European Ryder Cup Stars Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell Team up ; Horschel joins Piercy
Ryder Cup Captain Jim Fyryk teams with Fellow Major Winner David Duval
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European Ryder Cup Stars Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell Team up ; Horschel joins Piercy
NEW ORLEANS , LA ( March 29 , 2018 )— European Ryder Cup stalwarts Ian Poulter and Graeme McDowell , whose combined record is 20-9-4 , have teamed together to play in the 2018 Zurich Classic , announced Steve Worthy , CEO of the Fore ! Kids Foundation , producer of the tournament .
In five Ryder Cup competitions , Poulter is undefeated in singles and has compiled a 12-4-2 record overall . In 2012 , he went 4-0 leading the Europeans to their second consecutive victory . He served as vice-captain of the 2016 European team .
In their only Ryder Cup match together , Poulter and McDowell defeated Jim Furyk and Kenny Perry in fourballs 1-up in the 2008 matches at Valhalla .
Poulter has won twice on the PGA TOUR — both World Golf Championship titles . He also has claimed 13 international victories , including the 2011 Volvo World Match Play Championship .
His best finish this season on the PGA TOUR was a fifth in the WCG — Dell Technologies Match Play just completed March 25 .
In addition to his five Ryder Cup appearances , he has also played on five World Cup teams , three Seve Trophy squads and competed in the 2016 Eurasia Cup .
Playing with Geoff Ogilvy , he finished tied for 32nd in last year ’ s
22 inaugural team format Zurich Classic . His best individual finish at the Zurich Classic was a tie for seventh in 2006 .
McDowell has posted a 8-5-2 record in his four Ryder Cup appearances . He has also played in five World Cups and two Seve Trophy competitions . He played a prominent role in Great Britain and Ireland ’ s retention of the Walker Cup in 2001 , even though he played collegiately at the University of Alabama-Birmingham , where he won the 2002 Fred Haskins Award , given annually to the top collegiate golfer in the U . S .
He has three PGA TOUR titles in his career , including the 2010 U . S . Open , when he became the first European to win the championship since Tony Jacklin in 1970 . He has also won eight international victories , including the 2013 Volvo World March Play Championship .
His best finish in the Zurich Classic came in 2006 , when he tied for 15th .
Billy Horschel will join Scott Piercy in the field .
Horschel won the 2013 Zurich Classic with a 20-under 268 , topping the previous-best 72-hole score at TPC Louisiana by a stroke . The following season , he fired off one of the best closing stretches in PGA TOUR history and won the 2014 FedExCup on the strength of a second in the Deutsche Bank Championship and consecutive victories in the BMW Championship and seasonending TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola . He became the youngest FedExCup winner in history at 27 .
His best finish this season was a tie for 11th at the Sentry Tournament of Champions . He qualified for that tournament by winning his fourth PGA TOUR title last season , the 2017 AT & T Byron Nelson .
Horschel was a three-time firstteam All-American at University of Florida in 2006-07 and 2009 and a second-team selection in 2008 . He earned a spot on the victorious 2007 U . S . Walker Cup team that included future PGA TOUR stars Rickie Fowler , Dustin Johnson , Chris Kirk , Colt Knost , Jamie Lovemark , Webb Simpson and Kyle Stanley .
Piercy has won three times on the PGA TOUR . A native and resident of Las Vegas , Nevada , his first win came at the 2011 Reno-Tahoe Open .
His best result this season was a tie for sixth at the Career Builder Challenge . His best finish in the Zurich Classic was a tie for 13th in 2012 .
Ryder Cup Captain Jim Fyryk teams with Fellow Major Winner David Duval
Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk and David Duval — both winners of major titles — have teamed to play in the 2018 Zurich Classic of New Orleans , announced Steve Worthy , CEO of the Fore ! Kids Foundation , producer of the tournament .
Furyk has won 17 times on the PGA TOUR , including the 2003 U . S . Open and the 2010 TOUR Championship . He currently ranks fourth in all-time earnings , with nearly $ 68 million since he joined the TOUR in 1994 .