{"id":451410,"date":"2022-05-23T06:58:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T03:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/will-zalatoris-encouraged-by-runner-up-at-pga-championship\/"},"modified":"2022-05-23T06:58:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T03:58:23","slug":"will-zalatoris-encouraged-by-runner-up-at-pga-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-zalatoris-encouraged-by-runner-up-at-pga-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"#Will Zalatoris encouraged by runner-up at PGA Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a3c3d016b6c1\" 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-6a3c3d016b6c1\" 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-encouraged-by-runner-up-at-pga-championship\/#%E2%80%9CWill_Zalatoris_encouraged_by_runner-up_at_PGA_Championship%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Will Zalatoris encouraged by runner-up at PGA Championship&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWill_Zalatoris_encouraged_by_runner-up_at_PGA_Championship%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Will Zalatoris encouraged by runner-up at PGA Championship&#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 there\u2019s ever a player who\u2019s due to break through with a victory it\u2019s Will Zalatoris, who was edged out in a playoff by Justin Thomas in Sunday\u2019s final round of the 104th PGA Championship at Southern Hills.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Zalatoris, who\u2019s still seeking his first PGA Tour victory, has been at his best in major championships, with a runner-up at the 2021 Masters, a tie for sixth this year at Augusta, a tie for sixth at the 2020 U.S. Open, a tie for eighth at last year\u2019s PGA and now Sunday\u2019s PGA runner-up finish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI fought like crazy all day,\u2019\u2019 Zalatoris, who shot a 1-over-par 71 in regulation Sunday and was 1-under in the three-hole playoff, said. \u201cPretty proud of the result that I had. I think [Saturday] was really the day that looking back on it, I was pretty frustrated with (he shot 73).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m obviously pretty proud to be sitting in this position considering Saturday, never thought I would have been standing here. I\u2019m pretty excited where my <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> is at for sure and I know I\u2019m going to get one. Just a matter of time.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398723254.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"PGA Championship\" class=\"wp-image-22371135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398723254.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398723254.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398723254.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398723254.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Justin Thomas (l.) shakes hands with Will Zalatoris.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Mito Pereira was pure class after losing the lead on the final hole when he hit his tee shot into the creek that runs down the left wide of the 18th fairway.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not how I wanted to end up this week, but really good result,\u2019\u2019 the 27-year-old from Chile said. \u201cPlayed really good. Today I was really nervous. I tried to handle it a little bit but it\u2019s really tough. I thought I was going to win on 18, but it is what it is. We\u2019ll have another one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just played really good golf, three days. Get a little bit of experience for this fourth in the final group on a tough course that you have to hit it well. If not, you\u2019re going to shoot 5-over. I just didn\u2019t hit it really well today, and for next time, I\u2019ll just be a little bit more prepared.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Zalatoris, who was playing in the group ahead of Pereira, sympathized with him, saying, \u201cHe played unbelievably well this week. This 18th hole is one of the toughest finishing holes in all of golf. Hats off to him for playing so well. He\u2019s an incredibly solid player tee-to-green and on the greens, so he\u2019s going to be a force to be reckoned with in the future.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Rory McIlroy is getting sick of this. His major championship drought, which dates back eight years, <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>ears to be getting to the 33-year-old from Northern Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>McIlroy, who started the week by taking the first-round lead with a 5-under-par 65, followed that by playing himself out of the lead \u2014 and contention \u2014 with a second-round 71 and a third-round 74.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, McIlroy appeared on his way to another too-little-too-late rally, mounting a run with consecutive birdies on Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 to get to 2-under par for the tournament. That, however, is where the run ended as he parred his way on from No. 6 and finished 2-under for the day and the tournament.<\/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\/1398709044.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rory McIlroy reacts during the last round of the PGA Championship Sunday.\" class=\"wp-image-22371018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398709044.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398709044.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1398709044.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rory McIlroy reacts during the last round of the PGA Championship Sunday. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When he was finished, McIlroy, usually one of the best interviews in the sport, declined to come into the interview area to speak to reporters and then, inside the locker room, blew past reporters seeking to speak to him.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t a good look on the part of McIlroy, but it was an illustration of the rising temperature of his frustration level.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Talor Gooch, the only native of Oklahoma in the field this week, finished 1-over par for the tournament after a closing round of 2-under-par 68 Sunday, called the week \u201cas good as I could imagine.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He called the week \u201cthe definition of golf,\u2019\u2019 adding, \u201cThe first three days, I hit it great and really didn\u2019t get much out of my game. Today I hit it not very good at all and had best round of the week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat was a good way to end it. I just wish [Saturday] we could have gotten more out of the quality of play that I had.\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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