Will Zalatoris

In one of the craziest playoffs in recent PGA Tour memory, Will Zalatoris took advantage of the wildest break of them all to capture his long-awaited first ...

From 152 yards out, Straka stuck his third shot to 7 feet to put the pressure back on his opponent. While Zalatoris opted to punch out, Straka was even more conservative, keeping his shoes on (he’d taken them off briefly while contemplating a stance in the lake) and taking a penalty stroke so he could drop back in the fairway. Straka’s drive hooked hard and nearly into the water before somehow stopping on the bank.

Will Zalatoris claimed victory on the third playoff hole after a few lucky bounces on a rock wall kept his ball dry, while Sepp Straka found water.

Sepp Straka, 29, who snapped a streak of six missed cuts and hadn't played on the weekend since the Memorial in early June, made birdie at the 12th to tie Zalatoris for the lead at 14 under. He lifted his arms to the sky when his putt dropped in. But he vaulted to No. 46 in the points standing and was among the top 70 to advance to the second playoff event at next week's BMW Championship. Eventually, Zalatoris chose to take a penalty stroke, too, and wedged to 7 feet. Zalatoris posted a 65 on Saturday to climb within two strokes of the lead. Ranked No. 14 in the world entering the week, Zalatoris already had a fruitful season, which included eight top-10s, the most among players without a win.

Zalatoris outlasted Sepp Straka in a playoff to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

He lost to Luke List on the first extra hole at the Farmers Insurance Open in January, and then came up short in a three-hole aggregate playoff vs. Justin Thomas at the PGA Championship in May. He outlasted Sepp Straka in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first tournament of the FedEx Cup playoffs, for the win, the first of his tour career. He made the putt to seal the win. Zalatoris took a drop and then hit a wedge to 7 feet from the hole. On Sunday, he finally broke through in a playoff.

Will Zalatoris defeats Sepp Straka on the third hole of a playoff at the FedEx St. Jude Invitational to win his first PGA Tour title.

— On the first hole of the playoff, Zalatoris hits into the first cut right of the fairway with his tee shot, and Straka hits the fairway. — Straka birdies the 16, and he and Zalatoris are tied for the lead again. — Straka birdies the 389-yard, par-4 12th on a 13-foot putt, and he moves into a share of the lead. — Glover birdies the 489-yard, par-4 17th after hitting his second shot to 6 feet, and he moves into a share of the lead. — Spaun bogeys the 7th after hitting his tee shot into a bunker, and he falls out of the lead. — Zalatoris bogeys the 475-yard, par-4 7th after hitting his tee shot up against a tree, and he falls into a share of the lead. — Spaun birdies the 423-yard, par-4 6th on a 12-foot putt, and he moves to within a shot of the lead. — Zalatoris birdies the 578-yard, par-5 3rd on a 15-foot putt, and he takes a one-shot lead. — Zalatoris birdies his first two holes, and he pulls into a share of the lead. He’s at 13-under, Sepp Straka is at 12-under, Will Zalatoris and Trey Mullinax are at 11-under, and Tyler Duncan and Troy Merritt are at 10-under. From there, Straka hit into the bunker over the green after taking his drop in the drop zone, he hit on with his fourth shot — and Zalatoris, after a long look at his lie, picked his ball up, also went back to the drop and hit to 7 feet. — Chaos! On the second hole of the playoff, Zalatoris hit his tee shot right, it hit the cart path, his ball bounced up into a tree, and it settled feet from the boundary fence — which was followed by Straka’s tee shot, which went left, into the penalty area and feet from water.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Will Zalatoris had the most money and the best world ranking of anyone without a PGA Tou...

He changed that Sunday by winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship without making birdie in a three-hole playoff. Zalatoris moves into the top 10 in the world for the first time and takes the No. 1 spot in the FedEx Cup, assuring him a reasonable shot at the $18 million prize in two weeks. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Will Zalatoris had the most money and the best world ranking of anyone without a PGA Tour victory.

L'Américain Will Zalatoris, au bout du suspense et du 3e trou de prolongation, a eu le dernier mot sur l'Autrichien Sepp Straka : s'adjuger le Championnat ...

« Après avoir été si proche, voir mes efforts payer a quelque chose d'impressionnant pour moi. Will Zalatoris remporte son premier titre de la PGAPGA dimanche, 14 août 2022. 19:39 dimanche, 14 août 2022.

