Lucas Glover came away with a consolation prize. Amateur Championship titled "Junior talent flourishing on national scale. 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. Zalatoris shot 1-under 69 on Thursday, but on the 15th hole he drove into the thick rough. Zalatoris entered August's BMW Championship in the advantageous No. He was in the trees, close to a boundary fence on the 18th on the second playoff hole, when he wisely chipped out and made a 15-foot par putt. He has displayed a good feel for the golf course (particularly the greens) and opened with rounds of 70-68. But that showing not only made him a household name to a number of previously unaware golf fans, it also vaulted Zalatoris to No. An MRI revealed that Zalatoris, 26, had two herniated disks. Back in 2015, he finished T4 at the Pacific Coast Amateur shortly after returning from an emergency appendectomy. However, the Sentry Tournament of Champions recently announced that Zalatoris is expected in the field for the event in early January. ET in the final group with Mito Pereira. Aiming for his first PGA Tour win, Zalatoris might make the 2022 PGA Championship his first title. He had a 25-foot putt for the win on the 18th on the first playoff hole and had to make a 7-footer the second time around to stay in the game. 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 . Glover closed with a 66 and wound up in a tie for third. Zalatoris zoomed up the leaderboard Friday with a second-round 65 to take the solo lead at 9 under. Zalatoris and Scheffler are separated by only a couple months in age, so the two played together quite frequently as juniors. In a picture shared on his Instagram page, Will Zalatoris was dressed in blue formals with a matching bow tie while his gorgeous wife Caitlin was in the limelight in her elegant white wedding gown. 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. Zalatoris, a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and a big Warriors fan, said his Stephen Curry-inspired retort was directed at all who have criticized his putting over the years. 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. Special moment for @WillZalatoris.pic.twitter.com/4ks8CzchhY. Not only was he among four players who moved into the top 70, he now is at No. But the role most golf fans know van Snellenberg for is the role of Happy Gilmores caddie in the 1996 film Happy Gilmore. 1 spot in the FedEx Cup standings after capturing his first PGA Tour win at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. 1, a loaded LPGA field and more to watch in golf this week, Here's everything you missed this week in professional golf, Jin Young Ko up by 2 in Singapore title defense, Quigley fires 65 for early lead in PGA Champions, Kitayama handles windy Bay Hill as Rahm falters, Tiger not part of field for next week's Players, Young stretches lead to 4 in Puerto Rico Open, Rahm stays hot, finishes strong for Bay Hill lead, Rookie Young captures Puerto Rico lead with 63. [13], In January 2022, Zalatoris tied for the lead of the Farmers Insurance Open after 72 holes. By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, Stand with us in our mission to discover and uncover the story of North Texas, 10 things to know about Will Zalatoris, including his first PGA tour win, the 36-hole leader at the 2022 PGA Championship, ultimately falling short of his first major championship after losing to Justin Thomas in a three-hole playoff, ultimately fell one shot short of Matsuyama and finished in solo second place, good for a payday of $1,242,000, No. College career [ edit] Zalatoris was born in San Francisco, California. 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. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. He ranked top-three in both Total Driving and Greens in Regulation on the 2019 and 2020-21 Korn Ferry Tour, as well. 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. Maintaining a high spot on the OWGR allows golfers who have never won a major to earn exemptions into future majors. I spent some time with Dr. Greg Rose at [the Titleist Performance Institute], he said. Already a force in the majors, Zalatoris got that first win out of the way with clutch putts and smart decisions to beat Sepp Straka and capture the first FedEx Cup playoff event. He got married in December but also spent much of the time rehabbing. Top 100 Courses in the U.S.: GOLFs all-new 2022-23 ranking is here! He is set to return pretty soon. ), 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. He has suffered two herniated discs and has been away from the game. This is the first time Zalatoris has qualified for Kapalua. Like Spieth and Scheffler, Zalatoris received the opportunity to play in the AT&T Byron Nelson as a teenager through a sponsors exemption. In April 2021, Zalatoris was second in the Masters Tournament with a score of 9-under-par, finishing one stroke behind champion Hideki Matsuyama, the first male Japanese player to win a major. Zalatoris told Golf Digest I was lucky. It was quite the scene at Wilmington (Del.) It was there that Zalatoris, a 24-year-old upstart that was playing in Korn Ferry Tour events just six months earlier, found himself battling it out with Hideki Matsuyama and fellow DFW product Jordan Spieth for a green jacket. He has competed primarily on the PGA Tour, where he has won once, at the 2022 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. He birdied the first hole, made only one other birdie, shot 70 and tied for 13th. 