He joined the PGA TOUR in 2001 after college
and has amassed more than $35 million in earnings,
good for 17th all-time on TOUR.
He last played the Zurich Classic in 2012. His third
place finish that year vaulted him back to the number
one ranking in the world.
Lovemark is still pursuing his first PGA TOUR win
but came closest in last year’s Zurich Classic, when he
qualified for the three-man playoff. He made par at
the par-5 final hole of regulation play, missing a 10-
foot putt that would have won the tournament.
So far this season, his best finishes have been a tie
for fourth in the Sony Open in Hawaii and a tie for
sixth in the RSM Classic.
TYRRELL HATTON, 15TH IN THE WORLD,
WILL TEAM WITH FELLOW BRIT JAMIE
DONALDSON
Tyrrell Hatton, who burst on the PGA TOUR this
season to earn temporary membership after only four
tournaments and is now ranked 15th in the world,
will partner with Jamie Donaldson in the 2017 Zurich
Classic of New Orleans, announced Steve Worthy,
CEO of the Fore!Kids Foundation, producer of the
tournament.
“Tyrrell earned temporary membership on the
TOUR after only four U.S. tournaments, an almost
unprecedented achievement,” said Worthy.
Hatton vaulted from 121st in the world to 14th last
week in less than 12 months of play on the European
and PGA tours starting in April 2016.
He posted two ties for fourth to go with a tenth and a
tie for 23rd in four tournaments in the 2016-17 season
to earn his temporary PGA TOUR membership. He
has also earned finishes of second and a tie for third in
European Tour events this year.
Last year, he finished tied for tenth in the PGA
Championship and tied for fifth in The
Open Championship at Royal Troon.
He also won his first tournament on the
European Tour last year to go with two
seconds and five other top 10s in 2016.
Hatton currently ranks first for
Strokes Gained: Putting and third for
Strokes Gained: Total on the TOUR.
Jamie Donaldson, Hatton’s teammate,
has earned three titles on the European
Tour and one on the Asian Tour. “Jamie
has been a mentor to Tyrrell and they are
represented by the same management
agency and share a love of the Liverpool
Football Club. Their partnership was a
natural one,” Worthy said.
Donaldson is also entered on an
exemption in the 2017 Zurich Classic
because he did not play enough events
in the U.S. last year to keep his TOUR
card. “Jamie has a relationship with
Zurich and we are happy to have him
back in New Orleans,” said Worthy.
He finished tied for 48th in last year’s
Zurich Classic, which will also be his
first tournament on the PGA TOUR in
the 2016-17 season.
He was a member of the 2014 Ryder
Cup team and hit the winning shot on
the 15th hole in singles play Sunday that
clinched the victory for the European
squad.
Knox, a two-time winner on
TOUR in 2016 including World Golf
Championships-HSBC Champions and
currently ranked 23rd in the world, will
partner with Kevin Streelman, who has
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