Zurich Classic Sleeper Picks and Predictions: Eckroat/Thompson Combo Shines in New Orleans

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here . The lone team event on the PGA Tour calendar is ahead, with a watered-down field heading to TPC Louisiana for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans this week.

Because of the unique format, my top sleepers and longshot Zurich Classic picks don’t drift down the odds board as far as they would in a typical event. Zurich Classic sleeper picks Team Austin Eckroat/Davis Thompson +2500 Alex Smalley/Hayden Springer +3300 Blades Brown/Luke Clanton +6600 Picks were made on 4-21 at 2:00 p. m.

ET. Zurich Classic sleeper predictions Sleeper pick to win: Austin Eckroat/Davis Thompson +2500 at BetMGM While it’s been a bit of a slow start to the 2026 season for Austin Eckroat and Davis Thompson, the duo just respectively finished T10 and T14 on the heels of both ranking Top 10 in true strokes gained tee-to-green in the Valero. Of course, Eckroat is a two-time PGA Tour winner, and Thompson won in 2024.

Sleeper pick to win: Alex Smalley/Hayden Springer +3300 at BetMGM Alex Smalley is playing excellent golf with four Top 25s across his past eight events while playing the weekend in each and ranking eighth in true strokes gained tee-to-green in this field. It’s a bit of a different story with Hayden Springer playing on the Korn Ferry Tour, but Springer can go low and put circles on the card. As a result, this is a sneaky duo.