Zalatoris. He is set to return pretty soon. Zalatoris won on the third playoff hole. Will Zalatoris has been struggling with a back injury since August. A 24-year-old American golfer who isn't even on the PGA Tour yet won $1.2 million at the Masters and is reveling in his newfound fame. Is Dallas becoming unaffordable due to rising housing costs, inflation and stagnating pay? A feat that would soon eclipsed by his performance at Augusta a month later, but was at the time a career highlight: First PLAYERS.Surprise messages from family and friends. The newly married couple posed for the camera, standing side by side with Will Zalatoris' hands resting on his wife's waist. Zalatoris experienced a string of close calls last year namely six top-six finishes in an eight-event stretch, including runner-up finishes at the PGA Championship and U.S. Open before his breakthrough victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Id go to the course, carrying my bag, playing with my buddies, just trying to beat the crap out of each other. Zalatoris had to have an emergency appendectomy. I spent some time with Dr. Greg Rose at [the Titleist Performance Institute], he said. He did not participate in last weeks event, however. It was actually nice because I was able to bring the ball flight down, which, I mean, I know living in Texas youre used to hitting the ball low, but its doing it by itself as opposed to having to manipulate it. Im more efficient in my golf swing -- so thats why the speed is the same with the shorter driver; its just because of the efficiency now of how I push into a golf ball.. At the end of the 2021 season, Zalatoris was named PGA Tour Rookie of the Year an accomplishment nobody would have expected at the start of the year, given the fact that Zalatoris didnt even had a PGA Tour card. At the FedEx St. Jude Championships, Zalatoris entered a three-hole playoff vs. Sepp Straka that could have very well swung Strakas way had some balls bounced differently. He had attended every Nelson since he was 9 years old. He was born in San Francisco, and growing up he spent his formative golf years playing at the outstanding California Golf Club with his Dad. Zalatoris was born in 1996 on the 16th of August. Fifty-four holes, no cut, that's an easy life" -- Padraig Harrington. Our crew of Davis Riley, Kevin Dougherty and Tony Romo played money games five days a week for four months. Zalatoris is no longer the best on the PGA Tour without a victory. https://t.co/R1e8awZIvh. He also set the individual scoring average of 70.44 at Wake Forest University. While Zalatoris isnt the biggest guy on tour hes listed by the PGA Tour at 6-foot-2, 175 lbs he said hes still largely avoided back injuries throughout his career, save one instance in July 2021. Will Zalatoris after his missed putt on the . Sitting in a hospital bed on the Monday morning of the tournament, Zalatoris had to make one of the toughest phone calls of his life when he dialed up tournament director Jon Drago and withdrew from the tournament. Junior Amateur title in 2014. Zalatoris had four runners-up including three in major championships before winning in Memphis. It ended up being the second PGA Tour event of his career he earned a spot in the field of the 2015 Northern Trust by winning a collegiate showcase. He had no realistic shot. [16], On August 14, 2022, Zalatoris won his first PGA Tour event, winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee on the third playoff hole against Sepp Straka. If that doesnt sound like a household name to you, dont worry. He has displayed a good feel for the golf course (particularly the greens) and opened with rounds of 70-68. During the 2021-2022 PGA Tour season, Will continued to rise in the world of golf. Caitlin and Will got married in an intimate ceremony earlier this week. Zalatoris' first professional victory came in July 2020, when he narrowly won the TPC Colorado Championship by one stroke. The shorter driver allows him more time to bring a potential right miss back on line, he said. Zalatoris didnt end up winning the hardware that year, but he did hoist the trophy a few years later. Lucas Glover came away with a consolation prize. Amateur, when Zalatoris qualified as a 12 year old and competed as a 13 year old, alongside Scheffler and Spieth. 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Junior Amateur title in 2014. Zalatoris who grew up in San Francisco, got his start in golf as a youth at the California Golf Club, went to college at Wake Forest and now makes his home in Texas combines the perfect . This is the best of the best, Zalatoris said Tuesday ahead of the tournament. "Add the nerves of competing for a tournament to that, especially for a playoff event, and yeah, it can get a little crazy.". 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Will was voted the 2020-2021 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year by his peers. But he took up his teammates offer to come out and hang with the team for a . Being in contention as much as I was last year, theres just no better feeling than it, Zalatoris said Tuesday. Your login session has expired. This week is a limited-field tournanment with only last years winners and Tour Championship qualifiers. It made us all really sharp. Now, hes back, and at another big-time event. Spoiler alert: It's yet to be announced, but the course is almost certain to be added as the 2041 Ryder Cup site. 3. The former Trinity Christian Academy-Addison star is one of the top American golfers less than two years removed from grinding on the Korn Ferry Tour. After years of dating, the couple finally tied the knot and shared the good news with Will's 256K Instagram followers. He . Zalatoris doesn't enter the final round with any cushion because the same club that's troubled him in the early stages of his career can still be a nuisance. Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020. He spent much of his teenage golfing years playing junior tournaments in Texas alongside his friend Jordan Spieth. However, the Sentry Tournament of Champions recently announced that Zalatoris is expected in the field for the event in early January. He also fell short of winning the 2022 U.S. Open, with Matthew Fitzpatrick making Zalatoris a major runner-up for the third time. Zalatoris has said he gets comparisons to Owen Wilson quite a bit, but the one that gained the most steam during the 2021 Masters was a comparison to Jared van Snellenberg. Wills strong play continued and he finished in 2nd place at the 2021 Masters Tournament, one stroke behind the champion. When Zalatoris first broke onto the golf scene, golf fans on social media were quick to point out their favorite Zalatoris doppelgngers. Yes, as a 14-year-old kid. 7 the season prior. "Considering all those close finishes, it means a lot.". Will Zalatoris finished second at the Masters in his first time playing Augusta National. ATLANTA -- Will Zalatoris, who picked up his first PGA Tour victory two weeks ago, has withdrawn from the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club because of two herniated disks in his back. For the time being, Zalatoris said hes using a 44.75-inch driver shaft, down an inch and a quarter from his former 46-inch gamer. Will Zalatoris walks back to the crowd with his arm around his fianc after winning his first PGA tournament during the last day of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tenn., Sunday, Aug. 14, 2022. That included events like the 2009 U.S. Glover closed with a 66 and wound up in a tie for third. At the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship, Will Zalatoris claimed his first victory on the PGA TOUR in dramatic fashion with rounds of 71-63-65-66 to finish at. Spieth then birdied six of the next eight holes for a 29 on his way to a course-record 63. Zalatoris, the ninth-ranked player in the Official World Golf Ranking, also won't compete in next month's Presidents Cup at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina, his agent announced on Twitter. NT = No tournament He previously worked for the DMN sports department from 2010-2022, where he served as SportsDay's lead digital strategist and oversaw coverage of college sports, HS sports, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, soccer and golf. Kevin Prise is an associate editor for PGATOUR.COM. But his speed has remained the same as it was from last year when he finished 13th in driving distance on Tour at 314.7 yards a pop. Zalatoris will collect $500,000 for 30th, or last place . The highlights of the season came when he finished 2nd at both the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open, then capped off an exceptional season with his first PGA Tour victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Before joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. Amateur Championship titled "Junior talent flourishing on national scale. Which is kind of a good thing and a bad thing, because when I was hitting the ball the way that I was, its hard to want to change anything, but at the same time I actually saw some benefits. He actually learned the way he generated power could have led to the back issues in the first place. PGA TOUR players on Scottie Schefflers breakout season. Will Zalatoris, the 25-year-old golfer out of Dallas has finally grabbed his first PGA Tour victory, winning a three-hole playoff vs. Sepp Straka at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. British Open champion Cameron Smith could have replaced Scheffler by winning and arrived at the TPC Southwind two shots out of the lead. Junior Amateur in 2014. That win moved him to the top of the Korn Ferry Tour points list and he qualified for the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, where he finished 6th place. The winner of the FedEx Cup championship receives $18 million. [11] He followed it up with a T8 at the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship, and secured Special Temporary Member status after the Bermuda Championship in early November. The Plano alum walked down the aisle with his long-term girlfriend, Caitlin Sellers, who has been his best friend since his college days. So it was actually kind of a nice fix.. The shutdown simplified things.. Meanwhile, No. William Patrick Zalatoris (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional golfer. Zalatoris entered Augusts BMW Championship in the advantageous No. Ive learned a lot about my body, probably more than I think I ever wanted to. The current leader in the FedEx Cup standings. The Wake Forest alum has been a premier ball-striker for four consecutive seasons in TOUR-sanctioned competition, and he admits its not natural inclination to want to change anything. Besides him, Will Zalatoris' fans showered their blessings on the couple. He tried to play through the injury but withdrew on the next hole. ET in the final group with Mito Pereira. Zalatoris moves into the top 10 in the world for the first time and takes the No. ET in the final group with Mito Pereira. One wrote: There was a slew of hundreds of comments from Will Zalatoris's family, friends, and fans congratulating him on the start of the new chapter of his life. Will Zalatoris, the 25 year old who three second place finishes in majors but hadn't won a PGA Tour event yet in his young career, punched his way into the playoff by sinking a must-make, 10-foot. Zalatoris breakthrough