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Find the right tour for you through Zurich. We've got 425 adventures going to Zurich, starting from just 3 days in length, and the longest tour is 39 days. The most popular month to go is August, which has the largest number of tour departures.

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Best of Switzerland

Good, but there was definitely a lack of information given to folk on the tour. As in what to wear, how strenuous it's going to be ... etc.

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Independent Switzerland Tour of Moutain Tops

The planning was great and easy to follow. We had great time. I do hope I could get the itinerary earlier so we can make additinal plan at each stop early on. And it would be great to have more transparency on the pricing also.

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Contrasts of Switzerland (8 Days)

All of the hotels exceed expectations. Stephanie was a wonderful and amusing guide and we managed to see the highlights of the toor in reasonable weather

• €100 deposit on some dates Some departure dates offer you the chance to book this tour with a lower deposit.

Scenic Switzerland Train Tour with Glacier Express, Daily Departure

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Classical Italy and Switzerland

Great but maybe if we can get a better planning in advance so we can plan our day during the freetime

5 Days Trip to Switzerland

it is a self guide tour. I am quite impressed with the operator. At all times, the staffs kept checking on us through watapp and always on standby mode to help and assist. They ensure everything goes well and even gave guidance through calls. Excellent.

Swiss and Italian Spotlight

I had read some negative evaluations prior to booking this tour, but I am glad that we went ahead with it. We had none of the negative experiences that some people had. It was wonderful, we were given what we were promised, and we got to see an amazing part of our world. We had some wonderful tour guides (Sophia and Phillipo) and they made it wonderful and fun. My only negative comment would be a bit of the accommodations. None of the hotels that we stayed at had a pool and that's so important for relaxing after you've had a non-stop day. The last hotel was building a pool, but it was not open yet.

5 Day Zurich including Lake ferry, Cable Car, Mount Rigi, Grindelwald and Interlaken

• 10% deposit on some dates Some departure dates offer you the chance to book this tour with a lower deposit.

8 Days Switzerland Tour (Zermatt, Interlaken, Lucerne and Zurich)

Summer Swiss Alps Drive in a Porsche to Italy: Pre-set sat-nav guided

This agency is very helpful. We are enjoying very much. If you want to go for this driving experience. I am highly recommend to you

Switzerland 5 days Adventure - Zurich, Interlaken, Lucerne

Glacier Express & Porsche 911 Rail & Drive Experience

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An Introduction to Switzerland

Swiss Fairytale

CONTEXT: I booked last minute due to another tour from a different company cancelling, and this tour was so receptive to my concerns with fantastic patience and communication in accomodating my booking last minute. Thank you Vitali!! This tour is fantastic. I loved the walking tours as whilst the cities are big it made me feel like I wasn’t missing out on anything.The schedule was packed and the tour guide was passionate about switzerland and gave a great run down of the history behind major regions and landmarks. Well well organised also. Thank you Alex! If I had to pick one suggestion, the only thing I would have liked was more allocated time for lunch/snack breaks (due to how busy our schedules were, most days I ate “lunch” at 4pm or later). This was no rule enforced by the guide, just an afterthought at the end of the day starting to wilt. In saying this, I am appreciative we were able to see so much; I am in my twenties and I’m sure this would be taken into greater consideration for the older generations booking the tour. I would definitely recommend this tour to friends.

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Swiss Chocolate Cycle

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Good, but there was definitely a lack of information given to folk on the tour. As in what to wear, how strenuous it's going to be ... etc.

Had an amazing time in Switzerland and met new wonderful friends. Trafalgar did a great job. Everything was organized and safety was top priority. Will travel with Trafalgar again.