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. The winner of the FedEx Cup championship receives $18 million. It took three playoff holes to get the answer on Sunday in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and it was more along the lines of what they won't say. Find classes that best matches your needs. Tyler Lauletta. Straka went to the drop zone, and his wedge went into the back bunker. TSR3 Titleist Driver. The 26-year-old has long displayed an aptitude for quickly bouncing back from injury. Zalatoris took a while to collect his first PGA Tour win, but his rookie year was one for the ages. Theres not much time to shake the rust; Zalatoris is quickly back to the throes of elite competition. Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more. Sharing the good news, the Texas native posted a slew of glamorous pictures with a caption that said: Earlier this week, he again took to his social media account to share a happy moment from his wedding. The comparisons got so mainstream that even Adam Sandler, star of Happy Gilmore, tweeted Zalatoris during the 2021 Masters and joined the fray. This is the best of the best, Zalatoris said Tuesday ahead of the tournament. And I do it later than a lot of guys, so what that does for someone with a lot of side bend is that gets my right hip high and on my spines tilted back, and so as Dr. Rose said, duh, no wonder I had a back issue.. "Playing the cutline is one of the toughest things in golf. Each morning, he ate a full breakfast at 6 a.m. and then waited until late in the evening to have a robust dinner. He was captain of his high school golf team and still *tries* to remain competitive in local amateurs. Zalatoris is making his first start since withdrawing from the BMW Championship in August. He hasnt been in a film in nearly 20 years, according to his imdb page. Will Zalatoris has dealt with his share of anguish in an otherwise impressive PGA Tour season. pic.twitter.com/qtEj1JyZdL. The train of the wedding dress was spread over the stairs while she was holding white flowers in her hand. [7] With no status in 2019, Zalatoris relied on Monday qualifying and sponsor exemptions to play in Korn Ferry Tour events. Country Club when Zalatoris was being worked on by a PGA Tour physiotherapist on the 5th tee before ultimately deciding the pain was too much. Szokol opens with 64, up 3 shots in Singapore, More PGA Tour changes: No cuts, smaller fields, Rahm sought Tiger's advice on staying No. Jack Hirsh is an assistant editor at GOLF. I did a pretty deep dive with Damon, my trainer, with Dr. [Greg] Rose, Dr. Duffy, he said of his team. 1 spot in the FedEx Cup, assuring him a reasonable shot at the $18 million prize in two weeks. Id go to the course, carrying my bag, playing with my buddies, just trying to beat the crap out of each other. Zalatoris entered Augusts BMW Championship in the advantageous No. This one could have gone either way, a playoff that featured three penalty drops in three holes, neither player making birdie and Zalatoris winning on the par-3 11th with a bogey. Among his eight top-10s are three runners-up, including at two majorsthe PGA Championship and U.S . Will Zalatoris is looking to keep the Southern Hills major streak alive. 27 in the Official World Golf Rankings, earned a spot in the tournament through local qualifying, had to withdraw in his British Open debut because of an injury he suffered late in his first round, proposed to his long-time girlfriend Caitlin Sellers, fellow 25-year-old DFW golf star Scottie Scheffler, getting initial golf instruction from former U.S. Open champion Ken Venturi as a 6 year old in San Francisco, they were pains from an inflamed appendix, he earned a spot in the field of the 2015 Northern Trust by winning a collegiate showcase, the title he has reserved for former Cowboys QB Tony Romo, 10 things to know about Scottie Scheffler: 25-year-old Masters champ has taken golf world by storm, 10 things you may not know about Jordan Spieth, including how he battled a shark, getting asked out by Miss Texas in a freestyle rap, Find more golf coverage from The Dallas Morning News here, The Cowboys are closer than you think to a total makeover at running back, Why Rangers cautious approach with pitchers in spring training could still be risky, Jerry Jones talks Dak Prescotts Tom Brady-esque qualities and more from the NFL combine, Luka Doncic-Kyrie Irving duos on-the-fly rapport gets test from Kevin Durant, Suns, A week after torching the Stars, Max Domi joins Dallas in its march toward the playoffs, DeSotos chase for third straight title continues after rout of Pearland in 6A semifinals, UIL boys basketball playoffs (6A): Tre Johnson, Lake Highlands shine; DeSoto defense rises, 2023 UIL girls state basketball: Schedule, previews and more for Dallas-area teams, 2023 UIL girls basketball state tournament pairings: See schedule for semifinal matchups, 2023 UIL boys basketball regional tournament pairings: See schedule for Dallas-area teams, 3 children killed, 2 wounded at Ellis County home; suspect in custody, How a Texas districts reaction to school shooting fears highlights discipline concerns. Spieth was three grades ahead of them growing