Making their debut appearance as teammates at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry (1st/-25) defeated Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer with a par-5 (Foursomes) on the first playoff hole (No. 18).
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The playoff was the fifth of the PGA TOUR season.
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The playoff was the third (2017, 2021) at the Zurich Classic since the event moved to a team format in 2017.
Playoff records: Rory McIlroy (3-2), Shane Lowry (1-0), Chad Ramey (0-1), Martin Trainer (0-1)
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With this victory, McIlroy earned his 25th PGA TOUR title and first since the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open; the victory comes in his 247th start at the age of 34 years, 11 months, 24 days.
Ties Tommy Armour, Johnny Miller and Macdonald Smith for 23rd on the all-time PGA TOUR wins list.
Has at least one win in each of his last seven PGA TOUR seasons.
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The three-time FedExCup champion moves to No. 15 in the FedExCup standings.
Wins for the third time in a tournament debut (2010 Wells Fargo Championship, 2019 RBC Canadian Open, 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans).
Was making his ninth start, picks up his second top-10 finish of the season (Valero Texas Open/3rd)
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With this victory, Lowry earned his third PGA TOUR victory in his 174th start at the age of 37 years, 26 days; victory comes 81 starts since his last win at the 2019 Open Championship.
TOUR wins (3): 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational, 2019 Open Championship, 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans; moves to No. 12 in the FedExCup standings.
Wins in his fifth start at the event (previous-best finish: 13th in 2022 with teammate Ian Poulter).
Has three top-10 finishes in nine starts this season: Zurich Classic of New Orleans (win), Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard (3rd), Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (T4).
Ramey/Trainer (2nd/-25), tied the 18-hole scoring record in the Foursomes format with a 9-under 63.
Tied the 9-hole scoring record in the Foursomes format with a back-nine 6-under 30:
Cantlay/Schauffele (2023/R2).
Ramey, winner of the 2022 Corales Puntacana Championship, finished runner-up for the first time in 77 starts.
Trainer, winner of the 2019 Puerto Rico Open, finished runner-up for the first time in 137 starts.
