AVONDALE, La. — The PGA Tour has locked up Zurich Insurance coverage because the sponsor of its solely two-man workforce occasion by means of 2030.
Wednesday’s announcement got here on the eve of Thursday’s first spherical of the Zurich Basic. The size of the deal corresponds to the remaining years on the PGA Tour’s tv broadcast rights contracts.
Zurich has sponsored the tour’s New Orleans-area occasion since 2005, the primary yr the event was held on the Pete Dye-designed TPC Louisiana, and simply months earlier than Hurricane Katrina flooded a lot of the realm.
Quite a lot of Zurich’s charitable endeavors within the years following the storm centered on the realm’s restoration from widespread destruction.
The Zurich Basic was a person occasion till 2017, when it grew to become the one workforce occasion to supply FedEx Cup factors.
“Our connection to this resilient metropolis runs deep, and the Zurich Basic of New Orleans has supported that resilience over the previous twenty years,” Zurich CEO of North America Kristof Terryn stated. “As the one workforce occasion on the PGA Tour, the Zurich Basic lets gamers compete alongside household and buddies.”
Defending champions Rory McIlroy of Northern Eire and Shane Lowry of Eire are shut buddies. The Zurich is McIlroy’s first occasion since he gained the Masters on April 13 to finish the profession Grand Slam.
This yr’s discipline additionally consists of former U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick of England alongside his brother, Alex.
Gamers on the profitable workforce every earn 400 FedEx Cup factors and $1.66 million.
The occasion has raised greater than $30 million for native charities since Zurich grew to become the title sponsor, officers stated.