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1. Zurich Highlights Tour With Cruise and Lindt Home of Chocolate

2. Zurich Walking Tour With Cruise and Aerial Cable Car

3. Mt Rigi and Lucerne Day Trip from Zurich With Boat Ride

4. Best of Zurich and Surroundings - Extended City Sightseeing Tour

5. Day Trip to postcard town Lucerne and Legendary Bürgenstock Resort from Zurich

6. Private Tour to Lugano Old Town and Lake Cruise from Zurich

7. Trip from Zurich to Germany's Black Forest & Swiss Rhine Falls

8. Private Day Trip to Lake Como and Lugano from Zürich by Car

9. Lucerne Day Trip from Zurich Including Lake Lucerne Cruise

10. The Great Tour of Zurich by Bus and Boat

11. Private Trip - Zurich to Basel in Switzerland & Colmar in France

12. Lake Zurich boat tour for an afternoon !

13. Interlaken Private Trip - Lake Brienz, Brienzer Rothorn Summit

14. Lake Zurich mini boat tour / by night!

15. Introductory Walking Tour Of Zurich Including a 90 Min Lake Cruise

16. Zürich Charms Unveiled: Private City Center Walk and Lake Cruise

17. Zurich City Full Discovery Trip

18. Private Wilhelm Tell Swiss History Tour with Hotel Pick-up

19. Pilatus Panorama: Exclusive Private Golden Round Trip from Zürich

20. Luzern Discovery:Small Group City Walk & Lake Cruise from Zürich

21. Lake Zurich boat tour for a morning !

22. Zurich, Einsiedeln and Rapperswil by private vehicle and boat (Private Tour)!

23. Cascading Majesty: Rhine Waterfalls Private Adventure from Zürich

24. Best of Zürich & Surroundings: Walking Tour, Cable Car and Ferry

25. Mt. Pilatus and cruise on Lake Lucerne Private Tour from Zurich

26. Pilatus Golden Roundtrip: Exclusive Small Group Tour from Zürich

27. Mt. Pilatus Mt. Rigi and Lake Lucerne Cruise Private Tour

28. Zurich Private Tour: Stein Am Rhein Schaffhausen and Rhine Cruise

29. Lucerne and Mount Rigi - Queen of the Mountains - Private Trip from Zurich

30. Mount Rigi - The Queen of the Mountains - and Lucerne (Private Tour)

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Lake Zurich Cruises

ZSG Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft Mythenquai 333 8038 Zürich Phone  +41 (0)44 487 13 33 zsg.ch

Enjoying unforgettable moments on a boat cruise or aboard one of Lake Zurich Navigation company’s Dream Boats.

During all seasons and on all parts of the lake as well as the river Limmat, Lake Zurich Navigation offers various scheduled boat cruises daily (between 1.5h and 4h). Passengers can relax on well-maintained steamboats or motor vessels as well as Limmat boats while enjoying the lovely landscapes that roll past. For a very special experience, passengers may treat themselves to one of the Lake Zurich Navigation company’s boat cruises on various Dream Boats. Among these are the Fondue Cruise, the Steamboat Dinner or the Late Riser’s Brunch (Breakfast Boat). Whether party person, epicurean or families, there is a suitable Dream Boat for everyone.

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1. Zurich Highlights Tour With Cruise and Lindt Home of Chocolate

2. Jungfraujoch Day Trip from Zurich: Swiss Alps & Bernese Oberland

3. Zurich Walking Tour With Cruise and Aerial Cable Car

4. Swiss Villages Grindelwald and Interlaken Day Trip from Zurich

5. Mount Titlis and Lucerne Day Trip from Zurich

6. Mt Pilatus and Lucerne Day Trip from Zurich With Lake Cruise

7. Best of Zurich Tour with Felsenegg Cable Car and Ferry Ride

8. Zurich: Private Day Trip to Engelberg, Mount Titlis & Interlaken

9. Heidiland and Liechtenstein Tour from Zurich

10. Swiss Alps: Interlaken and Grindelwald Day Trip from Zurich

11. Rhine Falls and Stein am Rhein Half-Day Tour from Zurich

12. Zurich Old Town Walking Tour

13. Zurich Tuk Tuk Private Tour with Cheese Fondue and Wine

14. Jungfraujoch: Top of Europe Day Trip from Zurich

15. Zurich City Tour with Audio Commentary

16. Lucerne Day Tour from Zurich

17. Black Forest and Rhine Falls Day Trip from Zurich

18. Private Sightseeing Tour in Zurich

19. Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen & Mürren Private Day Trip from Zurich

