), to being a walking ATM up to 30th in the world rankings and, remarkably, still without full PGA Tour card-carrying status that will enable him to play at the season-ending FedEx Cup playoffs. The meteoric rise of Zalatoris – from playing on the secondary Korn Ferry Tour last season – has been taken in his stride, with a maturity that belies his young age. “Nine months ago, I wasn’t even thinking I was going to be on the PGA Tour, let alone playing in a US Open and leading me to get to this point. it’s been a wild run, a great lesson to realise that, don’t get too far ahead of myself,” he admitted. “It’s a brutal golf course.

Source: The Irish Times May 19, 2021 00:00 UTC