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It's OK if you looked at the Zurich Classic of New Orlean's leaderboard on Thursday night, did a double take and then uttered the words "Who?" Isaiah Salinda and Kevin Velo teamed to shoot a tournament record 14-under 58 in the opening round's four-ball format. The round began with a nine-hole record of 10-under 26 — the previous record was 28. So, who are these PGA Tour rookies making their Zurich Classic debut? Salinda, 28, played collegiately at Stanford and is currently ranked 163rd in the world. Salinda is making his 10th start of the season, with a third-place finish at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld being his career-best finish. Velo, 27, played at San Jose State and is ranked 363rd in the world. He is making his 11th start in 2025, with two made cuts and a season-best T40 at the Puerto Rico Open. In 2024, Salinda and Velo won in back-to-back weeks on the Korn Ferry Tour.
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PGA Tour: Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Site: Avondale, Louisiana.
Course: TPC Louisiana.
Television [ET]: Today, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
LPGA Tour: Chevron Championship
Site: The Woodlands, Texas.
Course: The Club at Carlton Woods.
Television [ET]: Today, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 6-8 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 2-3 p.m. (NBC Sports app), 3-6 p.m. (NBC).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
LIV Golf League: LIV Golf Mexico City
Site: Mexico City.
Course: Chapultepec Golf Club.
Television [ET]: Today, 3-5 p.m. (Fox Sports app), 5-8 p.m. (FS2); Saturday, 2-5 p.m. (Fox Sports app), 5-7 p.m. (FS1); Sunday, 2-7 p.m. (FS1).
European Tour: Hainan Classic
Site: Hainan Island, China.
Course: Mission Hills Resort Haikou (Blackstone).
PGA Tour Champions: Mitsubishi Electric Classic
Site: Duluth, Georgia.
Course: TPC Sugarloaf.
Television [ET]: Today, 3-5 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).
GCSAA Fact Sheet
Korn Ferry Tour: Veritex Bank Championship
Site: Arlington, Texas.
Course: Texas Rangers Golf Club.
GCSAA Fact Sheet
PGA of America: PGA Professional Championship.
Site: Port St. Lucie, Florida.
Course: PGA Golf Club.
Television [ET]: Sunday, 4-6 p.m. (NBC Sports app); Monday-Wednesday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).
Epson Tour: IOA Championship
Site: Beaumont, California.
Course: Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon (Champions), .
Japan Golf Tour: Maezawa Cup
Site: Chiba, Japan.
Course: MZ Golf Club.
PGA Tour Americas: Kia Open
Site: Quito, Ecuador.
Course: Quito Tennis and Golf Club.
Legends Tour: Barbados Legends
Site: Holetown, Barbados.
Course: Apes Hill Barbados.
Korea LPGA: Dukshin EPC Championship
Site: Cheongju, South Korea.
Course: Kingsdale Golf Club.
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