An otherwise solid, but unremarkable weekend at TPC Southwind ended in the craziest hour of golf in 2022.

The "normal sport" thing is certainly a bit, but it is also true, and the game itself keeps proving it to us. Again, common sense prevailed, and Zalatoris went back to the drop zone where he hit his approach to 7 feet. After trying to cut the corner off the water for the second consecutive hole, his ball took a dangerous bounce and was so close to the liquid that he briefly took off a shoe to see if he could stand in the water and hit his second shot. It would have been a heroic effort, and if he'd gotten it anywhere on the green, he would have had two putts for the win. "It was pretty crazy," said Straka. "This course is where every shot you hit you're on the edge of your seat. Hitting first, just as he had on the first two playoff holes, Zalatoris took his tee shot on the 151-yard par-3 hole way out to the right. Knowing all of this, Straka hit his shot in the same direction but didn't quite get the bounces Zalatoris got. All of this, by the way, was simply an appetizer compared to what happened at the third and final playoff hole. The first playoff hole was fairly standard other than Straka having to hit a 6-foot comebacker for par to keep his hopes alive. Zalatoris blew his tee shot off the planet and nearly out of bounds. He came into the tournament having missed six straight cuts and shot twice as many rounds in the 60s this week (four) as he did on the PGA Tour in May, June and July combined. For four days, the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis unfolded as a solid, if not unremarkable, first event of the 2022 FedEx Cup Playoffs. A handful of stars were involved and the leader heading into Sunday, J.J. Spaun, was eventually ejected from the top of the leaderboard after posting an 8-over par.

Zalatoris outlasted Sepp Straka in a playoff to earn his first win on the PGA Tour.

He lost to Luke List on the first extra hole at the Farmers Insurance Open in January, and then came up short in a three-hole aggregate playoff vs. Justin Thomas at the PGA Championship in May. He outlasted Sepp Straka in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first tournament of the FedEx Cup playoffs, for the win, the first of his tour career. He made the putt to seal the win. Zalatoris took a drop and then hit a wedge to 7 feet from the hole. On Sunday, he finally broke through in a playoff.

Passé tout près de la victoire à 3 reprises cette saison le longiligne texan Will Zalatoris est enfin parvenu à ses fins dimanche à Memphis en décrochant ...

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)August 14, 2022 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)August 14, 2022 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR)August 14, 2022 Deuxième du Famers Insurance Open fin janvier (battu en play-off par Luke List), deuxième du PGA Championship fin mai (battu en play-off par Justin Thomas), et deuxième de l’US Open (battu d’un coup par Matthew Fitzpatrick), le joueur de 25 ans a fini par vaincre la malédiction qui le poursuit depuis qu’il avait échoué à un coup du vainqueur du Masters 2021, Hideki Matsuyama.

Il a fallu trois trous en séries éliminatoires pour obtenir la réponse dimanche dans le championnat FedEx St. Jude, et c'était plutôt dans le sens de ce qu'ils ...

Il a réussi un putt de 25 pieds pour la victoire le 18 sur le premier trou des séries éliminatoires et avait faire un 7 pieds la deuxième fois pour rester dans le match. Smith a reçu une pénalité de deux coups lorsque les responsables des règles ont réalisé après examen que lorsque Smith a effectué un penalty au troisième tour, le ballon touchait toujours la ligne de danger rouge. Ils ont vérifié auprès de Smith, qui a confirmé qu’il touchait la ligne. Glover a terminé avec un 66 et s’est retrouvé à égalité pour la troisième place. Il semblait être en difficulté depuis un bunker de fairway le 18 du règlement jusqu’à ce que Zalatoris fasse ce 10 pieds pour le par à 4 sous 66. Lucas Glover est reparti avec un prix de consolation.

Will Zalatoris won for the first time on TOUR and claimed the first FedExCup Playoffs event in a playoff at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Irons: Titleist T200 (3), Titleist T100 (4-PW) Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-08F, 54-10S @55), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-T) Driver: Titleist TSR3 (8 degrees)

Here is the purse and FedExCup points breakdown for Zalatoris and the rest of the players who made the cut.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The 10-foot par putt in regulation was so crucial and the moment so important that Will Zalatoris doesn't remember screaming out when ...

