ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS

April 26, 2026

Kris Ventura

Kristoffer Reitan

TPC Louisiana

Press Conference

THE MODERATOR: Talk a little bit about your round, all the eagles, and just making this thing interesting.

ALEX FITZPATRICK: It was pretty spectacular. Got off to a pretty decent start, and suddenly out of nowhere I hole an approach, and yeah, it's starting to look very good.

You know, I think we just did a really good job today of -- you know, foursomes can be a little bit tricky mentally, but we just did a really good job of just sticking to our own game and trying to put ourselves in a spot where we can execute the shots that we know that we're capable of. I'm just really proud of the both of us.

THE MODERATOR: Kris, how much scoreboard-watching were you doing? When did you realize you had a real chance?

KRIS VENTURA: Yeah, not a ton really. Just towards the end because we were a few shots behind. Obviously once I saw that we were really close, I think I told my caddie that we need an eagle on the last to give it a chance.

We made it close. That's all we could do. It was really fun competing down the stretch.

THE MODERATOR: Take us through the eagles if you can -- eight, 11, and 18.

KRISTOFFER REITAN: All right. Yeah, no, what is it, eight? That was insane. Yeah, I had a decent number for a slight draw gap wedge. I mean, I couldn't say anything, so I just saw a bunch of people celebrating. Yeah, it was a pretty special moment.

Q. Number 11.

KRIS VENTURA: Three good shots. Good drive, and he made a long putt for eagle, and obviously 18, three really good shots. I don't think we could have picked any -- or hit it any better. Yeah, really happy that we gave it a chance and really proud of both of us this week.

Q. Our winners, I know you're really proud of the Fitzpatricks too. Talk a little about them winning today.

KRIS VENTURA: Like I said, really happy for both of them. Obviously for their parents, it must have been awesome to watch their boys win a PGA TOUR tournament together. I don't think that happens very often.

You know, we gave it our best. It wasn't enough, but really happy for them.