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By Julio Cesar Valdera Morales
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The field at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans will now include only six players ranked in the world's top 25. World No. 24 Billy Horschel announced his withdrawal Wednesday due to what he called a lower-body injury.
The tour made the announcement on its X PGA Tour Communications account. Horschel himself later provided details on the matter in another X post.
"Sucks to WD from @Zurich_Classic," Horschel posted. "Unfortunately, I have a lower body injury. Hopefully after a few days of rest, recovery and therapy, I'll be back and good to go."
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The 8-time PGA Tour winner was scheduled to play in the tournament with Tom Hoge. Following his withdrawal, first alternate Kevin Chapell took his place.
Horschel is a regular at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, where he has played 13 times. He has an excellent record at the TPC Louisiana, with two wins, one runner-up and one fourth-place finish as his best results.
The 38-year-old also holds an interesting record at the event, as he is the only player to have won it when it was played in both the individual format (through 2016) and the team format (since 2017). Horschel's victories came in 2013 and 2018 (teamed with Scott Piercy).
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So far in 2025, Billy Horschel has struggled with only seven cuts in 12 starts. His PGA Tour season highlights have been a tie for 9th at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and a tie for 4th at the Valspar Championship, his only top 10s of the year to date.
Last season was very different for him, with seven top 10s in 23 tournaments (17 cuts made), including one victory (Corales Puntacana Championship) and an impressive runner-up finish at The Open Championship no less.
Next on the schedule are the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, the Truist Championship and the PGA Championship, the second major of the season. Horschel has not yet committed to the former, but is qualified for the latter two.
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