He birdied the first hole, made only one other birdie, shot 70 and tied for 13th. Straka, already a winner this year in the Honda Classic, narrowly missed a 20-foot birdie putt for the win on the 18th for a 67. British Open champion Cameron Smith could have replaced him by winning, and he arrived at the TPC Southwind two shots out of the lead. Glover closed with a 66 and wound up in a tie for third. They checked with Smith, who confirmed it was touching the line. He looked to be in trouble from a fairway bunker on the 18th in regulation until Zalatoris made that 10-footer for par at a 4-under 66. Straka followed with a shot that hit the bank, took one bounce off the rocks and went into the water. “This course is where every shot you hit you’re on the edge of your seat,” Straka said. He finished at No. 70 by three points. He played his fourth shot out to 4 feet as Zalatoris was still going over his options. His tee shot hit the bank and then bounced seven times on the rocks before coming to rest. “Considering all those close finishes, it means a lot.”

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Perhaps he will zealously protect his lead at this week’s BMW Championship, and win the TOUR Championship, too, becoming the first to win PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year and the FedExCup in consecutive seasons. He needed to find a way to make from close range when he absolutely had to have it, and when he did, after he’d paid homage to Curry, he did it again, and yet a third time. With each close call, with each sit-down with his team to see where he could have done better, he kept coming back to the putting. They switched it up in the second round, Zalatoris calling in his new bag man for reads as he made nearly 105 feet of putts and ranked second in the field in Strokes Gained: Putting. (He was 25th for the week.) They did the same for the third and fourth rounds, too, and the playoff. The three times he played the 18th hole – once in regulation, twice in the playoff – he saved par from a fairway bunker, the rough, and deep in the trees. He pumped his fist and hollered, “What are they gonna say now?!” It was a nod to Stephen Curry, who said the same thing after the Golden State Warriors won the most recent NBA title. Gregory said he heard from “about 50 guys who wanted the job.” You can’t play as good as he does and not be a good putter, and to make those down the stretch was pretty awesome. Zalatoris was always going to have to own the moment with the putter to win. I follow the Warriors like crazy and when he said that, it kind of related to kind of my journey so far. “I did say that,” Zalatoris, who grew up in the Bay Area before moving to Dallas, said sheepishly. His eyes welled with tears, and he struggled to speak.

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 ...

He birdied the first hole, made only one other birdie, shot 70 and tied for 13th. Straka, already a winner this year in the Honda Classic, narrowly missed a 20-foot birdie putt for the win on the 18th for a 67. British Open champion Cameron Smith could have replaced him by winning, and he arrived at the TPC Southwind two shots out of the lead. Glover closed with a 66 and wound up in a tie for third. They checked with Smith, who confirmed it was touching the line. He looked to be in trouble from a fairway bunker on the 18th in regulation until Zalatoris made that 10-footer for par at a 4-under 66. Straka followed with a shot that hit the bank, took one bounce off the rocks and went into the water. “This course is where every shot you hit you’re on the edge of your seat,” Straka said. He finished at No. 70 by three points. He played his fourth shot out to 4 feet as Zalatoris was still going over his options. He changed that Sunday by winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship without making birdie in a three-hole playoff. His tee shot hit the bank and then bounced seven times on the rocks before coming to rest.

L'Américain Will Zalatoris, au bout du suspense et du troisième trou de prolongation, a eu le dernier mot sur l'Autrichien Sepp Straka : s'adjuger le ...

Il a complété le tournoi au 13e rang et a refusé les demandes d’entrevue après sa ronde. Cela a commencé avec un coup roulé de 10 pieds pour la normale au 18e trou, pour un score de 66, quatre coups sous le par. Smith avait remis une carte de 67 pour s’approcher à deux coups de la tête. Une victoire, dimanche, lui aurait permis de grimper au premier rang du classement mondial. L’arbitre en chef de la PGA, Gary Young, a dit que Smith a été informé du fait que les juges avaient jeté un coup d’oeil aux reprises. Corey Conners (68) a été le meilleur Canadien en lice, terminant le tournoi avec un score de 273, sept coups sous la normale. Zalatoris a également joué la normale.

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 win...

