It’s Saturday at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans, which means it’s finally time for a tournament tradition like no other.
Players feasted on donuts, grilled oysters, jambalaya and all the other delicacies that make Nawlins a non-stop party.
But Saturday is for the… wait for it… wait for it… background music.
New Orleans is a city with its own soundtrack – the tournament usually coincides with the Jazz Festival, but it starts a week later this year – and you don’t have to travel far to hear some jazz live in the French Quarter. Sometimes all you have to do is stand on Bourbon Street.
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We think the first tee tunes should be a more regular thing – maybe not at the British Open, but who doesn’t like to hear a little diddy when a batter enters the batter’s box at a baseball game? For now, we’ll stick with this one-shot wonder in Zurich and appreciate the time and thought players have put into what can seemingly be a tough exercise – just ask Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa. (This list was curated before the cut was made Friday night.)
Here are some of our favorites with the full list below:
Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay hit the ninth fairway during the second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Wevers – USA TODAY Sports
Shane Lowry of Ireland and Ian Poulter of England react on the 18th green during the second round of the New Orleans Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana on April 22, 2022 in Avondale, Louisiana. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Joel Dahmen and Stephan Jaeger of Germany react on the 18th green during the second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana on April 22, 2022 in Avondale, Louisiana. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Norway’s Viktor Hovland and Colin Morikawa race down the fairway during the second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana on April 22, 2022 in Avondale, Louisiana. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
Harold Varner III and Bubba Watson walk onto the 10th green during the second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana on April 22, 2022 in Avondale, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Doc Redman and Sam Ryder walk onto the 18th green during the second round of the Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana on April 22, 2022 in Avondale, Louisiana. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
| Players | Song | Artist |
| Scheffler/Palmer | University of Texas Fight Song: Texas Fight | |
| Streb/Merritt | Ain’t as good as I used to be | Toby Keith |
| Whaley/Hodges | Message of public interest | Jay Z |
| Thompson/Hardy | wild thing | The Troggs |
| Pink / Stenson | All of me |
Jason Agel, John Legend and Tiesto |
| Homa / Gooch | Devastated | Joey Badass |
| Bradley / Steele | bulls on parade | Rage against the machine |
| Creel / Ramey | Pretty Good at Drinkin Beer | Billy Currington |
| Creel / Ramey | More beer | |
| Cantlay / Schauele | House of the Rising Sun | Animals |
| Brehm / Hubbard | wealthy son | Splashback Clearwater Revival |
| Kim / Yul Noh | Butter | BTS |
| Knox/Stuard | straight in the middle | |
| Burns / Horschel | Louisiana Saturday night | Mel Mc Daniel |
| Varner/Watson | Arrives hot | Lecrae and Andy Mineo |
| Hatton / Willet | All lights | Kanye West (Ft. Rihanna) |
| Mitchell / Snedeker | Everybody wants to get rich | Dr. John |
| Hoffmann / Watney | Go DJ | lil wayne |
| Kizzire / Poston | Callin’ Baton Rouge | Garth Brooks |
| Tringale / Clark | Afternoon delight | Starland Vocal Group |
| Scrivener / Day | Rock and Roll Part 2 | Gary Glitter |
| Higgs/Smotherman | like a prayer | Madisme, Masove, Brendan Mills (ft Tess Burrstone) |
| Dahmen / Jäger | Who let the dogs out | Baha Men |
| Hovland/Morikawa | Sandstorm | Darude |
| Schenk / Duncan | boogie nights | Heat wave |
| Horsfield/Wallace | My dear Caroline | Neil Diamond |
| Wu / Lower | Sirius | Alan Parson |
| Laird / Mac Intyre | we will Rock You | Hot red peppers |
| Knous / Trainer | I will never abandon you | Rick Asley |
| Kohles / McCarthy | Runaway (U&I) Premiere | Galantis |
| Bryan / Mullinax | We’re not talking about Bruno | Carolina Gaitán – La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, Encanto – Cast |
| Hagy / Percy | Currency | Drake ft. lil wayne |
| Coach / Knous | Wake me up | Avicii |
| Hahn / Chappell | california love | Tupac |
| Higo / Grace | The Immigrant Song | Led Zeppelin |
| Piercy / O’Hair | careless Whisper | Bang! |
| Bramlett / McNealy | Loyal | Chris Brown |
| Hadwin / Svenson | Limelight (HQ) | Dash |
| Gutchewski / Dots | Pour sugar on me | Def Leppard |
| Herbert / Atwal | Mundian to Bach Ke | Punjabi MC |
| Lebioda / Seiffert | Joyful | Pharrell Williams |
| Redman / Ryder | Uptown Funk | Mark Ronson with Bruno Mars |
| Zalatoris / Riley | Legend | |
| Chesson / Hadley | Just above that | Lil’ Wayne (Ft. Drake) |
| McDowell / Powers | Supersonic | Oasis |
| Wolfe / Reeves | Whoop that’s it | Beacon team |
| Fleetwood / Garcia | Friends will be friends | Queen |
| Poulter / Lowry | Under pressure | david bowie [With Queen] |
| Garrigus / Gainey | The Dukes of Hazard | Waylon Jennings |
| Ghim / Schwab | Touch the sky | Kanya West ft. Lupe Fiasco |
| Theegala / Hossler | Waves | Mr. Probz |
| Displays / Garnett | If heaven ain’t a lot like Dixie | |
| David / Skinn | We will rock you / We are the champions | Queen |
| Todd/Kirk | let’s go | Trick Daddy (ft. Big D Twista) |
| Smith / Leishman | Ad stream | The cats |
