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Will Zalatoris

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Will Zalatoris

William Patrick Zalatoris (born August 16, 1996) is an American professional golfer. He has competed primarily on the PGA Tour, where he has won once, at the 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship. He also has three runner-up finishes in major championships.

Infobox

Full name
William Patrick Zalatoris
Born
(1996-08-16) August 16, 1996 (age 29)San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight
175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality
United States
Residence
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Spouse
mw- Caitlin Sellers (m. 2022)
College
Wake Forest University
Turned professional
2018
Current tour
PGA Tour
Former tours
European TourKorn Ferry Tour
Professional wins
2
Highest ranking
7 (September 25, 2022)(as of December 7, 2025)
PGA Tour
1
Korn Ferry Tour
1
Masters Tournament
2nd: 2021
PGA Championship
2nd: 2022
U.S. Open
T2: 2022
The Open Championship
T28: 2022
PGA TourRookie of the Year
2020–21

Tables

· Professional wins (2) › PGA Tour wins (1)
FedEx Cup playoff events (1)
FedEx Cup playoff events (1)
Legend
FedEx Cup playoff events (1)
Other PGA Tour (0)
Other PGA Tour (0)
Legend
Other PGA Tour (0)
Legend
FedEx Cup playoff events (1)
Other PGA Tour (0)
· Professional wins (2) › PGA Tour wins (1)
FedEx St. Jude Championship
FedEx St. Jude Championship
No.
1
Date
Aug 14, 2022
Tournament
FedEx St. Jude Championship
Winning score
−15 (71-63-65-66=265)
Margin ofvictory
Playoff
Runner-up
Sepp Straka
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin ofvictory
Runner-up
1
Aug 14, 2022
FedEx St. Jude Championship
−15 (71-63-65-66=265)
Playoff
Sepp Straka
· Professional wins (2) › PGA Tour wins (1)
Farmers Insurance Open
Farmers Insurance Open
No.
1
Year
2022
Tournament
Farmers Insurance Open
Opponent
Luke List
Result
Lost to birdie on first extra hole
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
No.
2
Year
2022
Tournament
PGA Championship
Opponent
Justin Thomas
Result
Lost three-hole aggregate playoff;Thomas: −2 (4-3-4=11),Zalatoris: x (4-4-x=x)
FedEx St. Jude Championship
FedEx St. Jude Championship
No.
3
Year
2022
Tournament
FedEx St. Jude Championship
Opponent
Sepp Straka
Result
Won with bogey on third extra hole
No.
Year
Tournament
Opponent
Result
1
2022
Farmers Insurance Open
Luke List
Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2
2022
PGA Championship
Justin Thomas
Lost three-hole aggregate playoff;Thomas: −2 (4-3-4=11),Zalatoris: x (4-4-x=x)
3
2022
FedEx St. Jude Championship
Sepp Straka
Won with bogey on third extra hole
· Professional wins (2) › Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)
TPC Colorado Championship
TPC Colorado Championship
No.
1
Date
Jul 4, 2020
Tournament
TPC Colorado Championship
Winning score
−15 (67-67-70-69=273)
Margin ofvictory
1 stroke
Runner-up
Chase Johnson
No.
Date
Tournament
Winning score
Margin ofvictory
Runner-up
1
Jul 4, 2020
TPC Colorado Championship
−15 (67-67-70-69=273)
1 stroke
Chase Johnson
· Playoff record
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
No.
1
Year
2022
Tournament
PGA Championship
Opponent
Justin Thomas
Result
Lost three-hole aggregate playoff;Thomas: −2 (4-3-4=11),Zalatoris: x (4-4-x=x)
No.
Year
Tournament
Opponent
Result
1
2022
PGA Championship
Justin Thomas
Lost three-hole aggregate playoff;Thomas: −2 (4-3-4=11),Zalatoris: x (4-4-x=x)
· Results in major championships
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
2021
2
2022
T6
2024
T9
2025
CUT
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
2021
T8
2022
2
2024
T43
2025
CUT
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
2018
CUT
2020
T6
2021
CUT
2022
T2
2024
CUT
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
2020
NT
2021
WD
2022
T28
2024
CUT
Tournament
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Masters Tournament
2
T6
T9
CUT
PGA Championship
T8
2
T43
CUT
Open
CUT
T6
CUT
T2
CUT
The Open Championship
NT
WD
T28
CUT
· Results in major championships › Summary
Masters Tournament
Masters Tournament
Tournament
Masters Tournament
Wins
0
2nd
1
3rd
0
Top-5
1
Top-10
3
Top-25
3
Events
4
Cuts made
3
PGA Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament
PGA Championship
Wins
0
2nd
1
3rd
0
Top-5
1
Top-10
2
Top-25
2
Events
4
Cuts made
3
U.S. Open
U.S. Open
Tournament
U.S. Open
Wins
0
2nd
1
3rd
0
Top-5
1
Top-10
2
Top-25
2
Events
5
Cuts made
2
The Open Championship
The Open Championship
Tournament
The Open Championship
Wins
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Top-5
0
Top-10
0
Top-25
0
Events
3
Cuts made
1
Totals
Totals
Tournament
Totals
Wins
0
2nd
3
3rd
0
Top-5
3
Top-10
7
Top-25
7
Events
16
Cuts made
9
Tournament
Wins
2nd
3rd
Top-5
Top-10
Top-25
Events
Cuts made
Masters Tournament
0
1
0
1
3
3
4
3
PGA Championship
0
1
0
1
2
2
4
3
Open
0
1
0
1
2
2
5
2
The Open Championship
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
Totals
0
3
0
3
7
7
16
9
· Results in The Players Championship
The Players Championship
The Players Championship
Tournament
The Players Championship
2021
T17
2022
T26
2023
73
2024
CUT
2025
T30
Tournament
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
The Players Championship
T17
T26
73
CUT
T30
· Results in World Golf Championships
Championship
Championship
Tournament
Championship
2021
T22
Match Play
Match Play
Tournament
Match Play
2021
T28
2022
QF
2023
T59
Invitational
Invitational
Tournament
Invitational
2021
T8
Champions
Champions
Tournament
Champions
2021
NT1
2022
NT1
Tournament
2021
2022
2023
Championship
T22
Match Play
T28
QF
T59
Invitational
T8
Champions
NT1
NT1

