Will Zalatoris spent his weekend on the greens, but not the one he's used to. Zalatoris was born in San Francisco, California. Zalatoris finds himself competing with other DFW stars like Spieth and Scheffler on a regular basis now that theyre all PGA Tour stars. Aiming for his first PGA Tour win, Zalatoris might make the 2022 PGA Championship his first title. He didnt exactly take it easy during his time off. 1 spot in the FedEx Cup, assuring him a reasonable shot at the $18 million prize in two weeks. 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 . He teed off at 2:50 p.m. It was nice because I was able to bring the ball flight down; living in Texas, youre used to hitting the ball low, but its doing it by itself as opposed to having to manipulate it. 8 in the standings and is assured his first trip to the Tour Championship at East Lake. 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 zoomed up the leaderboard Friday with a second-round 65 to take the solo lead at 9 under. Weve looked at everything I was doing, to make sure I was doing all the right things and we were checking all the boxes, and it was strictly a motor pattern thing, said Zalatoris, who has opted to temporarily decrease his driver length (to approximately 44.75 inches, down from 46 inches) as he works through the setup change. Something went wrong while submitting the form. WD = withdrew Zalatoris ultimately fell one shot short of Matsuyama and finished in solo second place, good for a payday of $1,242,000. At seventh in the Presidents Cup points standings, he likely would have been among the six captain's choices for the team. Straka followed with a shot that also hit the bank, took one bounce off the rocks and went into the water. "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. Will Zalatoris is a rising star on the PGA Tour who has three top-10 finishes in the . His tee shot hit the bank and then bounced seven times on the rocks before coming to rest. 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. 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. PGA Tour: Will Zalatoris gets married, expected to return in Hawaii Will Zalatoris on LIV Golf, Tiger Woods struggles after college, more Zalatoris just missed earning one of the six automatic spots on the U.S. team for the Presidents Cup. But the speeds the same, everything feels really good.. Zalatoris had honors, but his shot was in trouble immediately. Thursday afternoon in Hawaii cant come soon enough. Back in 2015, he finished T4 at the Pacific Coast Amateur shortly after returning from an emergency appendectomy. Im always available for you, Mr. Gilmore., If youre ever in need of a caddie again let me know. The Plano alum walked down the aisle with his long-term girlfriend, Caitlin Sellers, who has been his best friend since his college days. 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. He came close to winning three times in 2022, including two major championships, before finally breaking out for his first victory. 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. Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. 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?' Im more efficient in my golf swing, he said. 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. Stars are everywhere on the leaderboard heading into the weekend at Bay Hill. Zalatoris wanted to make swing changes to prevent an injury like this one from happening again. I feel really good with everything, Zalatoris said. 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. Glover closed with a 66 and wound up in a tie for third. Its just because of the efficiency now of how I push into a golf ball.. How much "louder" will LIV Golf get in its second season? 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. Then once I came back, it was pretty easy to keep the competitive juices flowing.. Will Zalatoris is looking to keep the Southern Hills major streak alive. [5] He left school after his junior year to turn professional. 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. Topics of discussion included how Zalatoris seems to always step it up in majors as well as what its like to play in a group behind Tiger Woods. Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more. Will Zalatoris has withdrawn from the 2022 BMW Championship in the third round after suffering a back injury, the PGA Tour announced on Saturday. Zalatoris was born in San Francisco, California, but his family moved to the Dallas, Texas, area . Theres not much time to shake the rust; Zalatoris is quickly back to the throes of elite competition. Born in San Francisco, California, Will Zalatoris was introduced to the game early on playing with his parents at California Golf Club. The current leader in the FedEx Cup standings. He has displayed a good feel for the golf course (particularly the greens) and opened with rounds of 70-68. William Patrick Zalatoris (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional golfer. Caitlin has changed her last name to Zalatoris on her Instagram account. William Patrick Zalatoris (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional golfer. And that would keep. 1 in the world stays with Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, who missed the cut and spent Sunday playing Pine Valley for the first time. Despite his big win, Zalatoris still has not received his PGA . 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. Scott is the Breaking News Editor for the Dallas Morning News. The train of the wedding dress was spread over the stairs while she was holding white flowers in her hand. The two met at Wake Forest, where Zalatoris played college golf for three seasons before turning pro in 2018. Zalatoris called the process the "easiest 15 pounds [he's] ever put on." . Will Zalatoris scheduled to return at Sentry - pgatour.com The former Wake Forest star and 2014 U.S. Zalatoris will collect $500,000 for 30th, or last place . Zalatoris, 26, hasn't teed it up since withdrawing during the third. After a short visit and numerous stretches, Zalatoris decided to withdraw from the event. Meanwhile, No. "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. 