Trinidad and Tobago's Stephen Ames will seek to extend his good form when he tees off in the US$6.2 million Zurich Classic of New Orleans today. The 45-year-old had a good run last weekend in the Verizon Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links when he started the final day second on the leaderboard before finishing 14th.
Ames, ranked 57th in the World Golf Rankings, is down to tee off at 12.20 pm at TPC Louisiana in a tournament that will see the top 13 players in the World missing. The highest-ranked player will be Australian Geoff Ogilvy who is ranked 14th.
Ames will start on the back nine and played with the pair of Japanese Ryuji Imada and American Ryan Palmer. The Canada-based Ames has had a mixed year, with his best finish coming at the Transitions Championship when he finished sixth last month.
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