Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin beat twins Nicolai and Rasmus Hojgaard by one stroke to earn their first PGA Tour wins.
The Zurich Classic has been played since 1938 but became a two-man team format in 2017, making it the only team event in the PGA Tour’s regular season. Teams play two rounds of alternate shot and two rounds of four-ball. During the alternate shot rounds, the players take turns hitting the same ball on each hole. During the four-ball rounds, each player plays their own ball and the lower score between the two is the team’s score for the hole.
The team of Novak and Griffin held a three-shot lead over the teams of Jake Knapp and Frankie Capan lll and Ryo Hisatsune and Takumi Kanaya heading into the final round. All of these players except for Knapp were looking for their first PGA Tour win. Novak and Griffin were one of seven teams to shoot 61 in the third round.
Novak and Griffin shot a one-under-71 during the fourth (and alternate shot) round. Knapp and Capan III tied Novak and Griffin, but a 35-foot birdie putt on the 71st hole by Griffin gave his team the outright lead. Meanwhile, the Hojgaard twins shot a 4-under-68 to finish one shot short of what they’d hoped would be their first PGA Tour wins.
This was both Griffin and Novak’s fourth top-10 finish of the season. Novak, who finished second to Justin Thomas last week at the RBC Heritage, has been knocking on the door of his first career win, finishing in the top three of each of his last three events. With this win, both players earn invites to the PGA Championship next month, the last three signature events of 2025 and spots in the 2026 Sentry and Players Championship.
Next, the PGA Tour heads to Texas for the CJ Cup Bryon Nelson, where Taylor Pendrith will look to defend his title at TPC Craig Ranch.