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. NT = No tournament 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. "That was another good step for Will," said . 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. Kevin Prise is an associate editor for PGATOUR.COM. He has suffered two herniated discs and has been away from the game. But the role most golf fans know van Snellenberg for is the role of Happy Gilmores caddie in the 1996 film Happy Gilmore. Yes, as a 14-year-old kid. 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. This is the first time Zalatoris has qualified for Kapalua. It made us all really sharp. Lucas Glover came away with a consolation prize. The former U.S. Open champion came into the FedEx Cup playoffs at No. He was the highest-ranked player in the world without a TOUR win before beating Sepp Straka in a playoff at TPC Southwind. Will Zalatoris' Climb to Success Makes Him a PGA Tour Star-In-Waiting Here are 10 things to know about Zalatoris: Most golf fans introduction to Zalatoris was during the 2021 Masters. He actually learned the way he generated power could have led to the back issues in the first place. Masters 2021: 5 things to know about Will Zalatoris - The Augusta Chronicle 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. When tournaments started up, I was ready to go. 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 . This is the best of the best, Zalatoris said Tuesday ahead of the tournament. 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. 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. He hasnt been in a film in nearly 20 years, according to his imdb page. ET in the final group with Mito Pereira. I have watched this 100 times and still cant explain it. Wake Forest University College. [4] He was also a member of the U.S. Walker Cup team in 2017, teammates with future PGA Tour winners Collin Morikawa and Cameron Champ. 21st 310.9 Driving Distance. 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. 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. Will Zalatoris Won $1.2 Million at the Masters Despite Not Having His He got married in December but also spent much of the time rehabbing. "It's hard to say, 'About time,' when it's your second year on tour, but it's about time," Zalatoris said. "Playing the cutline is one of the toughest things in golf. 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. Will attended Wake Forest University where he received the Arnold Palmer Scholarship. Heading into the PGA Championship, Zalatoris had four top-10 finishes in his first seven career major championship appearances. 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. 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 . Hes also changed his setup to help fix some of his motor pattern issues that may have caused his injury. He finished tied with Scottie Scheffler at the U.S. Open behind Matt Fitzpatrick at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts. 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. Zalatoris notches first PGA Tour victory in playoff, A battle for No. Much like fellow 25-year-old DFW golf star Scottie Scheffler (who was born in New Jersey but moved to the Metroplex when he was in elementary school), Zalatoris was born outside of the Lone Star State but moved to Texas as a youngster and thrived in the local golf scene. 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. ET in the final group with Mito Pereira. He lost a sudden-death playoff to Luke List when List hit his approach shot to a foot away from the first playoff hole and made birdie. Zalatoris shot 1-under 69 on Thursday, but on the 15th hole he drove into the thick rough. They are unarguably made for each other. 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. "Considering all those close finishes, it means a lot.". Are they right? 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. He teed off at 2:50 p.m. Zalatoris, 26, was injured on the third hole of the third round of the BMW Championship on Saturday at Wilmington Country Club in Delaware. Find classes that best matches your needs. 7 the season prior. Luckily for Zalatoris, Nelson organizers honored the exemption the following year and he made the start as a 19 year old. He was born and raised in San Francisco, playing at Cal Club, where he hung with a much older crowd and pounded . Representing Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, a suburb of Dallas, Texas, Zalatoris won the U.S. He entered Sunday in a logjam for second at 7 under, four shots back of Matsuyama. Zalatoris. Amateur nearly a decade earlier. The comparisons got so mainstream that even Adam Sandler, star of Happy Gilmore, tweeted Zalatoris during the 2021 Masters and joined the fray. Will Zalatoris has been nursing a bad back since the FedEx Cup playoffs, but he found an important way to fill his schedule between starts by tying the knot. Will Zalatoris and Caitlin Sellers are considered among the most beautiful couples in the sports world. [12], In October 2021, Zalatoris shot his career low round (61) on the PGA Tour at the Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson, Mississippi. 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 . The bride completed her look with elegant makeup and open hair flowing down her shoulders. He did not participate in last weeks event, however. He could have been referring to his runner-up finish to Hideki Matsuyama in the Masters last year or the playoff losses at Torrey Pines and at Southern Hills in the PGA Championship or most recently the putt that burned the edge of the cup that kept him from a U.S. Open playoff. At the time, Zalatoris was leading the FedEx Cup after capturing his first PGA Tour win a week earlier in Memphis. 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. He admittedly got bored quickly with his recovery routine. Zalatoris has played just 40 holes since his thrilling playoff with Straka in the opening event of this years FedExCup Playoffs. It was quite the scene at Wilmington (Del.) He also set the individual scoring average of 70.44 at Wake Forest University. Fifty-four holes, no cut, that's an easy life" -- Padraig Harrington. Fitzpatrick made his first PGA TOUR win a major, claiming the U.S. Open at the same venue where he won the U.S.