20. Culinary Tour from Zurich with Traditional Swiss Cheese Fondue Dinner

21. Swiss Cheese, Chocolates and Mountains Small-Group Tour from Zurich

22. Daytrip to Jungfraujoch Top of Europe with EigerExpress Gondola Ride from Zürich

23. Swiss Chocolate Walking Tour of Zurich

24. Mt Rigi and Lucerne Day Trip from Zurich With Boat Ride

25. eTukTuk Private Tour - Central Zurich and Surroundings

26. City tour of Zurich with the city whisperer from CHF 21.00

27. 3 in 1: Zurich Walking Tour - Cruise on the Lake - Cable Car Ride to Felsenegg

28. Best of Zurich and Surroundings - Extended City Sightseeing Tour

29. Private Trip from Zurich to Vaduz in Liechtenstein & Swiss Heidiland

30. Zürich Historic District Tour

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LINDT HOME OF CHOCOLATE

Schokoladenplatz 1 8802 Kilchberg Switzerland

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Welcome to Switzerland’s largest chocolate museum

Experience the interactive world of chocolate for young and old. Visit our Lindt Home of Chocolate, where the biggest Lindt Chocolate Shop (500 m 2 ) and the spectacular Lindt chocolate fountain are waiting for you, as well as an interactive chocolate tour all about the Swiss cultural heritage of chocolate. Dive into the world of chocolate and experience something really special. Whether you come alone, with your family and friends, or with colleagues, we look forward to your visit.

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Discover the magical Lindt Home of Chocolate

Chocolate has been produced at the Kilchberg factory since 1899. And now an interactive chocolate world was built next to these historic buildings . In this video, you can get a sweet little taster and see how our spectacular chocolate fountain was created, as if by magic...

An interactive journey of discovery

In our museum, you can journey back to the origins of chocolate and experience how cocoa conquered Europe. Meet the Swiss chocolate pioneers who made our lives sweeter with their inventions. Follow the chocolate manufacturing process in our modern test facilities. And find out just how irresistible Swiss chocolate is for yourselves.

Make chocolate yourself

Create the finest chocolate together with a real LINDT Master Chocolatier and learn all about our favorite treat. Be inspired by our wide range of courses for groups and individuals.

The biggest chocolate shop in the world

In our Lindt Chocolate Shop, spread over more than 500 m 2 , you will find the best chocolates, pralines and a whole range of other delicious treats. Design your own personal praline packaging and have a LINDT Master Chocolatier create a chocolate bar exactly to your wishes.

A highlight for chocolate lovers

Our chocolate fountain is over nine meters tall, with 1,500 kg of chocolate flowing through it. Experience this highlight with your own eyes.

Let us spoil you

It’s not only your sweetest dreams that come true at the Lindt Home of Chocolate. We also offer some delicious savory meals and snacks in the café, and really put the emphasis on quality. We look forward to spoiling you.

Space for your event

Planning a birthday, company event, a drinks reception or another special occasion? You’ll find the perfect location here. For example, our CHOCOLATERIA or the lounge with space for up to 60 people, and the auditorium, which can accommodate up to 100 people.

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Switzerland’s ultimate chocolate attraction

The Lindt Home of Chocolate is a state-of-the-art experience for chocolate lovers. The building, designed by celebrated architects Christ & Gantenbein, houses an interactive chocolate world that will delight young and old alike. With a more than nine meter high chocolate fountain, a multimedia museum, a café, chocolate courses and the biggest Lindt chocolate shop in the world, the Lindt Home of Chocolate is an exciting chocolate experience for the whole family.

Whether you’re visiting alone, with friends and family or as part of a school trip or company event, here you can experience chocolate with all of your senses in a new and entertaining way. And your sense of taste will certainly be enjoying the lion’s share of that! At the Lindt Home of Chocolate you can sample delicacies, create your own chocolate or have your chocolates individually designed by our very own Lindt Master Chocolatiers.

