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It’s time for something a little different on the PGA Tour this week, with the golfers playing in pairs when the 2022 Zurich Classic of New Orleans tees off Thursday at TPC Louisiana. The tournament has been a team event since 2017, and this year it will include 80 teams that will compete in two rounds of best ball and two of alternate-shot. Cameron Smith and Marc Leishman are the defending champions, and several big-name players like World No. 1 and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler will be in the Zurich Classic field. RBC Heritage runner-up Patrick Cantlay is teaming with Xander Schauffele, while world No. 2 Collin Morikawa will play alongside fifth-ranked Viktor Hovland. Those two teams are the 8-1 co-favorites in the latest 2022 Zurich Classic odds from Caesars Sportsbook, with Smith-Leishman at 9-1 and the team of Scheffler and Ryan Palmer priced at 11-1.
Will pedigree win out and make Morikawa-Hovland worth paying the premium for when making your 2022 Zurich Classic Fantasy golf picks? Would a team with solid rapport like Chilean stars Joaquin Niemann and Mito Pereira (25-1) be a better value and put you in a great spot to win? Before making any Fantasy golf picks or bets on the 2022 Zurich Classic, be sure you check out the Fantasy golf projections and rankings from SportsLine fantasy expert Riley Gates.
Gates is a writer for 247Sports and has covered a range of sports for nearly five years. He has followed golf closely for much longer and has a profound knowledge of the sport. He also knows what it takes to win, on the course and in fantasy sports.
He has been on a roll on his picks all season. At the Masters, eight of his 20 picks finished in the top eight, including Scheffler and runner-up Rory McIlroy. In fact, the top four golfers on the final leader board were among his picks. He noted that Scheffler was playing the best of anyone and that he expected him to be a contender. And…
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