Will Zalatoris
Will Zalatoris is out for the rest of the PGA Tour season after back surgery. He says he had surgery on the Saturday of the Masters.
The PGA Tour postseason is here with the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Matt Kuchar has made it to the FedEx Cup playoffs every year since they began in 2007.
ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler has experienced so much new this year. He won his first PGA Tour title in Phoenix. He won his first major at Augusta National.
Will Zalatoris has gone from winning his first PGA Tour title to probably being done for the year. His manager says he has two herniated disks and had to withdraw from the Tour Championship.
PGA TOUR
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Atlanta.
Course: East Lake GC. Yardage: 7,346. Par: 70.
Prize money: $75 million FedEx Cup bonus. Winner’s share: $18 million.
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Atlanta.
Course: East Lake GC. Yardage: 7,346. Par: 70.
Prize money: $75 million FedEx Cup bonus. Winner’s share: $18 million.
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Will Zalatoris felt pain in his lower back and withdrew after four holes Saturday at the BMW Championship, saying he wanted to be ready for the FedEx Cup finale next week.
Getting to the Tour Championship isn’t all that’s at stake in the second FedEx Cup playoff event. The BMW Championship also is the final event to earn one of six spots on the U.S. team and eight spots on the International team for the Presidents Cup next month.
PGA TOUR
BMW CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Wilmington, Delaware.
Prize money: $15 million. Winner’s share: $2.7 million.
BMW CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Wilmington, Delaware.
Prize money: $15 million. Winner’s share: $2.7 million.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Will Zalatoris had the most money and the best world ranking of anyone without a PGA Tour victory. He changed that Sunday by winning the FedEx St.
Will Zalatoris is finally a winner on the PGA Tour. It wasn’t easy at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Zalatoris got into a playoff with Sepp Straka.
J.J. Spaun has a one-shot lead over Sepp Straka in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Will Zalatoris is two shots behind as he looks for his first PGA Tour title to match his No. 14 world ranking.
PGA TOUR
ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC
Site: Detroit.
Course: Detroit GC. Yardage: 7,370. Par: 72.
Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1.512 million.
ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC
Site: Detroit.
Course: Detroit GC. Yardage: 7,370. Par: 72.
Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1.512 million.
Will Zalatoris has a chance to join some illustrious company at British Open. It’s just not for the reason he would like.
EUROPEAN TOUR AND PGA TOUR
GENESIS SCOTTISH OPEN
Site: North Berwick, Scotland.
Prize money: $8 million.
GENESIS SCOTTISH OPEN
Site: North Berwick, Scotland.
Prize money: $8 million.
GOLF
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Open on Sunday, winning his first major on the same course where he took the U.S.
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Open on Sunday, winning his first major on the same course where he took the U.S.
The unsettled future of golf was in the surest of hands over the final four tantalizing hours of the U.S. Open.
The putt slid an inch — make that a millimeter — outside the left edge of the cup. Will Zalatoris let go of the putter and it slid behind his left shoulder.
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A brief look Sunday at the final round of the U.S. Open:
VICTOR: Matt Fitzpatrick closed with a 2-under 68 for a one-shot victory and his first major championship.
VICTOR: Matt Fitzpatrick closed with a 2-under 68 for a one-shot victory and his first major championship.
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler tied for second at the U.S. Open, a stroke behind winner Matt Fitzpatrick.
Matt Fitzpatrick is a champion again at The Country Club. And this time he has one of the grandest trophies in golf.
Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick won the U.S. Open, winning his first major on the same course where he took the U.S. Amateur title nine years earlier.
Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick share the lead in a U.S. Open that was more about survival. The wind and cool conditions make Brookline play like a beast.
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — A brief look at the third round Saturday of the U.S. Open at The Country Club:
Will Zalatoris and Matt Fitzpatrick will share the lead heading into the final day of the U.S. Open after defending champion Jon Rahm made double bogey on the 18th hole to fall one shot behind.
HOUSTON (AP) — The Club at Carlton Woods is the new site for the Chevron Championship, the first LPGA Tour major of the year that is moving after 51 years at Mission Hills in the California desert.
PGA TOUR
CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE
Site: Fort Worth, Texas.
Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1.512 million.
CHARLES SCHWAB CHALLENGE
Site: Fort Worth, Texas.
Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1.512 million.
GOLF
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Justin Thomas matched a PGA Championship record Sunday when he rallied from a seven-shot deficit at Southern Hills, and then saved his most exquisite shot-making for a three-hole playoff to defeat Will Zalatoris.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Justin Thomas matched a PGA Championship record Sunday when he rallied from a seven-shot deficit at Southern Hills, and then saved his most exquisite shot-making for a three-hole playoff to defeat Will Zalatoris.
Justin Thomas is a PGA champion again when he least expected it. Thomas tied a PGA Championship record when he rallied from seven shots behind Sunday at Southern Hills with a 67.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Justin Thomas matched a PGA Championship record Sunday when he rallied from a seven-shot deficit at Southern Hills, and then saved his most exquisite shot-making for a three-hole playoff to defeat Will Zalatoris.