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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Olympic gold and silver medalists Justin Rose and Henrik Stenson were among the first to sign up for the PGA Tours first team event since 1981.The Zurich Classic outside New Orleans will feature 80 two-man teams, and both players will receive credit for an official victory, the tour said Monday.Rose outlasted Stenson in the final round at Rio to capture the gold medal. They also have gone 4-2 as partners in the last two Ryder Cups.The addition of a team format adds a new, incredibly exciting element to the event, said Rose, who has a sponsorship deal with Zurich. Henrik and I are very excited to tee it up together in April, and hopefully we can continue our longstanding chemistry and success in team formats.Jason Day, the worlds No. 1 player, and Rickie Fowler also announced plans to compete as a team.The Zurich Classic is April 27-30 at the TPC Louisiana. It will feature two rounds of foursomes (Thursday and Saturday) and two rounds of fourballs. Tour officials felt it was important to have foursomes (alternate shot) as part of the format so that both players contributed.The winning team will each get credit for an official PGA Tour victory and be exempt into the Tournament of Champions and the PGA Championship, just like a regular PGA Tour event. It does not include an exemption to the Masters, which is held three weeks before the Zurich Classic.Prize money and FedEx Cup points will be distributed based on sharing points for two positions. Using last years prize money, first place ($1,260,000) and second place ($756,000) would be combined and then split, awarding each player $1,008,000. The runner-ups would split third- and fourth-place money. For the FedEx Cup, because first place is worth 500 points and second place is worth 300 points, each winner would get 400 points.The last official team event was the Walt Disney World Team Championship in 1981.Players can pick their own partners, provided they have PGA Tour status or receive a sponsors exemption.That creates a field of 160 players, with a cut after the second round to the top 35 ties. In case of a tie, a playoff would be determined using fourballs.The tour hopes to create more interest and to complement the team format used in the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and World Cup. The PGA Tour now has stroke play, match play, modified Stableford scoring (Barracuda Championship) and now a team format. Tug McGraw Jersey . There was no hesitation from the 40th-ranked Pospisil, from Vernon, B.C., who admitted that he cut back on his training sessions over the last few days to conserve energy as the long ATP season finishes next week at the Paris Masters. 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Tim Robin Johnsgard had the lone goal for Norway (0-2).New St Johnstone midfielder Blair Alston is determined to hit the ground running at the club to repay the faith shown in him by Tommy Wright. The Saints manager has been keen to sign Alston from Falkirk since the turn of the year, and he finally landed the player on Thursday.Alston decided to end his five-year stay with the Bairns after they lost the promotion play-off final to Kilmarnock last weekend. The 24-year-old has signed a two-year contract at McDiarmid Park and he is desperate to make the most of his opportunity.Its massive to play at a club where you know the manager really wants you, Alston told the Dundee Courier.From the moment I met him I could tell the kind of guy he was and hes the type of person I want to play for. St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright has been keen to sign Alston since January Hes told me what hes looking for and to show the level of interest he did in me was a big factor in my decision.ddddddddddddThis is the first time Ive had to make a decision like that because Ive been at Falkirk my whole career.So to have someone with the kind of faith the gaffer here has in me then its a huge thing. He believes I can come here, develop and improve as a player.Thats my aim, I want to be as good as I can be and here Im joining a club that has been really successful in the last few years. Also See: St Johnstone fixtures St Johnstone stats Scottish Prem table ' ' '