Zalatoris

Zalatoris shot 1-under 69 to lose by a shot. This second-place finish comes a mere four weeks after Zalatoris finished second at the PGA Championship in a ...

“Typically that leads to playing well in a U.S. Open. So the recipe’s there. He gave a shot back on the par-4 12th. All that seemed to put to rest, at least for a day, the lingering questions about Zalatoris' flat stick. He made the field based on a high ranking that was helped by what still stands as his only professional win. This second-place finish comes a mere four weeks after Zalatoris finished second at the PGA Championship in a loss to Justin Thomas in a playoff. “I've never been around anybody who can just cut it off like that and move onto the next hole.” He made putts of 18 feet for birdies on 9 and 11 to open a two-shot lead. He is 25, has been on the PGA Tour for less than two years and now has runner-up finishes in three of golf's four biggest tournaments. And yeah, it was a great experience. Fitzpatrick blocked his drive wildly to the right. “A bounce here or there.” He bounced his hands off the green then cupped them over his face.

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.

Will Zalatoris missed a 14-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at the U.S. Open 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.

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.

Zalatoris finished one shot back of Hideki Matsuyama at the Masters Tournament in April 2021. Just last month at the PGA Championship at Southern Hills, ...

On Sunday, Fitzpatrick's shot at the 18th hole had landed in the bunker. Zalatoris finished one shot back of Hideki Matsuyama at the Masters Tournament in April 2021. Zalatoris was not only searching for a major win at the U.S. Open on Sunday, but a first win on TOUR as well. I know I'm going to get one sooner or later." "Matt's shot on 18 is going to be shown probably for the rest of U.S. Open history," Zalatoris said, according to Golf Channel's Brentley Romine. On Sunday, Will Zalatoris came up one stroke short at the U.S. Open for the third runner-up major finish of his career.

In the Englishman's wake were the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy and Will Zalatoris. What separates the U.S. Open ...

When it was 2 feet out, I was like, oh, yeah, that one's in, and for some reason it went off to the left. Defeat is difficult and the process isn’t for everyone, but even after another runner-up showing, another opportunity lost, the destination was still clear. His normally machine-like ball-striking let him down when he needed it the most, and he finished the championship near the bottom of the field in strokes gained: off the tee (55th). His putting, by contrast, was solid and his performance should at least begin to dispel the notion that his short game is holding him back. There was his 17-footer for birdie on No. 9 to move to within a stroke of the lead, which bounced between Fitzpatrick and Scheffler for much of the afternoon. It just so happens the last two majors he's been up against great champions in Fitzy and Justin Thomas [at the PGA Championship],” said Scheffler, who tied for second with Zalatoris. “I was watching the putt on 18. A Masters rookie hasn’t won at Augusta National in more than four decades and it’s probably tough to convince yourself that you’re the exception. “I was pretty sporadic off the tee here and there. Golf is littered with players who were never able to turn close into a coronation and, fairly or not, many of the snake-bitten were relegated to careers that felt underachieved. For most 25-year-olds it would be a resume worth celebrating, but late Sunday on the south end of Boston, Zalatoris wasn’t interested in a celebration. There was an appreciation for what he’d done well, not a crushing desire to lament what had gone wrong. For Willy Z, last year’s near-miss at Augusta National was his first time in contention at a major. Zalatoris, a rail-thin ringer for Owen Wilson who crashed the PGA Tour party during the lonely pandemic days and has become a perennial contender, was playing for his first big-league triumph, be it major or otherwise.

Will Zalatoris missed a 14-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole at the U.S. Open 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 15th, he missed the fairway again. On the 12th hole, he missed the fairway and had to punch out, which led to a 2-putt for bogey. 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. He spoke to the media while screens showed Fitzpatrick hoisting the trophy, and then Zalatoris walked off with a forced smile.

U.S. Open 2022: After another major runner-up, Zalatoris playfully jabbed the trolls who will be in his Instagram comments this week.

He kept it lighthearted, managing to take a shot at his social-media haters in the process. Will Zalatoris, who is 25 years old and thus, terminally on his phone, is like Durant in that respect. BROOKLINE, Mass. — The comment section of a professional golfer's Instagram account is not a place any real-live human should frequent, especially the golfer his or herself.