Join us on an exciting tour through the world of chocolate! Journey back to the origins of chocolate and experience how cocoa conquered Europe. Meet the Swiss chocolate pioneers who changed – or at least “sweetened” – our lives with their inventions. Marvel at all the work it takes to transform cocoa beans into melt-in-your-mouth chocolate. Follow the chocolate manufacturing process in our modern test facilities. And find out just how irresistible Swiss chocolate is for yourselves.

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You can reach the Lindt Home of Chocolate from most parts of Zürich in just 20 minutes, with transport links by boat, bus, train and car. On this page you can find out all about offers, prices, journey, news and much more. We look forward to your visit.

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2024 Zurich Classic odds, picks, predictions: Golf expert fading Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry at TPC Louisiana

Sia nejad reveals his zurich classic 2024 picks, props, and sleepers for this week's pga tour event at tpc louisiana.

Nick Hardy and Davis Riley look to successfully defend their crown when they compete in the 2024 Zurich Classic, which begins Thursday at TPC Louisiana. After teaming up with different partners in 2022, Hardy and Riley got together for the event last year and took home the title as they set a tournament record with a 30-under par performance to finish two strokes ahead of the Canadian duo of Nick Taylor and Adam Hadwin. It was the second straight top-five finish in the event for Riley, who tied for fourth with Will Zalatoris as his teammate two years ago.

Hardy and Riley are 80-1 longshots to repeat, while 2022 champions Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele are 5-1 favorites in the latest 2024 Zurich Classic odds. Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are listed at 8-1, Zalatoris and Sahith Theegala are 11-1 and Collin Morikawa and Kurt Kitayama are 16-1. Tom Hoge and Maverick McNealy, along with siblings Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick, round out the top choices at 25-1. Before locking in any 2024 Zurich Classic picks, make sure you see the PGA Tour predictions and best bets from golf betting and fantasy expert Sia Nejad .

Nejad specializes in betting and DFS in golf, among other sports. He's had incredible success in the outright and first-round leader markets, as well as in betting head-to-head matchups. He also has been solid with his head-to-head matchups since last year's Charles Schwab Challenge, going 40-27-3 and returning 9.14 units over that span. That's a $914 profit for $100 bettors since May 2023.

Nejad also nailed 75-1 longshot Wyndham Clark as the outright winner at the Wells Fargo Championship. In 2023, SportsLine debuted The Early Wedge, and in the first three months of the show, he hit two first-round leaders and three outright winners.

Now, Nejad has focused his attention on the 2024 Zurich Classic field and has locked in his best bets, top sleepers and favorites to avoid. See who they are at SportsLine .

Top 2024 Zurich Classic expert picks

One surprise: Nejad is fading the team of Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry, even though they are among the favorites at +800. After recording 13 top-10 finishes, which included two victories and a pair of runner-ups in 18 events last season, McIlroy has posted just one over eight tournaments thus far in 2024. That came earlier this month when the 34-year-old was third at the Valero Texas Open. Since then, McIlroy has reverted back to the dismal form with which he began the year, as he tied for 22nd at the Masters and 33rd at the RBC Heritage last weekend. The No. 2 ranked player in the world was no better than 21st in his first four events before finishing 19th at the Players Championship.

Considering his compatriot's struggles, Lowry could feel more pressure than usual will be thrust upon him. However, the 37-year-old hasn't had much more success this season either, with just two top-10 finishes in eight events. Lowry, who hasn't posted a victory on the PGA Tour since winning the Open Championship in 2019, tied for fourth in the Cognizant Classic in early March and followed with a third-place performance in the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Since then, he has tied for 19th, 43rd and 64th in three outings.

However, Nejad is high on the chances of Will Zalatoris and Sahith Theegala, who are listed at 11-1. Theegala set a career high last season with eight top-10 finishes, the last being his first PGA Tour win at the Fortinet Championship. The 26-year-old has begun this year in strong fashion, recording five top-10s in his first 11 events to match Ludvig Aberg for third-most in 2024. Theegala was runner-up at the Sentry in his season debut and is coming off another runner-up performance at the RBC Heritage last weekend.

