It’s safe to say that Ryan Palmer was never afraid of approaching the prettiest girl in school and asking her to dance.
Since the Zurich Classic of New Orleans switched from the typical 72-hole stroke-play individual format to a two-man team competition in 2017, Palmer has partnered with Jordan Spieth (2017-18), Jon Rahm (2019, 2021) and this week, he will play with fellow Texas native, reigning World No. 1 and Masters champion Scottie Scheffler for the first time.
It’s led to some good-natured ribbing from his fellow pros, that Palmer, No. 86 in the world, has continued to upgrade partners the way some techies trade up for the latest-greatest model of a certain phone, as all three of Palmer’s partners have been ranked No. 1 in the world. Justin Thomas teased Palmer on Twitter, wondering what’s the average world ranking of his three partners in the event played annually at TPC Louisiana.