References

  1. "Will Zalatoris – Profile"
    https://www.pgatour.com/player/47483/will-zalatoris
  2. "Week 39 2022 Ending 25 Sep 2022"
    http://www.owgr.com/archive/PastRankings/2022/Rankings/owgr39f2022.pdf
  3. "Will Zalatoris – Men's Golf"
    https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/will-zalatoris/2178
  4. "14-year-old Texan competing in third Junior Amateur advances to round of 16"
    https://www.usga.org/articles/2011/07/zalatoris-continues-to-play-like-a-veteran-21474840725.html
  5. Post and Courier
    https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/golf/sapakoff-dream-masters-for-unlikely-runner-up-acc-star-zalatoris/article_1e8c3760-960d-11eb-9efa-63415cc33fae.html
  6. Golf Digest
    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-2021-will-zalatoris-journeys
  7. AmateurGolf.com
    https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/12660/Will-Zalatoris-wins-Texas-State-Amateur
  8. San Francisco Chronicle
    https://web.archive.org/web/20221206055007/https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/golf/article/Giant-strides-SF-native-Will-Zalatoris-soars-in-15944455.php
  9. Dallas News
    https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/golf/2021/04/14/with-will-zalatoris-rising-to-challenge-jordan-spieth-are-we-witnessing-the-birth-of-another-great-texas-golf-rivalry/
  10. AmateurGolf.com
    https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/13195/Will-Zalatoris-wins-U-S--Junior-Amateur
  11. "Zalatoris, Riley progress from U.S. Junior finalists to roommates"
    https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2020/04/03/will-zalatoris-davis-riley-us-junior-amateur-finalists-now-roommates.html
  12. Golfweek
    https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2014/10/12/college-men-bank-tennessee-wake-forest-zalatoris/76977801007/
  13. "Zalatoris' Birdie on 18 Clinches Rod Myers Title"
    https://godeacs.com/news/2015/9/13/Zalatoris_amp_8217_Birdie_on_18_Clinches_Rod_Myers_Title_
  14. "Will Zalatoris Claims Title at 50th Pacific Coast Amateur Championship"
    https://wagolf.org/news/will-zalatoris-claims-title-at-50th-pacific-coast-amateur-championship/
  15. Golfweek
    https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2016/10/04/arnold-palmer-scholarship-legacy-wake-forest-golfers-college/77041656007/
  16. Golfweek
    https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2017/03/12/college-men-wake-forest-will-zalatoris-win-general-hackler-as-third-round-cancelled/76653652007/
  17. "Will Zalatoris Named ACC Player of the Year"
    https://godeacs.com/news/2017/5/11/Will_Zalatoris_Named_ACC_Player_of_the_Year
  18. "Will Zalatoris – Men's Golf"
    https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/will-zalatoris/2178
  19. "Meet the USA Walker Cup team"
    https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2017/walker-cup/articles/meet-2017-usa-walker-cup-team.html
  20. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2107767/2020/10/02/will-zalatoris-pga-tour-korn-ferry-wake-forest/
  21. Winston-Salem Journal
    https://journalnow.com/sports/will-zalatoris-a-former-wake-forest-star-hitting-his-stride-on-the-korn-ferry-tour/article_f8eef94e-f8af-54ae-bb6c-7df0068f4606.html
  22. "Will Zalatoris Turns Professional"
    https://godeacs.com/news/2017/12/14/Will_Zalatoris_Turns_Professional
  23. Golf Digest
    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/wake-forest-senior-all-american-will-zalatoris-to-forgo-final-semester-announces-hes-turning-pro
  24. "First Stage – The Woodlands, TX"
    https://pgatq.bluegolf.com/bluegolfw/pgatq18/event/pgatq1817/contest/1/leaderboard.htm
  25. "Will Zalatoris claims 36-hole lead at TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes"
    https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/article/news/daily-wrapup/2020/07/02/will-zalatoris-claims-36--hole-lead-at-tpc-colorado-championship-at-heron-lakes
  26. Golf Channel
    https://www.golfchannel.com/news/finally-will-zalatoris-breaks-through-first-korn-ferry-tour-win
  27. Golf Digest
    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/korn-ferry-tour-2021-pga-tour-covid-19-coronavirus
  28. Golfweek
    https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2020/09/17/u-s-open-will-zalatoris-makes-second-hole-in-one-of-the-day-at-no-7-at-winged-foot/
  29. Golf Channel
    https://www.golfchannel.com/news/will-zalatoris-surpasses-kft-season-earnings-us-open-t-6
  30. Golf Digest
    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/will-zalatoris-pga-tour-membership
