Which PGA Tour event became an official team event in 2017?

The Zurich Classic of New Orleans became an official PGA Tour team event in 2017.

The change replaced the tournament’s traditional individual stroke-play format with a two-player competition. The inaugural team edition featured 80 pairs at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana, near New Orleans.

Teams used foursomes (alternate shot) and four-ball (better ball) across the four rounds. Cameron Smith and Jonas Blixt won that first edition, defeating Kevin Kisner and Scott Brown in a playoff. It was the PGA Tour’s first official team event since the 1981 Walt Disney World National Team Championship.

The event is sometimes confused with team competitions such as the Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup, but the Zurich Classic is a regular PGA Tour tournament. Both members of the winning pair receive official benefits, including FedExCup points and a two-year PGA Tour exemption.