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. He did not participate in last weeks event, however. The shorter driver allows him more time to bring a potential right miss back on line, he said. Zalatoris called the process the "easiest 15 pounds [he's] ever put on." . "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. "Playing the cutline is one of the toughest things in golf. Zalatoris, 26, hasn't teed it up since withdrawing during the third. 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?' Straka, already a winner this year in the Honda Classic, narrowly missed a 20-foot birdie putt for the victory on the 18th for a 67. Fifty-four holes, no cut, that's an easy life" -- Padraig Harrington. Will Zalatoris is married to Caitlyn Sellers. Our crew of Davis Riley, Kevin Dougherty and Tony Romo played money games five days a week for four months. "This course is where every shot you hit you're on the edge of your seat," Straka said. He got treatment on the course but withdrew on the next hole when the pain did not subside. 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: [email protected], Our Address: Players Group Management Fan Mail - Will Zalatoris1800 Alexander Bell DriveSuite 200 Reston, VA 20191. Zalatoris didnt end up winning the hardware that year, but he did hoist the trophy a few years later. 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. The couple, who have been dating for a long time, announced their engagement back in April 2021 and have since been very vocal about their relationship. They examined the pressures of his swing, concluding a motor pattern was the root cause of the strain on his back. Presidents Cup 2022: 'It's bittersweet'Injured Will Zalatoris takes up Zalatoris. PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, and the Swinging Golfer design are registered trademarks. Caitlin and Will got married in an intimate ceremony earlier this week. He was named the 2017 ACC Player of the Year and 2017 First-Team All-American. And that would keep. Will Zalatoris - Wikipedia Zalatoris had four runners-up including three in major championships before winning in Memphis. According to Golf Monthly, Sellers has completed her post-graduate studies at the University of Texas and is most likely working as a marketing analyst. As the news broke on the internet, fans jumped into the comments section of his post to congratulate the newlywed star. Zalatoris took a while to collect his first PGA Tour win, but his rookie year was one for the ages. https://t.co/R1e8awZIvh. After getting initial golf instruction from former U.S. Open champion Ken Venturi as a 6 year old in San Francisco, most of Zalatoris learning and development came in Texas after he moved to Texas as a pre-teen. The former U.S. Open champion came into the FedEx Cup playoffs at No. Let us take your workout routines to the next level with our 365 day challenge and programs schedule. Zalatoris moves into the top 10 in the world for the first time and takes the No. [14], In May 2022, Zalatoris finished second in a major championship for the second time. 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. 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.. He played his fourth shot out to 4 feet as Zalatoris was still going over his options. He got married in December but also spent much of the time rehabbing. It made us all really sharp. [6], Zalatoris turned professional in 2018 but failed to make it past First Stage of the Korn Ferry Tour Q School. Jack Hirsh is an assistant editor at GOLF. Oosthuizen is teetering on the brink of missing three majors in 2023. When tournaments started up, I was ready to go. Will Zalatoris hilariously explained why Phil Mickelson could play Shooter McGavin in Happy Gilmore remake. After a short visit and numerous stretches, Zalatoris decided to withdraw from the event. Zalatoris told Golf Digest I was lucky. 70 by three points. The fix: adjusting his setup, with the goal of reducing the strain on his back. Will Zalatoris withdraws from BMW Championship: FedEx Cup points leader Amateur nearly a decade earlier. He was born and raised in San Francisco, playing at Cal Club, where he hung with a much older crowd and pounded . But during the third round at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware, Zalatoris suffered a back injury on the third hole. Will Zalatoris withdraws from Tour Championship, Presidents Cup with A post shared by Will Zalatoris (@willzalatoris). 2. "Add the nerves of competing for a tournament to that, especially for a playoff event, and yeah, it can get a little crazy.". Will Zalatoris withdraws from Tour Championship, will also not play in "Considering all those close finishes, it means a lot.". I realized I dont need to be on the range for hours; I need to play. PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, and the Swinging Golfer design are registered trademarks. He also has three runner-up finishes in major championships. 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. "That was another good step for Will," said . Clearly ready to end the first-timers . After sustaining a back injury in the first round of the 149th British Open, Will Zalatoris has withdrawn from his debut at the championship. Representing Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, Zalatoris won the U.S. Its also the first of the PGA Tours new elevated events, with a $15 million purse. 1 player strokes gained tee to green this past year, or at least approach, to want to go in and say, hey, you need to make some changes. Will Zalatoris, who had the most money and the best world ranking of anyone without a PGA Tour victory, won the FedEx St. Jude Championship without making birdie in a three-hole playoff on Sunday . 1 in the world stays with Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, who missed the cut and spent Sunday playing Pine Valley for the first time. Stars are everywhere on the leaderboard heading into the weekend at Bay Hill. 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. He came shot consistently all weekend, shooting a 69 in each round Thursday- Saturday. The Players Championship will be contested next week without its biggest draw. After years of dating, the couple finally tied the knot and shared the good news with Will's 256K Instagram followers. Please logout and login again. December 1, I think, was the first day I was cleared for full activity, and really just have been doing as much as I can since then not being able to have a club in my hand for a couple months, I dont think Ive done that probably since I was 8 or 9. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. The breakthrough: Will Zalatoris survives bizarre, thrilling playoff to Zalatoris just missed earning one of the six automatic spots on the U.S. team for the Presidents Cup. Amateur Championship titled "Junior talent flourishing on national scale. 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. Kevin Prise is an associate editor for PGATOUR.COM. [15], In June 2022, Zalatoris had another second place in a major championship. They are unarguably made for each other. During the 2021-2022 PGA Tour season, Will continued to rise in the world of golf. Will Zalatoris watches his putt on the 9th. Luckily for Zalatoris, Nelson organizers honored the exemption the following year and he made the start as a 19 year old. Zalatorisand his playing partner, Emiliano Grillo, let the group of Sam Burns and Adam Hadwin through as they waited for the PGA Tour physio. Straka followed with a shot that also hit the bank, took one bounce off the rocks and went into the water. His tee shot hit the bank and then bounced seven times on the rocks before coming to rest. Mr. Gilmore is watching you and very proud., Zalatoris handled it with good humor, responding to Sandler by saying If youre ever in need of a caddie again let me know. 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. Friday night, The Caddie Networks John Rathouz caught up with the caddie for Zalatoris, Ryan Goble, who was enjoying some veg time after a dinner of Mexican food in Tulsa. 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. 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. Shortly after his second-place finish at Augusta, Zalatoris proposed to his long-time girlfriend Caitlin Sellers. Will Zalatoris | Golfer | Titleist NT = No tournament Aiming for his first PGA Tour win, Zalatoris might make the 2022 PGA Championship his first title. 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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. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Zalatoris just missed earning one of the six automatic spots on the U.S. team for the Presidents Cup. Zalatoris had honors, but his shot was in trouble immediately. Find more golf coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. That top finish, along with a number of others, secured him Special Temporary Member status on the PGA Tour which allowed him to accept unlimited sponsor exemptions for the 2020-2021 season. Not really. 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. 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.