  31. CBS Sports
    https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/why-will-zalatoris-is-on-the-verge-of-becoming-a-household-name-as-he-finds-success-at-2021-masters/
  32. NBC Sports
    https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/masters-2021-now-full-bloom-will-zalatoris-nearly-cooks-victory-masters-debut
  33. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/32203348/golfer-zalatoris-pga-tour-rookie-year
  34. ABC News
    https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/zalatoris-shoots-61-share-lead-sanderson-farms-80359688
  35. Golfweek
    https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/01/29/luke-list-will-zalatoris-playoff-farmers-insurance-open/
  36. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/sports/golf/zalatoris-us-open.html
  37. Associated Press News
    https://apnews.com/article/pga-championships-sports-will-zalatoris-justin-thomas-2b5aebc9b3c09e3c7dc3c16ab904a107
  38. The Sporting News
    https://www.sportingnews.com/us/golf/news/will-zalatoris-us-open-runner-up/i8wwyof4alrwc1mfwxrscbbv
  39. Associated Press News
    https://apnews.com/article/sports-the-masters-memphis-will-zalatoris-sepp-straka-9f8077d76b0b60b4fec20ce863f5c9ad
  40. Golf Digest
    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/will-zalatoris-wd-bmw-2022
  41. Golfweek
    https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2022/08/23/pga-tour-news-will-zalatoris-withdraws-2022-tour-championship-presidents-cup/76438687007/
  42. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4397538/2023/04/10/will-zalatoris-surgery/
  43. WRDW
    https://www.wrdw.com/2024/04/15/after-masters-whats-ahead-golfer-will-zalatoris/
  44. Golf Magazine
    https://golf.com/gear/drivers/will-zalatoris-titleist-driver-fully-equipped/
  45. Golf Digest
    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/here-is-the-prize-money-payout-for-each-golfer-at-the-2023-sentry-tournament-of-champions
  46. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/36146296/will-zalatoris-back-surgery-miss-rest-golf-season
  47. Golf Digest
    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/will-zalatoris-turned-down-130-million-from-liv-golf-according-to-fred-couples
  48. Golf Digest
    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/will-zalatoris-liv-offer
  49. ESPN
    https://www.espn.co.uk/golf/story/_/id/39661092/inside-zalatoris-recovery-pga-tour-return
  50. The Times
    https://www.thetimes.com/sport/golf/article/will-zalatoris-masters-golf-2024-lnxgzwpp3
  51. Golfweek
    https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2024/01/13/2024-sony-open-in-hawaii-missed-cut-gary-woodland-will-zalatoris-kevin-kisner/76361872007/
  52. Yahoo Sports
    https://sports.yahoo.com/article/zalatoris-until-fall-undergoing-second-210307922.html
  53. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/45333124/will-zalatoris-undergoes-surgery-herniated-disks
  54. Golf Monthly
    https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/will-zalatoris-return-back-surgery-nedbank-golf-challenge
  55. Golf Channel
    https://www.golfchannel.com/dp-world-tour/news/after-nearly-losing-5-shot-lead-kristoffer-reitan-holds-on-for-nedbank-victory
  56. Golf Magazine
    https://golf.com/news/advice-tony-romo-will-zalatoris-masters-breakthrough/
  57. Golf Digest
    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/will-zalatoris-engaged-girlfriend
  58. Golfweek
    https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2022/12/14/will-zalatoris-gets-married-caitlin-sellers-tournament-of-champions/76418188007/
  59. NBC Sports
    https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/a-patience-game-after-a-prudent-7-months-will-zalatoris-returns-from-surgery-at-hero
  60. NBC Sports
    https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/emotional-will-zalatoris-reveals-death-of-family-member-earlier-in-week
  61. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/31239057/adam-sandler-entered-zalatoris-masters-chat
  62. NBC Sports
    https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/adam-sandler-congratulates-happy-gilmore-doppelganger-will-zalatoris-after-first-pga-tour-win
  63. Golf Magazine
    https://golf.com/news/happy-gilmore-2-cameos-scottie-scheffler-bryson-dechambeau/
  64. Golf Digest
    https://www.golfdigest.com/story/a-definitive-ranking-of-every-golfer-cameo-in-happy-gilmore-2
  65. "Will Zalatoris"
    https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/will-zalatoris-5414
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