BROOKLINE, Mass. — When you're leading a major championship after 54 holes, even as a well-known player like Will Zalatoris, you get asked about your ...
Got a lot of great memories from Cal Club." Oberholser, now a Golf Channel analyst, did pick up one PGA Tour win, and it came at Pebble Beach in 2006. Unfortunately for Oberholser, that's where the career comparisons between the two ended. "This is a pretty South San Francisco day, for sure," Zalatoris said following his round Saturday night. "Hitting 8-irons from 145 yards when for me I hit them about 175. "How did growing up in [insert location] prepare you for this moment?"
For the third time in two seasons, Will Zalatoris has suffered a heartbreaking runner-up finish. In 2021 he finished second in the Masters, and in 2022 he ...
Zalatoris has now finished in the top 10 in six of his first nine major appearances. It's a disappointing finish, but Zalatoris was near the top of every leaderboard. Once again, he finished a stroke behind the winner, this time tying for second place. Zalatoris came even closer to victory at the PGA last May. He took Justin Thomas to a playoff after forcing extra holes on 18. Zalatoris was only three strokes better than Matsuyama in the final round. Zalatoris was two strokes ahead of Matsuyama heading into Saturday's play, but Matsuyama put up a 65 while Zalatoris had his worst day at 71.
It's striking that Zalatoris hasn't won a tournament since the 2020 TPC Colorado Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour, the second tier of men's golf. Yet already ...
His ninth major brought his third final pairing already, with caddie Ryan Goble on the first tee mentioning how both felt far more nervous at the 2021 Masters. Now this rarefied terrain actually feels normal, and Zalatoris said, “I just felt comfortable all day.” I just have to keep waiting my turn.” “When it was two feet out,” said Scheffler, the fellow Texan and top-ranked player who had finished his round and tied Zalatoris for second place, “I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, that one’s in’ — and for some reason it went off to the left. “Will is a really talented player,” Scheffler said. It’s striking that Zalatoris hasn’t won a tournament since the 2020 TPC Colorado Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour, the second tier of men’s golf. You’ve got to get the breaks.”
BROOKLINE, Mass. – The emotion was palpable, the sting more severe. His runner-up finish at last month's PGA Championship instilled confidence.
It was only last year that he was named PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year after starting the year without any status. All the while, he maintains a keen understanding of golf’s complex nature and a willingness to embrace it. But Zalatoris moved up to eighth in the FedExCup, 12th in the world ranking and bolstered his Presidents Cup candidacy. I think that’s a big reason why he’s had a consistent rise the last three, three-and-a-half years.” He thrives on golf’s most difficult setups and embraces the stage. He tapped in for a 5-under total and a share of second with longtime friend Scottie Scheffler, who’d nabbed his first major earlier this year at the Masters. He’s been a fixture on major leaderboards in the last two years, making it easy to forget from where he has come. His first runner-up came in the 2021 Masters. He was grateful for the opportunity after playing his way off of the Korn Ferry Tour and into the top 50 in the world. He stated that he would be prepared for the next opportunity. This was the third runner-up finish of the season for Zalatoris, the highest-ranked player in both the FedExCup and world ranking without a PGA TOUR win. I thought I played great all week, especially getting off to the start that I did today (2 over through three). “It stings, obviously … to have three runners-up so far in my career in majors.
Will Zalatoris missed a 14-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have put him in a playoff with eventual winner Matt Fitzpatrick.
On the par-3 16th, Zalatoris made a birdie to sit 1 back. On the 12th hole, he missed the fairway and had to punch out, which led to a 2-putt for bogey. On the 15th, he missed the fairway again. The 2021 Masters runner-up's usual problems have come with his putter, but as he said with a smile on Sunday, his putting was just fine. "With about six feet to go, I thought I had it," Zalatoris said of his putt. After missing a 14-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that would have put him in a playoff with winner Matt Fitzpatrick, Zalatoris couldn't help but sigh as he was given the silver medal for runner-up at the U.S. Open on Sunday. After speaking to the media while screens showed Fitzpatrick hoisting the trophy, Zalatoris walked off with a forced smile.
He's not the first player to hammer away at the door before kicking it down. Jason Day had nine top-10 finishes before finally winning the 2015 PGA Championship ...
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