enjoyable to see shut mates companion in our distinctive format, and with their expertise they are going to be each fan and on-course favorites.”
McIlroy’s greatest end stateside this 12 months was a T19 on the Gamers Championship. He gained the Dubai Desert Basic in January. Lowry had a T4 end on the Cognizant Basic and positioned third on the Arnold Palmer Invitational earlier this month.
The Zurich Basic is slated for April 25-28.
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