Rory McIlroy will make his first start since donning the Green Jacket for the first time two weeks ago, pairing up with Shane Lowry to defend their Zurich Classic title.
With the mainstay pairing of Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele not in the field, the Irishmen are clear favorites atop the Zurich Classic odds. Learn more about the field below.
Zurich Classic odds
| Team |  |
|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry | +360 |
| Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama | +1200 |
| Thomas Detry/Robert MacIntyre | +1900 |
| J.T. Poston/Keith Mitchell | +1900 |
| Taylor Moore/Wyndham Clark | +2200 |
| Aaron Rai/Sahith Theegala | +2400 |
| Andrew Novak/Ben Griffin | +2400 |
| Billy Horschel/Tom Hoge | +2400 |
| Rasmus Hojgaard/Nicolai Hojgaard | +2700 |
Zurich Classic field
All eyes will be on the defending champions of Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry this week, even more so after the former ended an 11-year major championship drought with a win at the Masters earlier this month.
The duo won in a playoff with +750 closing odds a year ago but are fetching a much shorter +360 price this time around, in part because 2022 champions Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele aren't in the field.
There's a sizable gap between the Irish pairing and the rest of the field, with Collin Morikawa and Kurt Kitayama running second on the board. Still, Morikawa finished just T54 at Harbour Town last week, and Kitayama hasn't finished better than T33 since October.
A handful of pairings are sitting in the +2000 to +2500 range to win this week, including Aaron Rai and Sahith Theegala at 24/1. 2018 champion Billy Horschel and new teammate Tom Hoge are also in the mix at 24/1.
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Zurich Classic recent winners and odds history
Here are the recent Zurich Classic winners and their closing odds to win:
| Year | Winner | Closing odds |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry | +750 |
| 2023 | Davis Riley/Nick Hardy | +4,000 |
| 2022 | Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele | +900 |
| 2021 | Cameron Smith/Marc Leishman | +1,200 |
| 2020 | No event: COVID-19 related. | |
| 2019 | Jon Rahm/Ryan Palmer | +1,600 |
| 2018 | Billy Horschel/Scott Piercy | +4,000 |
| 2017 | Cameron Smith/Jonas Blixt | +10,000 |
Odds courtesy of GolfOdds.