... Freddy Schott of Germany closed with a 1-over 73 and still won the Frederikshavn Challenge in Denmark by three shots. ... Martin Rohwer and Merrick Bremner teamed for an 8-under 62 in the fourballs format to win by six shots in the Bain’s Whisky Ubunye Championship, a team event on the Sunshine Tour in South Africa. ... Chisato Iwai closed with a 3-under 69 for a one-shot victory in the NEC Karuizawa 72 Golf Tournament on the Japan LPGA. ... Juli Inkster won the Land O’Lakes Legends Classic in Prior Lake, Minnesota, closing with a 2-under 70 for a one-stroke victory. Nitithorn Thippong of Thailand holed a 15-foot par putt on the final hole or a 3-under 69, then had to wait nearly an hour to capture the International Series-Singapore on the Asian Tour by one shot. ... Yan Liu of China won the Epson Tour’s Four Winds Invitational in South Bend, Indiana, beating Kiira Riihijarvi and Gabby Lemieux in a playoff. Baba was one of four amateurs to make the cut in the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles, tying for 49th. Jimenez, tied for the lead with Billy Andrade entering the round, birdied five of the first 12 holes and parred the last six. Lightning led to a 40-minute delay as the final group behind Thippong was on the 18th. The tournament was held at Galgorm Castle and Massereene, played concurrently with an official European tour event. Zalatoris studied his options on how to get off the rocks before wisely deciding to go to the drop zone. But then Staka went right, took one bounce off the slope, one off the rocks and into the water. He changed that Sunday by winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship without making birdie in a three-hole playoff. He was in trouble, even if the ball was dry.

Will Zalatoris had his first full week with new caddie Joel Stock. The pair faced a brutal decision at the peak of the FedEx St. Jude playoff.

“We went back to the drop zone and obviously it paid off,” Zalatoris concluded. And then he buried the putt, dripping it in the middle of the cup to secure the win. Instead he’d assumed Zalatoris had an easy up and down, aimed for the pin himself and found the water en route to 5. But if he attempted the shot and failed, Zalatoris risked bouncing it off the grass lip and back into the water, leading to double bogey or worse. Stock wanted him to head to the drop zone and try to get up and down for bogey and the win. Zalatoris’ ball had bounced some half-dozen times or more, pinballing around a narrow stretch of rock before it came to rest wedged between the collar of the grass and the rock wall separating water from land.

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. Jude ...

He birdied the first hole, made only one other birdie, shot 70 and tied for 13th. Straka, already a winner this year in the Honda Classic, narrowly missed a 20-foot birdie putt for the win on the 18th for a 67. Glover closed with a 66 and wound up in a tie for third. Straka followed with a shot that hit the bank, took one bounce off the rocks and went into the water. He looked to be in trouble from a fairway bunker on the 18th in regulation until Zalatoris made that 10-footer for par at a 4-under 66. His tee shot hit the bank and then bounced seven times on the rocks before coming to rest.

Will Zalatoris' fiancée asked an innocent question during the FedEx St. Jude Championship — and committed a golf no-no.

You can ask the question, and you can be asked it, but tread carefully if you ask a pro golfer what they may be doing on Saturday and Sunday when they’re working on Thursday and Friday in hopes of working more on the weekend. “You know, I think it was honestly just we’re still trying to figure each other out a little bit,” Zalatoris said. Still, he’s without a win, and so, somewhat surprisingly, he split with his longtime caddie, Ryan Goble, between the second and third rounds of last week’s Wyndham Championship as the near-misses continued to pile up. Hours after the conversation, Zalatoris shot a seven-under 63 during Friday’s second round, which tied for the lowest score of the day, and, yes, he moved on to the weekend. On Saturday, Zalatoris shot a five-under 65, and he entered Sunday’s final round two shots back of the lead. You’ve asked the question.

Will Zalatoris' short tour career has been filled with close calls. But he now finally has that first PGA Tour win after a wild Sunday at the FedEx St. Jude ...