up, but the three found themselves clashing on the junior circuit quite often. Ive learned a lot about my body, probably more than I think I ever wanted to, Zalatoris said Tuesday afternoon in Hawaii. MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The 10-foot par putt in regulation was so crucial and the moment so important that Will Zalatoris doesn't remember screaming out when he made it, "What are they gonna say now?". "This course is where every shot you hit you're on the edge of your seat," Straka said. And after all of those adjustments, Zalatoris and his teams fears of making changes to a swing that has already racked up six major top-10s in three years were unwarranted. Im always available for you, Mr. Gilmore., If youre ever in need of a caddie again let me know. Straka followed with a shot that also hit the bank, took one bounce off the rocks and went into the water. The fix: adjusting his setup, with the goal of reducing the strain on his back. That offer came in 2015, when Zalatoris was 18 years old. Zalatoris came close to sending the U.S. Open to a playoff on Sunday, only to finish disappointed once again. Scott is the Breaking News Editor for the Dallas Morning News. British Open champion Cameron Smith could have replaced Scheffler by winning and arrived at the TPC Southwind two shots out of the lead. Zalatoris made the most of a four-month rehabilitation process after suffering two herniated discs in his back, but its a new year and hes ready to return to competition at this weeks Sentry Tournament of Champions. The Korn Ferry trademark is also a registered trademark, and is used in the Korn Ferry Tour logo with permission. Spoiler alert: It's yet to be announced, but the course is almost certain to be added as the 2041 Ryder Cup site. Ive learned a lot about my body, probably more than I think I ever wanted to. Zalatoris won on the third playoff hole. I realized I dont need to be on the range for hours; I need to play. 70 by three points. Will Zalatoris WDs from British Open after feeling 'tingling' in his leg during first round. Nevertheless, his first win would not be an easy one. 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. Wills strong play continued and he finished in 2nd place at the 2021 Masters Tournament, one stroke behind the champion. [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. PGA TOUR players on Scottie Schefflers breakout season. Will Zalatoris finished second at the Masters in his first time playing Augusta National. Aiming for his first PGA Tour win, Zalatoris might make the 2022 PGA Championship his first title. He teed off at 2:50 p.m. 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. Smith was given a two-shot penalty when rules officials realized upon review that when he took a penalty drop in the third round, the ball was still touching the red hazard line. He secured membership for the remainder of the season on July 7 after a tie for third at the LECOM Health Challenge, and finished the regular season 60th in points, earning full status for the 2020 season.[8]. We basically kind of went through a whole assessment of seeing where Im at and it was really I think keeping longevity in mind as opposed to anything else. Zalatoris just missed earning one of the six automatic spots on the U.S. team for the Presidents Cup. PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, and the Swinging Golfer design are registered trademarks. Start the Golf Season off right with InsideGOLF ($100 value - just $20). "The first three local golfers pictured: 16-year-old Jordan Spieth, 13-year-old Will Zalatoris and 13-year-old Scottie Scheffler.They turned out OK. pic.twitter.com/bp5TlirfkB. https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/12/14/will-zalatoris-gets-married-caitlin-sellers-tournament-of-champions/, Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands, Central America, Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, Top 50 Modern Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, announced his engagement to girlfriend Caitlin Sellers, Zalatoris suffered a back injury on the third hole, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Player Profile: Birthplace. In 2009, @dallasnews ran an advance for the 2009 U.S. 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 spent his weekend on the greens, but not the one he's used to. He didnt exactly take it easy during his time off. Fifty-four holes, no cut, that's an easy life" -- Padraig Harrington. 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. He finished tied with Scottie Scheffler at the U.S. Open behind Matt Fitzpatrick at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. Musician Gryffin congratulated the golfer in the comments section. 