Northbrook's Hardy Wins First Career PGA Tour Event

NORTHBROOK, IL — What a year a difference makes for Northbrook's Nick Hardy. Just one year after getting injured at the same event, the 2014 Glenbrook North graduate captured the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, his first win on the PGA Tour.

Hardy paired with Davis Riley for victory in the lone two-man team event on the schedule, according to the PGA. Hardy and Riley shot a final-round 65 on Sunday to overcome a three-shot deficit with a tournament-record total of 30-under 258. The win at TPC Louisiana in Avondale, Louisiana was also the first for Riley on the PGA Tour, a feat that had never occurred prior to Sunday.

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At last year's event, Hardy injured his left wrist on the fourth hole and missed six weeks of action.

"I was actually in the hospital probably at this point last year. So it's a lot better place to be at here," Hardy told PGATour.com. "I just look back to last year now, and we've kind of come pretty far."

Hardy, who graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is now 39th in the FedExCup standings. He had played in 18 events during the 2022-2023 season. Hardy's previous best this season was a fifth-place finish in October's Sanderson Farms Championship.

Read more about Hardy's win and the Zurich Classic of New Orleans here