The second at the PGA was kind of affirmation that it wasn't a fluke of a week, and the third one at the U.S. Open gave me that much more belief that I can win a major, I can win out here." Zalatoris' season has been a gutting run of almosts, highlighted by a playoff loss to Justin Thomas at the PGA Championship and a runner-up finish at the U.S. Open after a closing duel with eventual winner Matt Fitzpatrick. It was particularly gratifying that his most clutch shots down the stretch came with the putter, which has long been seen as his greatest weakness. Sitting in front of the media, a small grin spreading beneath his aquiline nose, Zalatoris made it clear that he never felt any self-pity, even during the close calls. On Sunday, Stock was in his ear at the most critical time to help him avoid making a bad decision, but throughout the round he managed to keep him calm, at times resorting to what Zalatoris called "dad jokes." He made par, and only Zalatoris' 14-foot par putt following an errant tee shot that stayed in bounds by the good graces of a friendly tree kept Straka from winning right there. It was Stock who seemed intent on almost forcing his player to the drop zone on 11. Stock was working for Zalatoris for the first time after Zalatoris split with his friend Ryan Goble in the middle of the Wyndham Championship a week earlier. As Straka made his way to the drop zone, took an aggressive line on his third shot, and sent it into the bunker, Zalatoris and his new caddie, Joel Stock, were intently contemplating their next move. Which brings us to the first moment, when Straka proceeded to the drop zone without getting a good glimpse of the Zalatoris’ lie. "I thought there was no chance that ball was covering the water," Zalatoris said later. A chaotic playoff reached feverish heights (or depths, depending on your perspective) when Zalatoris reached the par-3 11th hole, the third and final theater of his duel against Sepp Straka at the first event of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Zalatoris had honors, but his shot was in trouble immediately. 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 seemed ludicrous to believe that it wouldn't eventually careen off at the wrong angle and disappear into the beckoning pond.

After a penalty drop from the rocks beside the par-3 11th green, Zalatoris saved bogey to defeat Sepp Straka and become a first-time winner.

He birdied the first hole, made only one other birdie, shot 70 and tied for 13th. Straka, already a winner this year in the Honda Classic, narrowly missed a 20-foot birdie putt for the win on the 18th for a 67. Glover closed with a 66 and wound up in a tie for third. British Open champion Cameron Smith could have replaced him by winning, and he arrived at the TPC Southwind two shots out of the lead. They checked with Smith, who confirmed it was touching the line. He looked to be in trouble from a fairway bunker on the 18th in regulation until Zalatoris made that 10-footer for par at a 4-under 66. Straka followed with a shot that hit the bank, took one bounce off the rocks and went into the water. “This course is where every shot you hit you’re on the edge of your seat,” Straka said. He played his fourth shot out to 4 feet as Zalatoris was still going over his options. Lucas Glover came away with a consolation prize. His tee shot hit the bank and then bounced seven times on the rocks before coming to rest. “Considering all those close finishes, it means a lot.”

Will Zalatoris won his first PGA Tour event by recording his best putting week of the year.

For the week Zalatoris was third in driving distance with an average of 321.2 yards, and he gained almost 10 strokes on the field from tee to green. But it was the putter, an oversized Scotty Cameron T-11 armlock style mallet, that carried Zalatoris home to his first title since he won the TPC Colorado Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2020. Zalatoris gained more than eight strokes on the field with his iron play with his Titleist T100 irons and Titleist Vokey Design wedges.

Will Zalatoris finally wins after having most money and best world ranking of any golfer without PGA victory.

Mackenzie Hughes of Dundas, Ont., also shot a final-round 68 and finished at four-under, in a tie for 46th. Corey Conners of Listowel, Ont., shot a final-round 68 to finish the St. Jude at seven-under, in a tie for 28th. British Open champion Cameron Smith could have replaced him by winning, and he arrived at the TPC Southwind two shots out of the lead. Glover closed with a 66 and wound up in a tie for third. He changed that Sunday by winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship without making birdie in a three-hole playoff. He finished at No. 70 by three points.

Zalatoris outlasted Sepp Straka in a playoff to win the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

He lost to Luke List on the first extra hole at the Farmers Insurance Open in January, and then came up short in a three-hole aggregate playoff vs. Justin Thomas at the PGA Championship in May. He outlasted Sepp Straka in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first tournament of the FedEx Cup playoffs, for the win, the first of his tour career. He made the putt to seal the win. Zalatoris took a drop and then hit a wedge to 7 feet from the hole. On Sunday, he finally broke through in a playoff.

Will Zalatoris channeled his inner Stephen Curry Sunday as he rolled in the putt that would get him into a playoff with Sepp Straka.

