Zac Blair/Patrick Fishburn (1st/-23) parred the final three holes for a 60 in Four-Ball, one shy of the 18-hole tournament record (59: Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele/2022/R1) at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
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A 2023 Korn Ferry Tour graduate and 2024 PGA TOUR rookie, Fishburn has made two cuts in nine starts in 2024 (entering the week), including a season-best T23 at last week’s Corales Puntacana Championship.
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Fishburn seeks to become the third rookie to win on TOUR during the 2024 season, joining Matthieu Pavon (Farmers Insurance Open) and Jake Knapp (Mexico Open at Vidanta).
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Blair seeks his first PGA TOUR title in his 185th start; T2 at the 2023 Travelers Championship marks his best career finish on TOUR.
Blair had missed the cut in three previous appearances at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans since the team format was introduced (2017, 2018, 2023).
Luke List/Henrik Norlander (2nd/-22) posted eagles on Nos. 2 and 11 for a 62 in Four-Ball; paired together for the second time (T23/2023).
Norlander is making his fifth start of the 2024 season on Conditional status (126-150 in 2022-23 FedExCup Fall standings); finished a season-best T13 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta in his season debut.
Norlander seeks first TOUR title in his 167th start and has finished T2 on three occasions on TOUR (2016 RSM Classic, 2021 Farmers Insurance Open, 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship); lost to partner List in a five-man playoff at the 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship.
List seeks third TOUR title in his 269th start (2022 Farmers Insurance Open, 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship); one top-10 in 11 starts this season (T2, The Genesis Invitational)
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Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry (T3/-21) closed with a back-nine 31 for a 64 after holding a share of the 36-hole lead.
McIlroy seeks his 25th PGA TOUR title in his 247th start, and third when making his tournament debut (2010 Wells Fargo Championship, 2019 RBC Canadian Open); Lowry seeks his third TOUR title in his 174th start (2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, 2019 Open Championship).
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36-hole co-leaders Ryan Brehm/Mark Hubbard (T3/-21) posted 29 on the front nine before finishing with a back-nine 35; Brehm seeks his second TOUR title in his 130th start (2022 Puerto Rico Open) while Hubbard aims for his maiden victory in his 213th start.
