{"id":449870,"date":"2022-05-20T06:09:49","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T03:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/will-zalatoris-continues-mastery-at-majors\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T06:09:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T03:09:49","slug":"will-zalatoris-continues-mastery-at-majors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-zalatoris-continues-mastery-at-majors\/","title":{"rendered":"#Will Zalatoris continues mastery at majors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f00d73ce4c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2f00d73ce4c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-zalatoris-continues-mastery-at-majors\/#%E2%80%9CWill_Zalatoris_continues_mastery_at_majors%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Will Zalatoris continues mastery at majors&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWill_Zalatoris_continues_mastery_at_majors%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Will Zalatoris continues mastery at majors&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>TULSA, Okla. \u2014 If it\u2019s a major championship then Will Zalatoris is in contention.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Zalatoris is at it again in this week\u2019s PGA Championship at Southern Hills, standing one shot out of the lead held by Rory McIlroy. Zalatoris shot a 4-under-par 66.<\/p>\n<p>In his brief career, he\u2019s already finished runner-up and tied for sixth at the Masters, tied for eighth at his only PGA and tied for sixth at the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n<p>Why so good at the majors?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re just hard,\u2019\u2019 he said Thursday. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to ball-strike your way around them no matter which major it is. Even at Augusta where the greens are incredibly undulating, you can put yourself in some pretty good spots, and that\u2019s where you\u2019re going to get your best looks.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398112760-e1653013334599.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Will Zalatoris plays his shot from the 10th tee during the first round of the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club on May 19, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.\" class=\"wp-image-22343575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398112760-e1653013334599.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398112760-e1653013334599.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398112760-e1653013334599.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Will Zalatoris plays his shot from the 10th tee during the first round of the 2022 PGA Championship.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI thought being the ball-striker I am, obviously it\u2019s shown in the first six or so majors of my career. But on top of that, I think it\u2019s the attitude of this is what I\u2019ve wanted to achieve basically since I was a little kid, and it\u2019s kind of freeing in a way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, it\u2019s Thursday,\u2019\u2019 he went on. \u201cMy mind is nowhere near going to be meandering towards [winning], but that\u2019s kind of my <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> attitude is you get four of these a year, they\u2019re special, and I don\u2019t want to leave anything to chance.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>One thing that is left for chance is the 18th hole at Southern Hills, which is one of the toughest in major championship history with its length, uphill grade and meandering creek.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to think the members must dread 18,\u2019\u2019 Matt Kuchar said after shooting a 3-under 67. \u201cI try to envision how they play it. I don\u2019t know that they can tee off enough forward to enjoy that golf hole. It\u2019s hard. It\u2019s a beast. It\u2019s a tough driving hole, and then certainly having 200 yards kind of straight uphill is an awfully challenging <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach shot. It\u2019s a tough one.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Zalatoris said, \u201cIt was 490 uphill into the wind. That\u2019s all you want. On top of that, it\u2019s the toughest green on the golf course. You want to be able to go into that hole on Sunday, whoever is going to win this tournament, you want to have a cushion.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Few had a better start to the tournament than club pro Jesse Mueller, who holed out for eagle on his first hole, the par-4 10th.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hit a really good tee shot and then that pin placement was a gettable pin placement if you could hit it in the right spot,\u2019\u2019 he said after shooting a 2-over 72. \u201cI was trying to hit it long and right and then hopefully it would draw back, and it happened to go in. What a start to my first-ever PGA Championship. Pretty amazing.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/PGA_Championship_Golf.2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Jesse Mueller walks the fairway with his caddie and wife Jessie on the 17th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Southern Hills Country Club, Thursday, May 19, 2022, in Tulsa, Okla.\" class=\"wp-image-22343597\"\/><figcaption>Jesse Mueller walks the fairway with his caddie and wife Jessie on the 17th hole.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mueller, whose wife is caddying for him and who works for Grand Canyon University, said he knew his shot was going to be close because of where it landed \u201cbut I didn\u2019t know until I heard the reaction up by the green because second shot is kind of elevated. Once everyone started to cheer it was one of those cheers where you know it went in. That was pretty special.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>The early leaderboard was a fascinating one, with John Daly and Y.E. Yang sharing the top of the board in the morning at 2-under. Daly, who won the 1991 PGA and is using a cart because of a chronic bad knee, finished with a 2-over 72. Yang, who famously took down Tiger Woods to win the 2009 PGA, finished 1-over 71.<\/p>\n<p>The winner for the best turnaround round of the day was Aussie Cam Smith, who was 2-over par through eight holes and finished 2-under for the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI guess it did kind of change there, just a little bit of a mental reset,\u2019\u2019 the reigning Players champion said. \u201cI felt as though I\u2019ve played some pretty good golf on my front nine, but unfortunately a couple times with gusts of wind and stuff like that, you can make some pretty quick bogeys and doubles around here if you\u2019re not careful.\u2019\u2019\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The 25-year-old Zalatoris is at it again in this week\u2019s PGA Championship at Southern Hills, standing one shot out of the lead held by Rory McIlroy. Zalatoris shot a 4-under-par 66. 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