Zalatoris did not fare as well in Hilton Head, tying for 44th place, but he has finished in the top 10 in three of his nine outings this season. The 27-year-old's best result of the year came at the Genesis Invitational in February, when he and Luke List were runners-up after finishing three strokes behind Hideki Matsuyama. Zalatoris is eager for a chance at another top-five finish in this tournament after missing last year's edition as he recovered from back surgery.  See which other teams to back at SportsLine .

How to make 2024 Zurich Classic picks

Nejad has locked in his best bets for the 2024 Zurich Classic and is backing several longshot teams, including one that is priced at more than +3000. This team has a member who "may be coming into form" and is a longshot that could surprise.  You can see Nejad's PGA Tour picks only at SportsLine .

So which teams should you target or avoid for the 2024 Zurich Classic, and which team in the   Zurich Classic 2024 field could bring a huge payday at more than +3000? Check out the odds below, then visit SportsLine to see Sia Nejad's top picks for the 2024 Zurich Classic , all from the expert who is 39-27-2 on his last 68 head-to-head picks.

2024 Zurich Classic odds, field

See Nejad's picks, best bets and predictions here .

Patrick Cantlay/Xander Schauffele +500 Rory McIlroy/Shane Lowry +800 Will Zalatoris/Sahith Theegala +1100 Collin Morikawa/Kurt Kitayama +1600 Tom Hoge/Maverick McNealy +2500 Matt Fitzpatrick/Alex Fitzpatrick +2500 Taylor Pendrith/Corey Conners +3500 Rasmus Hojgaard/Nicolai Hojgaard +3500 Taylor Montgomery/Ben Griffin +4000 Sepp Straka/Brice Garnett +4000 Nick Taylor/Adam Hadwin +4000 Keith Mitchell/Joel Dahmen +4000 Thomas Detry/Robert MacIntyre +4500 Doug Ghim/Chan Kim +4500 Davis Thompson/Andrew Novak +4500 Daniel Berger/Victor Perez +4500 Kevin Yu/C.T. Pan +5000 Billy Horschel/Tyson Alexander +5000 Beau Hossler/Sam Ryder +5000 Andrew Putnam/Joe Highsmith +5000 Aaron Rai/David Lipsky +5000 Thorbjorn Olesen/Matt Wallace +6500 Taylor Moore/Matt NeSmith +6500 K.H. Lee/Michael Kim +6500 Greyson Sigg/Chesson Hadley +6500 Gary Woodland/Lee Hodges +6500 Garrick Higgo/Ryan Fox +6500 Austin Eckroat/Chris Gotterup +6500 Steve Stricker/Matt Kuchar +8000 Nate Lashley/Rafael Campos +8000 Luke List/Henrik Norlander +8000 Kevin Streelman/Martin Laird +8000 Dylan Wu/Justin Lower +8000 Davis Riley/Nick Hardy +8000 Chandler Phillips/Jacob Bridgeman +8000 Carson Young/Ben Martin +8000 Ben Silverman/Kevin Dougherty +8000 Zach Johnson/Ryan Palmer +10000 Vincent Norrman/Jorge Campillo +10000 Nico Echavarria/Max Greyserman +10000 Alex Smalley/Matti Schmid +10000 Thriston Lawrence/Aldrich Potgieter +13000 Ryan Brehm/Mark Hubbard +13000 Justin Suh/Rico Hoey +13000 Jhonattan Vegas/Bronson Burgoon +13000 J.J. Spaun/Hayden Buckley +13000 Erik Barnes/Harrison Endycott +13000 Chad Ramey/Martin Trainer +13000 Carl Yuan/Zecheng Dou +13000 Sam Stevens/Paul Barjon +15000 Peter Malnati/Russell Knox +15000

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Dylan Wu and Justin Lower (+6600) … Until last year, a pair of non-winners on the PGA TOUR hadn’t partnered to win the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, but Nick Hardy and Davis Riley broke that seal and with a tournament-record 30-under 258 to boot. Wu and Lower are a combined 0-for-147 on TOUR and that includes a pair of starts in the current format at TPC Louisiana, but they still are getting respectful odds at BetMGM. In their debut in 2022, they placed T10, so there’s been some success, but both have escalated in the macro since. In 2024 alone, Wu has two top 25s, including a season-best T19 at THE PLAYERS Championship, while Lower has a T3 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta and a T4 at last week’s Corales Puntacana Championship. Lower’s exceptional game on approach grades out as 38th on TOUR in greens hit, 14th in proximity and 34th in adjusted scoring. Wu’s balanced attack fortifies the foundation.

