NEW OREANS — Coming into the week, it was hard to imagine anyone beating the pair of Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa. The once — and future — Ryder Cup rivals have teamed up this week for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
The No. 5 and No. 2 ranked players in the world have taken the early lead in New Orleans thanks to Morikawa holing out for eagle on the par-4 13th from 94 yards, then just four holes later, cashing in a birdie chip on the par-3 17th.
During their Wednesday news conference prior to the start of the tournament, Hovland said he played hard to get when Morikawa asked to partner up.
