After the singles events, it’s time to get some team competition. With the Zurich Classic around the corner, it is the first event of the schedule offering a team competition. What’s more interesting is the player’s roster. The 80 two-man teams have a recent addition. It is none other than the 2025 Masters winner, Rory McIlroy, along with his teammate Shane Lowry. The Northern Irishman took a break after his career grand slam, but now he is back. Interestingly, he has bagged three victories of his six participations, which keeps his team way high in contention to defend his title.
With four balls and a foursome format played by the best of the golfers, it is going to be a delight for the fans to watch. But for those who have missed their chance to buy the ticket or wish to experience it at home, they can tune in to the official broadcast partner for extensive coverage.
Zurich Classic schedule for live broadcast
Teeing off on April 24, the complete broadcast will be aired on Golf Channel, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, ESPN+, and PGA Tour Radio on Sirius XM. For the first round, the coverage will begin at 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM ET on ESPN+, while on PGA Tour Radio, it will start from 12 PM to 6 PM ET. For the fans who wish to watch it on TV, they can tune into Golf Channel from 3 to 6 PM ET. Similarly, for the second round on April 25, the schedule will be the same except the streaming on ESPN+ will begin a little later at 8:45 AM ET.
With ESPN+ having special featured groups and featured holes coverage for all four days, the fans can witness the golfer taking on the tough challenge on the course. The coverage for the final two days will begin at 9 AM till 6 PM on ESPN+, while PGA Tour Radio will start from 1 PM to 6 PM ET. Besides this, Golf Channel will begin broadcasting from 1 PM to 3 PM ET, then CBS and Paramount+ will take over for the second leg from 3 PM to 6 PM ET.
With in-depth coverage of the entire event, all golfers will be in the limelight with their performance, but there are still some top preferences for the event apart from the McIlroy-Lowry team.
Top teams in contention
McIlory and Lowry team are definitely at the top of the list of preference, but apart from that, Collin Morikawa and Kurt Kiayama are also in a strong position. The duo, who by the 2023 season were teamed with different players, but they joined hands in 2024. Interestingly, the team-up was fruitful as they finished at T18 last year. Even for the fact Morikawa, who is currently world No. 4, has performed well. He has two runner-up finishes this season, along with almost all events having top-20 finishes except the RBC Heritage. However, for the partner Kiayama, the story has been opposite, as the best finish he achieved is T33. But the duo still holds strong support with the great pairing result in the past.
Another pair that carries high hopes of the fans is Thomas Detry and Robert MacIntyre. The duo, in 2024, finished T8, and with their ongoing form, they are being rooted for by the fans. The Belgian professional won his first PGA Tour event title at the WM Phoenix Open. On the other hand, the Scottish professional has shown an impressive performance with two top-10 and two top-15 finishes till now.
Having some of the top names in form, the fans are going to enjoy the best golfing experience, with extensive coverage on multiple platforms. Who do you think will win this edition of the Zurich Classic? Is it Team McIlroy again or others? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
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