WORLD NUMBER
ONE JASON
DAY JOINS
RICKIE FOWLER
AND DEFENDING
CHAMPION
JUSTIN ROSE IN
2016 ZURICH
CLASSIC
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NEW ORLEANS, LA (March 30, 2016)—Jason
Day, ranked number one in the Official World
Gold Rankings after winning the last two PGA
TOUR events, joins fifth-ranked Rickie Fowler and
defending champion Justin Rose, ranked eighth
in the world, in the 2016 Zurich Classic of New
Orleans, announced Steve Worthy, CEO of the
Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the tournament.
“This is a great start for our field this year,”
said Worthy. “With three of the world’s top 10
players competing in the 2016 Zurich Classic, our
tournament promises to draw large crowds of both
casual and committed golf fans in April,” he added.
Rose, the 2013 U.S. Open champion, has won
seven PGA TOUR titles, including the 2010
Memorial Tournament and the 2012 World Golf
Championships-Cadillac Championship before
capturing the 2015 Zurich Classic by one stroke.
With his 22-under score last year, Rose reached
60-under-par at TPC Louisiana dating back to
2012 over 16 rounds.
He has also won eight international tournaments
in his career. He has made the teams for two Ryder
Cups, three World Cups, two Seve Trophies and
one Walker Cup. His lifetime winnings of more
than $35 million on the PGA TOUR rank 12th alltime.
In the 2014-15 season, he posted finishes of T2
in the Masters, T6 in the U.S. Open and fourth in
the PGA Championship.