The growing legend of Will Zalatoris - The Athletic He also has three runner-up finishes in major championships. Zalatoris holed a dramatic 18th-hole birdie to tie the match against Na and he won the match four holes later with a birdie at the par-4 13th hole. Caitlin and Will got married in an intimate ceremony earlier this week. 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. pic.twitter.com/qtEj1JyZdL. He birdied the first hole, made only one other birdie, shot 70 and tied for 13th. Will Zalatoris - GOLF News, Rumors, & Updates | FOX Sports Presidents Cup 2022: 'It's bittersweet'Injured Will Zalatoris takes up Caitlin has changed her last name to Zalatoris on her Instagram account. 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. Follow Kevin Prise on Twitter. But he took up his teammates offer to come out and hang with the team for a . This week is a limited-field tournanment with only last years winners and Tour Championship qualifiers. Lucas Glover came away with a consolation prize. Here are 10 things to know about Zalatoris: Most golf fans introduction to Zalatoris was during the 2021 Masters. But in the name of avoiding future injury, hes working through the proverbial process. Let us take your yoga routines to the next level with our 365 day challenge and programs schedule. Nothing was more wild than the final hole. Zalatoris' first professional victory came in July 2020, when he narrowly won the TPC Colorado Championship by one stroke. Zalatoris wanted to make swing changes to prevent an injury like this one from happening again. 8:12 AM on May 21, 2022 CDT Updated at 11:37 PM on Aug 14, 2022 CDT. 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. But the speeds the same, everything feels really good.. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Will Zalatoris spent his weekend on the greens, but not the one he's used to. Zalatoris (back) pulls out of Tour Championship, A battle for No. He admittedly got bored quickly with his recovery routine. 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. Will Zalatoris | Golfer | Titleist Zalatoris finds himself competing with other DFW stars like Spieth and Scheffler on a regular basis now that theyre all PGA Tour stars. He went to the drop zone, hit to 7 feet and let his raised hands drop over his head in relief when he made the winning putt. 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. 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. [2] He attended Wake Forest University in North Carolina, and was named ACC Player of the Year in 2017. Player Profile: Birthplace. Will Zalatoris finished second at the Masters in his first time playing Augusta National. Copyright 2023 PGA TOUR, Inc. All rights reserved. I love you., A post shared by Will Zalatoris (@willzalatoris). 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. 1 spot in the FedEx Cup, assuring him a reasonable shot at the $18 million prize in two weeks. Zalatoris, 26, hasnt teed it up since withdrawing during the third round of the BMW Championship in August with what turned out to be two herniated discs in his back. Be a little more centered, as opposed to having ball forward with more spine tilt at address, Zalatoris said. Wake Forest University College. How much "louder" will LIV Golf get in its second season? Besides him, Will Zalatoris' fans showered their blessings on the couple. He finished the season ranked #1 in SG: Approach and #1 SG: Tee-to-Green. "T" = tied Zalatoris was born in San Francisco, California, but his family moved to the Dallas, Texas, area . [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. Spoiler alert: It's yet to be announced, but the course is almost certain to be added as the 2041 Ryder Cup site. How Will Zalatoris bulked up and added 12 yards of carry to his - Golf Will Zalatoris is a rising star on the PGA Tour who has three top-10 finishes in the . 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. Back from injury, Will Zalatoris reveals swing fix that took stress off But the speeds the same; everything feels really good. The post included the caption, Best day of my life. He is fully focused on getting healthy and back onto the course as soon as he is able.". 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. Zalatoris Masters breakthrough wasnt even the highlight of his month back in April of 2021. Zalatoris had four runners-up including three in major championships before winning in Memphis. Representing TCA-Addison in 2014, Zalatoris won the U.S. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. This is the best of the best, Zalatoris said Tuesday ahead of the tournament. 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. Zalatoris notches first PGA Tour victory in playoff, A battle for No. Zalatoris was born in 1996 on the 16th of August. When my right hip gets high and the spine tilts back, youre all of a sudden creating all that stress on your back. He did not participate in last weeks event, however. He lost to Justin Thomas in a playoff in the PGA Championship at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The shutdown simplified things.. 1 spot in the FedEx Cup standings after capturing his first PGA Tour win at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. 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. 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. Find more golf coverage from The Dallas Morning News here. 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. Let us take your workout routines to the next level with our 365 day challenge and programs schedule. He tried to play through the injury but withdrew on the next hole. 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]. Will Zalatoris was born August 16, 1996, to his parents, Richard Zalatoris and Catherine Zalatoris. Our crew of Davis Riley, Kevin Dougherty and Tony Romo played money games five days a week for four months. Will Zalatoris gets married to 'best friend' Caitlin Sellers 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. 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. Zalatoris had to have an emergency appendectomy. Will Zalatoris has been struggling with a back injury since August. Id go to the course, carrying my bag, playing with my buddies, just trying to beat the crap out of each other. After so many near misses, Zalatoris picked up his first PGA Tour victory by defeating Sepp Straka in a playoff at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Aug. 14. Will Zalatoris' Climb to Success Makes Him a PGA Tour Star-In-Waiting Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. TULSA, Okla. Will Zalatoris is looking to keep the Southern Hills major streak alive. Pro V1x Titleist Golf Ball. He also has three runner-up finishes in major championships . Oops! I mean, weve looked at everything that I was doing to make sure I was doing the right things and we were checking all the boxes and it was just strictly a motor pattern thing, 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.. British Open: Will Zalatoris WD's after feeling 'tingling' in his leg Whenever we maybe mention something that you maybe want to change, I think all of us kind of had some red flags go up. He finished second in two majors this year, losing a playoff to Justin Thomas at the PGA Championship and narrowly missing a birdie putt on the 72nd hole of the U.S. Open that would have tied him with Fitzpatrick. He got treatment on the course but withdrew on the next hole when the pain did not subside. Please logout and login again. "Add the nerves of competing for a tournament to that, especially for a playoff event, and yeah, it can get a little crazy.". The Plano alum walked down the aisle with his long-term girlfriend, Caitlin Sellers, who has been his best friend. Clearly ready to end the first-timers . 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.. Glover closed with a 66 and wound up in a tie for third. Its the PGA TOURs first designated event of 2023, with 17 of the top 20 players on the Official World Golf Ranking set to compete at the Plantation Course at Kapalua.