at Augusta was just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to strong showings at major championships. Zalatoris came close to sending the U.S. Open to a playoff on Sunday, only to finish disappointed once again. But I think the big thing for me is we spent a lot of time understanding the pressures of my golf swing and understanding how I push off my right side. Spieths first tee shot flared right, but he scrambled to save par. That issue was muscular, not structural like the current one, so it kind of came out of the blue, he said. So it was actually kind of a nice fix.. 8 in the standings and is assured his first trip to the Tour Championship at East Lake. [2] He attended Wake Forest University in North Carolina, and was named ACC Player of the Year in 2017. Aiming for his first PGA Tour win, Zalatoris might make the 2022 PGA Championship his first title. Zalatoris, 24, played in Saturday's final round alongside Justin Rose. Also moving into the top 70 were Adam Scott, Andrew Putnam and Wyndham Clark, who had reason to think he had thrown away his chances when he played a four-hole stretch in 4-over par and had to save par on the 18th for a 72. Will and family moved to Dallas, Texas when he was 9 years old and he began working hard on his game while competing in top junior tournaments. Will Zalatoris. During Zalatoris rehab process, his routine might have looked like have a few putts and then maybe need to go grab a few beers with my boys. But hes an unabashed golf addict who will eagerly play four or five events in a row. He has competed primarily on the PGA Tour, where he has won once, at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship . In 2009, @dallasnews ran an advance for the 2009 U.S. Caitlin has changed her last name to Zalatoris on her Instagram account. It was quite the scene at Wilmington (Del.) They are unarguably made for each other. He even had his favorite spot right off the 18th hole where hed strategically place himself to get autographs from his favorite players. "Considering where Sepp was and he had 4 feet for 5, there's no reason for me to try that shot and make it bank right into the grass and go back in the water and all of a sudden I've lost the golf tournament," Zalatoris said. "That was another good step for Will," said . I basically am trying to get more, be a little bit more centered as opposed to having kind of ball forward with more spine tilt at address, he said. ), PGA Tour makes big changes to 2024 designated events, including smaller fields and no cuts, 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational tee times: Round 1 groupings for Thursday. Player Profile: Birthplace. The first event of 2023 also could be Will Zalatoris' first start since August. Country Club, FedEx Cup leader Will Zalatoris withdraws from BMW Championship with injury, How can you argue were underpaid?: Will Zalatoris baffled by LIV cash craze, 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions: How to watch, TV schedule, streaming, tee times, What is Jim Nantzs career lowlight?' Hes also changed his setup to help fix some of his motor pattern issues that may have caused his injury. NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic. [12], In October 2021, Zalatoris shot his career low round (61) on the PGA Tour at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational: How to watch, TV schedule, streaming, tee times, Meet the new GOLF Top 100 Teachers of America, 7 interesting gear finds inside Tommy Fleetwoods golf bag | Bag Spy, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. Jack Hirsh is an assistant editor at GOLF. Nevertheless, his first win would not be an easy one. Its just because of the efficiency now of how I push into a golf ball.. 70 by three points. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. Prior to moving to Dallas, he worked at the Detroit Free Press. A huge break for Zalatoris? The first event of 2023 also could be Will Zalatoris first start since August. I have watched this 100 times and still cant explain it. Will Zalatoris WDs from British Open after feeling 'tingling' in his leg during first round. Having finished runner-up in three majors in his career, it seemed to be only a matter of time before Zalatoris finally collected a title. They checked with Smith, who confirmed it was touching the line. Zalatoris led the TOUR last season in Strokes Gained: Approach-the-Green, after ranking No. Zalatoris just missed earning one of the six automatic spots on the U.S. team for the Presidents Cup. He was the highest-ranked player in the world without a TOUR win before beating Sepp Straka in a playoff at TPC Southwind. But that showing not only made him a household name to a number of previously unaware golf fans, it also vaulted Zalatoris to No. College career [ edit] Zalatoris was born in San Francisco, California. He tends to push off his right side later than most; with his level of side bend, his right hip is high with his spine tilted back. The Korn Ferry trademark is also a registered trademark, and is used in the Korn Ferry Tour logo with permission. After his first TOUR victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in mid-August, the first of three FedExCup Playoffs events, Zalatoris was forced to withdraw during the third round of the following weeks BMW Championship due to injury. Find classes that best matches your needs. There's a legitimate possibility it could happen again on Sunday as Will Zalatoris hovers near the top of the leaderboard. Zalatoris (back) pulls out of Tour Championship, A battle for No. [15], In June 2022, Zalatoris had another second place in a major championship.
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