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Il a complété le tournoi au 13e rang et a refusé les demandes d’entrevue après sa ronde. Cela a commencé avec un coup roulé de 10 pieds pour la normale au 18e trou, pour un score de 66, quatre coups sous le par. Smith avait remis une carte de 67 pour s’approcher à deux coups de la tête. Une victoire, dimanche, lui aurait permis de grimper au premier rang du classement mondial. L’arbitre en chef de la PGA, Gary Young, a dit que Smith a été informé du fait que les juges avaient jeté un coup d’oeil aux reprises. Corey Conners (68) a été le meilleur Canadien en lice, terminant le tournoi avec un score de 273, sept coups sous la normale. Zalatoris a également joué la normale.

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The second at the PGA was kind of affirmation that it wasn't a fluke of a week, and the third one at the U.S. Open gave me that much more belief that I can win a major, I can win out here. "At the end of the day when you go out there, you're playing more than just for yourself, that you're part of a team, and we're all motivated to win trophies. When he took a drop, at least part of his ball settled on the red line. "When I asked him the question, unfortunately, he said to me, 'No, the ball was definitely touching the line.' So at that point there's no turning back." He made a 14-footer on No. 18 on the second playoff hole and a 7-footer on No. 11 for his first victory. "I knew I wouldn't have played the shot, but I at least was going to take a peek at it," Zalatoris said. "I'm not going to beat around the bush," Morikawa said at the U.S. Open in June. "I've said it since college, anything outside of that 8- to 10-foot zone, I mean, it's as smooth as anyone else's stroke. "Joel told me about three times, 'Hey, Sepp's got 4 feet for [a bogey], go back, go back.' So I wanted to make sure that I wasn't giving up an easy chance where I could just kind of maybe pop one up on the green and get an easy 2-putt and it was just not doable. At 14th in the Official World Golf Ranking, he was the highest-ranked player without a PGA Tour win. After much discussion with his caddie, Joel Stock, Zalatoris wisely went back to the drop zone and hit a perfect wedge shot onto the green. "We've just got to keep doing what we're doing," Zalatoris said after carding a 7-under 63 in the second round. Golf fans have to wonder whether Will Zalatoris' first victory on Sunday at the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, will have a similar effect.

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Will Zalatoris, who's lost so many majors in agonizing fashion, finally closed out a big win on Sunday. Will there be more?

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The timing of Tatis Jr's suspension couldn't be much worse.

This season alone, he lost to Luke List in a playoff at the Farmers Insurance Open in January, lost to Justin Thomas in a playoff at the PGA Championship in May and finished tied for second at the U.S. Open in June, one stroke behind Matt Fitzpatrick The Rays held on for a 4-1 win. The Rays righty was perfect through eight innings before a double by Orioles shortstop Jorge Mateo to lead off the ninth inning ended his bid to throw the first perfect game since Hernández's exactly 10 years ago today. It's a change in tone from him: Sue L. Robinson, who issued the initial six-game ban, specifically noted Watson's lack of remorse. The NFL is currently appealing Watson's six-game suspension, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell thinks there's enough evidence for a year-long ban. The Braves didn't add a player the caliber of Soto at the trade deadline." Straka, with the door wide open, proceeded to put his ball in the water. The first full weekend of NFL action is in the books, and if your favorite team came out victorious, it's surely a team of destiny. It came via one of the wildest finishes in recent memory. ... The 2021Bravesdoesn't mean the 2022 Padres are going to win the World Series. ... It doesn't hurt for the team to look at a situation and believe they can pull off something similar, though. We'll start in New York, where the Liberty clinched a playoff spot with an 87-83 win over the Dream. Marine Johannes came to the rescue with 18 points off the bench. While they're only the 7 seed and will take on the 2 seed Sky, the Liberty are "capable of competing with anyone," notes WNBA expert Jack Maloney.

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His emotions got the best of him again, too, which just added to how cool of a moment it was to see this young kid shake off all the close calls and doubts and get a win that will change his life and likely set him up for a bunch more wins. None of that happens on the LIV Golf exhibition tour, no matter how much faceless Twitter accounts created over the past few months want to tell you it does. He battled with Sepp Straka in a juicy playoff that ended with Zalatoris sinking another huge putt to get his first PGA Tour victory. It was an awesome, genuine reaction to a huge moment that made you think of how Tiger Woods used to react to huge moments. It’s what makes this sport so much fun – guys caring about the outcomes and understanding how much it all means.’ I’m speaking, of course, about the PGA Tour vs.