8:12 AM on May 21, 2022 CDT Updated at 11:37 PM on Aug 14, 2022 CDT. 3. He is on a lifelong quest to break 80 on a course that exceeds 6,000 yards and to see the Buffalo Bills win a Super Bowl. He has competed primarily on the PGA Tour, where he has won once, at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship . He played his fourth shot out to 4 feet as Zalatoris was still going over his options. Amateur nearly a decade earlier. The Korn Ferry trademark is also a registered trademark, and is used in the Korn Ferry Tour logo with permission. How much "louder" will LIV Golf get in its second season? Then once I came back, it was pretty easy to keep the competitive juices flowing.. Be the first one to comment on this story. Zalatoris notches first PGA Tour victory in playoff, A battle for No. "Considering all those close finishes, it means a lot.". He shared the good news via his official Instagram page on December 13. At the U.S. Open, he aced the par-3 seventh hole during the first round, very nearly replicating it six holes later,[10] and tied for sixth place, at five-over par, alongside world number one Dustin Johnson; it was his first top-10 finish in a major championship. Will Zalatoris has withdrawn from the TOUR Championship with two herniated discs in his back. He . So it was actually kind of a nice fix.. Find more golf coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. Junior Amateur champion announced his engagement to girlfriend Caitlin Sellers, also a Demon Deacon, with a series of pictures on Instagram back in April of 2021. 1, a loaded LPGA field and more to watch in golf this week, Here's everything you missed this week in professional golf, Jin Young Ko up by 2 in Singapore title defense, Quigley fires 65 for early lead in PGA Champions, Kitayama handles windy Bay Hill as Rahm falters, Tiger not part of field for next week's Players, Young stretches lead to 4 in Puerto Rico Open, Rahm stays hot, finishes strong for Bay Hill lead, Rookie Young captures Puerto Rico lead with 63. Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020. Thursday afternoon in Hawaii cant come soon enough. Will Zalatoris watches his putt on the 9th. Zalatoris moves into the top 10 in the world for the first time and takes the No. He had attended every Nelson since he was 9 years old. 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. He was the highest-ranked player in the world without a TOUR win before beating Sepp Straka in a playoff at TPC Southwind. Nothing was more wild than the final hole. Claims victory in first FedExCup Playoffs event before advancing to BMW Championship, Will Zalatoris new driver before Genesis Scottish Open, For all other business inquiries please contact Allen Hobbs: ahobbs@playersgroupmanagement.com, Our Address: Players Group Management Fan Mail - Will Zalatoris1800 Alexander Bell DriveSuite 200 Reston, VA 20191. I love you., On Tuesday, also via Instagram, Zalatoris posted a photo of the happy couple with the caption, Cant wait to spend the rest of my life with my best friend. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. During the hiatus, Zalatoris spent time with Greg Rose, a Doctor of Chiropractic at the Titleist Performance Institute, conducting an assessment with the goal of promoting career longevity. Will and Caitlin have been dating each other since they met in 2018 at Wake Forest College. He then withdrew from the following weeks TOUR Championship, finishing a disappointing 30th in the FedExCup after entering the week at No. Clearly ready to end the first-timers . Sandler tweeted Have fun today young man. Zalatoris, 24, played in Saturday's final round alongside Justin Rose. CUT = missed the half-way cut Oosthuizen is teetering on the brink of missing three majors in 2023. Suddenly the close-call narrative was put to bed he memorably exclaimed, What are they gonna say now! upon draining a par putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff with Sepp Straka at TPC Southwind. 1, LIV Golf's debut on The CW scores low ratings, How to watch PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational on ESPN+, Kirk wins Honda in playoff; 1st title since 2015, Howell (63) wins in Mexico for 1st title in LIV, Nicklaus: '24 schedule likely to aid Honda field, Siem ends 8-year wait for another Euro Tour title, Vu overcomes 6-shot deficit to win 1st LPGA title, FedEx Cup leader Zalatoris WDs with back injury, Who can win the FedEx Cup? Was all but a lock to make roster as a captains pick, begging the question of who will replace him, How Will Zalatoris turned his putter into a strength. He came shot consistently all weekend, shooting a 69 in each round Thursday- Saturday. 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. Whether you win or lose, its just what you practice for.. 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?' 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. Zalatoris had honors, but his shot was in trouble immediately. 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 was born in 1996 on the 16th of August. Kim is the first player since Tiger Woods to win twice on TOUR before turning 21. They are unarguably made for each other. 