McIlroy and Lowry shot 11-under 61 in the opening fourball format.
Michael Asselta of St. Joseph Regional High School is the NorthJersey.com Male Athlete of the Week.
The purse at the Zurich Classic has $1.286 million for each member of the winning team.
Rory McIlroy is enjoying his first visit to New Orleans — on and off the course. McIlroy and Shane Lowry shot an 11-under 61 in fourball play Thursday for a share of the first-round lead in the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, the PGA Tour’s only team event. The Irish duo shared the lead with the teams of Ryan Brehm-Mark Hubbard, Ben Kohles-Patton Kizzire and Aaron Rai-David Lipsky.
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