Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry are looking to defend their Zurich Classic of New Orleans title this weekend. The Irish duo beat Chad Ramey and Martin Trainer in a playoff to win the two-man team event last season, sparking jubilant celebrations. And twelve months later, they head into the final round with a chance of becoming the first team to defend their titles. McIlroy and Lowry have shot rounds of 64, 69 and 61 to sit on 22-under-par for the tournament and five shots behind the leaders Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin. The final round will see the teams play foursomes, with each player playing alternate shots. And along with the title, there is a lot of money on the line. The winning team will lift the trophy and will each win $1,329,400. A win would extend McIlroy's lead in the FedEx Cup and continue his brilliant start to the season. After winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in February, he won the Players Championship in March and completed the career grand slam when he won the Masters two weeks ago. Zurich Classic of New Orleans Prize Money Winners: $1.3294 million 2: $542,800 3: $355,350 4: $299,000 5: $259,900 6: $223,100 7: $186,300 8: $163,300 9: $144,900 10: $126,500 11: $108,100 12: $92,230 13: $77,372 14: $69,460 15: $63,940 16: $58,420 17: $53,130 18: $48,530 19: $44,160 20: $40,480 21: $36,800 22: $33,120 23: $29,440 24: $25,944 25: $23,552 26: $22,356 27: $21,528 28: $21,068 29: $20,700 30: $20,332 31: $19,964 32: $19,596 33: $19,228 34: $18,860 35: $18,492 36: $18,120 37: $17,756 38: $17,388 39: $17,020 40: $16,652 41: $16,284 42: $15,916 43: $15,548 44: $15,180 45: $14,812 46: $14,444 47: $14,076 48: $13,708 49: $13,340 50: $12,972 Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.