Zurich Classic Tickets

The Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tickets are for sale now online! Get your Louisiana Golf fix during this historic golf tournament's best years! The PGA has announced the date for the Zurich Classic has been moved from April to March. So, the time to get these hot golf tickets is right now! This event is played in New Orleans! The tournament purse is over $6 million! And the winner's check is going to be well over $1 million!

The Zurich Classic is now a world-class golf event, known for bringing-in the biggest names in pro golf. It is also getting much attention for its great work with charity, especially the Fore!Kids Foundation and the Greater New Orleans Relief organizations'”expected to help New Orleans area charities to the tune of nearly $20 million by 2011! From the event's humble beginning, it has always been a top-notch series of PGA tournament games. Its winner's list is a veritable who's who of golf legends, which include: Henry Picard (1939), Bo Wininger (1962-63), Lee Travino (1974), Watson (1980-81), Ben Crenshaw (1994), and Vijay Singh (2004). The host course is presently the TPC of Louisiana, which boasts: stroke play format, par 72, with a 7,341-yard course. The current champion of this event is Jerry Kelly. And the course records for aggregate and 'to-par' scores are both held by Chip Beck, who had a 262, minus 26'”in 1988 (yet to be topped).

This great tournament has always been played in New Orleans! Its new sponsor is Zurich Financial Services. The event is played on a wide range of excellent New Orleans-area golf course, including: English Turn Golf & Country Club, TPC of Louisiana, and Lakewood Country Club. The tournament has had many different names, including: Crescent City Open, New Orleans Open, Greater New Orleans Open Invitational, First NBC New Orleans Open, USF&G New Orleans Open, USF&G Classic, Freeport Classic, Compaq Classic, HP Classic of New Orleans, and currently its official name is the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.