One week ago, Andrew Novak lost the RBC Heritage in a playoff to Justin Thomas. But now he’s in New Orleans and has another shot to claim that first PGA Tour win.
Novak and Ben Griffin hold the 54-hole lead at the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, La., and a win would be the first on Tour for both pros. This is Novak’s 100th career start on the PGA Tour and Griffin’s 90th.
After shooting 61 in four-balls Saturday, Novak and Griffin (27 under) hold a three-shot lead over Jake Knapp/Frankie Capan III and Ryo Hisatsune/Takumi Kanaya.
“Three shots can be gone pretty quick,” Novak said. “It’s nice to have it, but we’re going to have to still play well.”
Two other teams are at 23 under, and five back at 22 under is the duo of Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry, who won the Zurich in a playoff last year.
“We want to compete against the best players and want to ultimately test ourselves and try to get it done,” Griffin said. “It’ll mean a lot [to win]. Obviously a ton at stake when you win on the PGA Tour. We’re going to be focused on each individual shot, just try and execute.”
You can watch the final round of the Zurich Classic from 1-3 p.m. ET on Golf Channel and from 3-6 p.m. ET on CBS.
The Zurich Classic offers a $9.2 million purse, with $1,329,400 going to each member of the winning team.
Below is the 2025 Zurich Classic purse, payout breakdown and winner’s share. (Note: the payout listed below is for each member of the team.)
2025 Zurich Classic purse, payout breakdown, winner’s share
1st: $1,329,400
2nd: $542,800
3rd: $355,350
4th: $299,000
5th: $259,900
6th: $233,100
7th: $186,300
8th: $163,300
9th: $144,900
10th: $126,500
11th: $108,100
12th: $92,460
13th: $77,740
14th: $69,920
15th: $64,400
16th: $58,880
17th: $53,590
18th: $48,990
19th: $44,620
20th: $40,940
21st: $37,269
22nd: $33,580
23rd: $29,900
24th: $26,404
25th: $24,012
26th: $22,816
27th: $21,988
28th: $21,528
29th: $21,160
30th: $20,792
31st: $20,424
32nd: $20,056
33rd: $19,688
34th: $18,860
35th: $18,492
36th: $18,120
