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| Tournament information | |
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| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Established | 1938 |
| Course(s) | TPC of Louisiana |
| Par | 72 |
| Yardage | 7,341 |
| Tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Purse | $6,200,000 |
| Month Played | March |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Chip Beck (1988) |
| To-par | -26 Chip Beck (1988) |
| Current champion | |
| Andrés Romero | |
The Zurich Classic of New Orleans is a regular golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played annually in New Orleans, Louisiana; its historic date has been in April, but was moved to March in 2008. Zurich Financial Services is the main sponsor of the tournament. The 2008 purse was $6,200,000, with $1,116,000 going to the winner.
From the event's inception through 2004, it was played at a series of courses in New Orleans. It began at New Orleans City Park, where it was played until 1962. From 1963 until 1988, the event began its lengthy relationship with Lakewood Country Club before shifting to English Turn Golf & Country Club from 1989–2004. In 2005, it was played at the TPC of Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana, but damage done to the course by Hurricane Katrina forced the event back to English Turn G&CC in 2006. It returned to the TPC of Louisiana in 2007.
Winners
- 2008
Andrés Romero - 2007
Nick Watney - 2006 Chris Couch
- 2005 Tim Petrovic
HP Classic of New Orleans
- 2004
Vijay Singh - 2003 Steve Flesch
Compaq Classic of New Orleans
- 2002
K.J. Choi - 2001 David Toms
- 2000
Carlos Franco - 1999 Carlos Franco
Freeport-McDermott Classic
- 1998
Lee Westwood - 1997 Brad Faxon
- 1996 Scott McCarron
Freeport-McMoRan Classic
- 1995 Davis Love III
- 1994 Ben Crenshaw
Freeport-McMoRan Golf Classic
- 1993 Mike Standly
- 1992 Chip Beck
USF&G Classic
- 1991
Ian Woosnam - 1990
David Frost - 1989 Tim Simpson
- 1988 Chip Beck
- 1987 Ben Crenshaw
- 1986 Calvin Peete
- 1985
Seve Ballesteros - 1984 Bob Eastwood
- 1983 Bill Rogers
- 1982 Scott Hoch
USF&G New Orleans Open
- 1981 Tom Watson
Greater New Orleans Open
- 1980 Tom Watson
First NBC New Orleans Open
- 1979 Hubert Green
- 1978 Lon Hinkle
- 1977 Jim Simons
- 1976 Larry Ziegler
- 1975 Billy Casper
Greater New Orleans Open
- 1974 Lee Trevino
- 1973 Jack Nicklaus
- 1972 Gary Player
Greater New Orleans Open Invitational
- 1971 Frank Beard
- 1970 Miller Barber
- 1969 Larry Hinson
- 1968 George Archer
- 1967
George Knudson - 1966 Frank Beard
- 1965 Dick Mayer
- 1964 Mason Rudolph
- 1963 Bo Wininger
- 1962 Bo Wininger
- 1961 Doug Sanders
- 1960 Dow Finsterwald
- 1959
Bill Collins - 1958
Billy Casper - 1949–57 No tournament
New Orleans Open
- 1948 Bob Hamilton
- 1947 No tournament
- 1946 Byron Nelson
- 1945 Byron Nelson
- 1944 Sam Byrd
- 1943 No tournament
- 1942 Lloyd Mangrum
- 1941 Henry Picard
- 1940 Jimmy Demaret
- 1939 Henry Picard
Crescent City Open
- 1938 Harry Cooper
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