27 in the Official World Golf Rankings. Willy Z is FINALLY a winner on the PGA Tour pic.twitter.com/p02shNTaK2. Zalatoris' first professional victory came in July 2020, when he narrowly won the TPC Colorado Championship by one stroke. Critics say new PGA Tour events copy LIV. Will Zalatoris spent his weekend on the greens, but not the one he's used to. Zalatoris is among a notable list of first-time TOUR winners who have committed to the Sentry Tournament of. I think Ive just been so close so many times, so I think, if anything, after having the time off, its kind of hard to remind myself of all the second places.. NT = No tournament https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/05/21/will-zalatoris-mexican-food-veg-time-caddie-ryan-goble-2022-pga-championship/, Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands, Central America, Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, Top 50 Modern Courses in Great Britain & Ireland, led or co-led the tournament through 36 holes. Caitlin has changed her last name to Zalatoris on her Instagram account. [3] In his junior year, Zalatoris was named All-ACC, First-Team GCAA All-American, First-Team Golf week All-American, Nicklaus Award finalist, Hogan Award semifinalist, played in all 12 events and had a scoring average of 70.14, third-best season average in school history. He teed off at 2:50 p.m. Straka, who played bogey-free over the final 13 holes in regulation, moves to No. 121, knowing that only the top 70 advance to the next tournament. It brought me back to being a kid. I love you., A post shared by Will Zalatoris (@willzalatoris). But he took up his teammates offer to come out and hang with the team for a . Will had an outstanding collegiate and amateur career, which included representing the United States on the 2017 Walker Cup team at Los Angeles Country Club and winning 4 collegiate titles. $14,217,888 Career Earnings. He had no realistic shot. A post shared by Will Zalatoris (@willzalatoris). The first event of 2023 also could be Will Zalatoris first start since August. The post included the caption, Best day of my life. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. 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. Amateur, when Zalatoris qualified as a 12 year old and competed as a 13 year old, alongside Scheffler and Spieth. ET in the final group with Mito Pereira. How much "louder" will LIV Golf get in its second season? Zalatoris won't be replaced in the 30-man field at East Lake and will receive a $500,000 bonus. The current leader in the FedEx Cup standings. When tournaments started up, I was ready to go. "He is also very disappointed that he will not have the opportunity to play in next month's Presidents Cup, where he was hoping to play for Captain [Davis] Love and represent the United States," Zalatoris' agent, Allen Hobbs, said in a statement. Zalatoris was born in San Francisco, California, but his family moved to the Dallas, Texas, area . Szokol opens with 64, up 3 shots in Singapore, More PGA Tour changes: No cuts, smaller fields, Rahm sought Tiger's advice on staying No. Ranking all 30 Tour Championship players, The 30 players headed to the Tour Championship and finale of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs, Author of seven books on college football. It was quite the scene at Wilmington (Del.) Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images. Zalatoris. At seventh in the Presidents Cup points standings, he likely would have been among the six . After withdrawing from the 2021 Open Championship due to a muscular issue, he finished T8 in his next start, the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational three weeks later. 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. Copyright 2023 PGA TOUR, Inc. All rights reserved. At the time, Zalatoris was leading the FedEx Cup after capturing his first PGA Tour win a week earlier in Memphis. At seventh in the Presidents Cup points standings, he likely would have been among the six captain's choices for the team. Zalatoris was born in San Francisco, California. His tee shot hit the bank and then bounced seven times on the rocks before coming to rest. Here are 10 things to know about Zalatoris: Most golf fans introduction to Zalatoris was during the 2021 Masters. Its just because of the efficiency now of how I push into a golf ball.. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Zalatoris Masters breakthrough wasnt even the highlight of his month back in April of 2021. Now having finally collected a Tour win, Zalatoris will enter the top 10 in the world for the first time, further solidifying him as one of golfs rising stars. That issue was muscular, not structural like the current one, so it kind of came out of the blue, he said. After sustaining a back injury in the first round of the 149th British Open, Will Zalatoris has withdrawn from his debut at the championship. 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. Will Zalatoris is a rising star on the PGA Tour who has three top-10 finishes in the . 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. Your login session has expired. After years of dating, the couple finally tied the knot and shared the good news with Will's 256K Instagram followers. 7 World Ranking. Oops! Please logout and login again. Ill be better this time. During the 2021-2022 PGA Tour season, Will continued to rise in the world of golf. A bad back is keeping the 26-year-old from competing in the Presidents Cup after qualifying for a spot at Quail Hollow. Our crew of Davis Riley, Kevin Dougherty and Tony Romo played money games five days a week for four months. It came up well short of the green, and as it bounced eight times along the stone facade separating dry land from the water, it . He got treatment on the course but withdrew on the next hole when the pain did not subside. But the speeds the same, everything feels really good.. Zalatoris is among a notable list of first-time TOUR winners who have committed to the Sentry Tournament of Champions, which will be played Jan. 5-8 at The Plantation Course at Kapalua on the Hawaiian island of Maui.