Nate Lashley and Rafael Campos (+550) … This isn’t the first rodeo for either of these guys, but it is the first time they’ve collaborated for the tournament – and it’s a smart one. Both are faring nicely in 2024 with three top 25s apiece. Lashley is ninth on the PGA TOUR in fairways hit, T63 in greens in regulation and 30th in Stroke Gained: Tee-to-Green, while Campos is inside the top 60 in distance of all drives, fairways hit and GIR. While their skill sets are similar in terms of ball-striking, the combined moxie they present is a favorable intangible in the team format.

Charley Hoffman and Nick Watney (+550) … If you’re a loyal reader – first, thank you – you also know that I learned my lesson in dismissing Hoffman’s chances in a team competition a while ago, so it is with that amusing experience lingering that it’s time again to lean into the possibilities. He’s regained an edge as he burns a career earnings exemption this year what with a playoff loss at the WM Phoenix Open and a T4 this past Sunday at the Corales Puntacana Championship. This is the seventh time in as many chances that Hoffman and Watney have partnered for the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. Overall, they have two top 10s among four top 20s. Despite both scuffling upon arrival last year, they rose for a T19, thus proving (again, like Hoffman did with Ryan Palmer at the QBE Shootout the previous December) that experience plays way up in this format.

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Rob Bolton is a Golfbet columnist for the PGA TOUR. The Chicagoland native has been playing fantasy golf since 1994, so he was just waiting for the Internet to catch up with him. Follow Rob Bolton on Twitter .

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A solid field of PGA Tour players is in Avondale, Louisiana, this week for the fun-filled 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans at TPC Louisiana.

After a stretch of mentally taxing golf, this field of 80 two-man teams is ready to have a blast in the Bayou.

On Thursday and Saturday, the format will be best ball. On Friday and Sunday, the format will be alternate shot.

TPC Louisiana is a par-72 track measuring 7,425 yards designed by Pete Dye.

The purse at the Zurich Classic is $8.9 million with $1,286,050 million going to each member of the winning team. The winners will also receive 400 FedEx Cup points each.

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From tee times to TV and streaming info, here’s everything you need to know for the first round of the 2024 Zurich Classic. All times listed are ET.

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Thursday, April 25

Golf Channel / Peacock : 2-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 12-6 p.m

ESPN+ : 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m

Friday, April 26

Golf Channel/ Peacock : 2-6 p.m

Saturday, April 27

Golf Channel/ Peacock : 1-3 p.m

CBS: 3-6 p.m.

Sirius XM: 1-6 p.m

ESPN+ : 7:15 a.m.-6 p.m

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• Chinese (Simplified)
• Likely to Sell Out
• Special Offers
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2. Jungfraujoch Day Trip from Zurich: Swiss Alps & Bernese Oberland

3. Zurich Walking Tour With Cruise and Aerial Cable Car

4. Swiss Villages Grindelwald and Interlaken Day Trip from Zurich

5. Mount Titlis and Lucerne Day Trip from Zurich

6. Mt Pilatus and Lucerne Day Trip from Zurich With Lake Cruise

7. Best of Zurich Tour with Felsenegg Cable Car and Ferry Ride

8. Heidiland and Liechtenstein Tour from Zurich

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18. Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen & Mürren Private Day Trip from Zurich

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20. Swiss Cheese, Chocolates and Mountains Small-Group Tour from Zurich

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McIlroy ready to return to PGA Tour policy board, and eager to enjoy his first trip to New Orleans

AVONDALE, La. — For this week, at least, Rory McIlroy is focused on “fun” during his first visit to New Orleans for the PGA Tour’s lone team event.

