- Brooks Koepka and Shane Lowry are the best bet to win the Zurich Classic. They have +1200 odds.
- Historic trends and tournament importance are two key factors as to why Koepka and Lowry are a strong bet.
NEW ORLEANS – The best bet to win the 2026 Zurich Classic of New Orleans is Brooks Koepka and Shane Lowry with +1200 odds.
Zurich Classic Odds
- Matt Fitzpatrick and Alex Fitzpatrick +1100
- Brooks Koepka and Shane Lowry +1200
- Karl Vilips and Michael Thorbjornsen +1400
- Ryan Gerard and Sudarshan Yellamaraju +1600
- Ben Griffin and Andrew Novak +1800
- Aaron Rai and Sahith Theegala +2000
- Marco Penge and Matt Wallace +2200
- Matt McCarty and Mac Meissner +2200
- Michael Brennan and Johnny Keefer +2200
- Haotong Li and Jordan Smith +2500
The Koepka and Lowry pairing is the best bet at legal sports betting sites to win based on the history of the event and how important the tournament is to Brooks.
Zurich Classic History on Koepka and Lowry’s Side
One of the most interesting betting trends to note heading into the 2026 Zurich Classic is that no set of partners has ever won the tournament twice together since the tournament moved to a team format in 2017. This trend suggests that the Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin pairing is a bad bet at +1800, as is the Davis Riley and Nick Hardey team at +10000.
But, there is a historic precedent of a player winning twice, as long as they have a different partner. That precedent was set by Cameron Smith, who won the Zurich Classic with Jonas Blixt in 2017 and Marc Leishman in 2021 as his partners.
This is specifically important for Shane Lowry, who won in 2024 when playing with Rory McIlroy.
That’s not the only historic trend that suggests Lowry’s odds to win may have improved without partnering with the 2026 Masters Champion this year, either.
Since the tournament went to a team format, only two of the eight winning pairs had played the Zurich Classic together prior to the year that they won.
The 2026 Zurich Classic’s Importance to Brooks Koepka
Seasoned bettors used to follow the rule of only betting on Brooks Koepka in majors and not in any major events, as five of his nine career wins on the PGA Tour are in majors. At one point, the Florida State product even said he didn’t practice before regular tournaments (i.e., not majors).
“Regular tournaments… I don’t practice.” 😳pic.twitter.com/QnHXimI5IC— Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) July 16, 2019
But the 2026 Zurich Classic is an exception because Brooks Koepka has an opportunity to earn a 2-year exemption on the PGA Tour and the ability to play in each signature event on tour.
Koepka’s return to the PGA Tour after leaving LIV Golf came with many stipulations, including the fact that he’d have to earn a PGA Tour exemption and that he would have to qualify his way into signature events with his play and not via sponsorships.
This week, Brooks Koepka has a great opportunity to earn both the exemption and the right to play in the signature events. That means he will be very motivated to win the Zurich Classic with Shane Lowry, which means the +1200 odds for the pair are the best bet at PGA Tour betting sites.