McIlroy and teammate Shane Lowry have their restaurant reservations booked in this city renowned for its dining scene. A stroll down Bourbon Street also is on McIlroy’s agenda, so he can “say I’ve been there and I’ve got the T-shirt and then move on. I don’t think I want to spend too much time down there.”

Soon, however, the No. 2-ranked golfer in the world will be ready to resume exerting his considerable influence over serious matters surrounding the fractured state of men’s professional golf.

McIlroy said Wednesday that he is interested in returning to the PGA Tour’s policy board, from which he resigned abruptly last November.

“I don’t think there’s been much progress made in the last eight months, and I was hopeful that there would be,” McIlroy said, alluding his goal of seeing a formalized unification of the PGA Tour and upstart, Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf.

“I think I could be helpful to the process,” McIlroy said. “But only if people want me involved.”

The PGA Tour and LIV are in merger talks, but they have been protracted, with no clear end in sight. Both tours have continued to operate independently, keeping many of the top names in golf from competing against one another for most of the golf calendar — major tournaments (Masters, US Open, British Open and PGA Championship) excepted.

Meanwhile, the PGA Tour has taken on Strategic Sports Group as a minority investor in a deal that could be worth as much as $3 billion.

Webb Simpson, one of the six player directors on the PGA Tour board and PGA Tour Enterprises board, has submitted a letter saying that he wants to resign as a player director, but only if McIlroy replaces him , according to a person who has seen the letter.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the letter was not made public.

After his pro-am round at the Zurich Classic on Wednesday, McIlroy said he started thinking about returning to the board when Simpson approached him about it.

“I said, ‘Look, if it was something that other people wanted, I would gladly take that seat,’ and that was the conversation that we had,” McIlroy said. “I feel like I care a lot, and I have some pretty good experience and good connections within the game and sort of around the wider sort of ecosystem and everything that’s going on.

“But at the end of the day, it’s not quite up to me to just come back on the board,” he added. “There’s a process that has to be followed.”

The other board members are Patrick Cantlay, Peter Malnati, Adam Scott, Jordan Spieth and Tiger Woods.

McIlroy said he sees a completed merger of the PGA and LIV tours as “the only way forward for the game of golf.”

He said he aims to promote compromise while also trying “to help people see the benefits of what unification could do for the game and what it could do for this tour in particular.”

“We obviously realize the game is not unified right now for a reason, and there’s still some hard feelings and things that need to be addressed,” McIlroy said. “But I think at this point, for the good of the game, we all need to put those feelings aside and all move forward together.”

In the meantime, the 34-year-old McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, sounds eager to participate in what, for him, is a new event while taking in one of American’s more culturally distinctive cities.

“This is my 17th year as a professional golfer, and to be able to still do things for the first time like play in this event and experience something like this is pretty cool,” McIlroy said.

McIlroy and Shane Lowry, a 37-yearold Irishman, have been teammates before in the Ryder Cup. So, their partnership at the Zurich Classic is not entirely unfamiliar to them.

“We thought it would be fun to team up together again in something like this,” McIlroy said. “Just really excited to spend the week with Shane.

“To sort of relax and play under maybe not the amount of pressure or the stress that we’ve both been under the last couple of weeks I think is a nice thing,” McIlroy said. “It’s nice to be able to rely on a teammate every now and again and bail you out of trouble or know that you don’t have to play perfect golf because you’ve got someone right there beside you.”

Lowry, meanwhile, sounded no less excited to be able to lean on McIlroy’s game at the Pete Dye-designed TPC Louisiana, where the winning team will earn $2.57 million (about $1.29 million each).

“Rory is probably like No. 1 on people’s lists to come play here with,” Lowry said. “We’ll be good for each other on the course. We’ll enjoy doing it, which is a big part of it as well.”

McIlroy and Lowry are one of several high-profile pairs among the 80 teams at the Zurich.

Others include: 2022 champions Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay; Matt Fitzpatrick and younger brother Alex; Collin Morikawa and Kurt Kitayama; Billy Horschel and Tyson Alexander; Sahith Theegala and Will Zalatoris; Fancesco Molinari and Luke Donald; and defending champions Nick Hardy and Davis Riley.

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