Will Zalatoris

Zalatoris was born in San Francisco, California on August 16, 1996, to Catherine and Richard Zalatoris.{{Cite web |title=Will Zalatoris – Men's Golf |url=https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/will-zalatoris/2178 |access-date=2025-05-29 |publisher=Wake Forest University Athletics}} He was an only child.{{Cite web |title=14-year-old Texan competing in third Junior Amateur advances to round of 16 |url=https://www.usga.org/articles/2011/07/zalatoris-continues-to-play-like-a-veteran-21474840725.html |publisher=USGA |first=David |last=Shefter |date=July 20, 2011}} His parents worked in real estate.{{Cite web |last=Sapakoff |first=Gene |date=2021-04-12 |title='Dream' Masters for unlikely runner-up, ACC star Zalatoris |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/golf/sapakoff-dream-masters-for-unlikely-runner-up-acc-star-zalatoris/article_1e8c3760-960d-11eb-9efa-63415cc33fae.html |access-date=2025-05-29 |newspaper=Post and Courier}} His mother was once a track and field athlete at the University of Oregon, specializing in middle-distance running.{{Cite magazine |title=Masters 2021: How Will Zalatoris made it on tour with talent, grit and being "a little sick" |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-2021-will-zalatoris-journeys |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golf Digest |first= Will |last=Zalatoris |date=April 10, 2021}}

Both of his parents were recreational golfers, and his mother continued to play golf while carrying him until three weeks before he was born. He received his first plastic club when he was 18 months old.{{Cite web |title=Will Zalatoris wins Texas State Amateur |url=https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/12660/Will-Zalatoris-wins-Texas-State-Amateur |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=AmateurGolf.com |date=June 15, 2014}} He learned to play the game at Mariners Point Golf Center in Foster City, California. His parents belonged to California Golf Club, where Zalatoris played alongside his father. Also at Cal Club, he met 1964 U.S. Open champion Ken Venturi when he was six. Venturi gave him advice on his grip, although Zalatoris was unaware who Venturi was at the time.{{Cite news |date=2021-04-14 |title=As Will Zalatoris rises to challenge Jordan Spieth, are we witnessing the birth of another great Texas golf rivalry? |url=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/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |newspaper=Dallas News |first=Kevin |last=Sherrington}}

At age nine, Zalatoris moved with his family to Texas.{{Cite news |last=Kroichick |first=Ron |date=2021-02-12 |title=Giant strides: S.F. native Will Zalatoris soars in golf circles, savors Bay Area roots |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/golf/article/Giant-strides-SF-native-Will-Zalatoris-soars-in-15944455.php |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20221206055007/https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/golf/article/Giant-strides-SF-native-Will-Zalatoris-soars-in-15944455.php |archive-date=2022-12-06 |access-date=2025-05-29 |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle}} He grew up at Bent Tree Country Club in Dallas. He often competed against fellow Dallas-area golfers Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler in junior tournaments. Zalatoris attended Trinity Christian Academy in Addison, Texas, where he was a four-year letterman. In June 2014, he won the Texas Amateur Championship. He won the Trans-Mississippi Amateur in July. Two weeks later, Zalatoris won the U.S. Junior Amateur. He defeated Davis Riley, 5 and 3, in the final.{{Cite web |title=Will Zalatoris wins U.S. Junior Amateur |url=https://www.amateurgolf.com/golf-tournament-news/13195/Will-Zalatoris-wins-U-S--Junior-Amateur |access-date=2025-05-29 |website=AmateurGolf.com |date=July 26, 2014}}{{cite web |last=Wildhack |first=Sean |title=Zalatoris, Riley progress from U.S. Junior finalists to roommates |url=https://www.pgatour.com/korn-ferry-tour/news/2020/04/03/will-zalatoris-davis-riley-us-junior-amateur-finalists-now-roommates.html |publisher=PGA Tour |date=April 3, 2020 |access-date=September 20, 2020}}

Zalatoris had planned to attend Stanford University, but was offered the Arnold Palmer Scholarship by Jerry Haas to play for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Wake Forest University in North Carolina beginning in fall 2014. He majored in psychology. Zalatoris won his first individual collegiate title at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate in October 2014, scoring 10-under to finish two strokes ahead of runner-up Denny McCarthy.{{Cite magazine |last=Romine |first=Brentley |title=Zalatoris picks up 1st win in Wake Forest victory |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2014/10/12/college-men-bank-tennessee-wake-forest-zalatoris/76977801007/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golfweek |date=October 12, 2014}}

In September 2015, Zalatoris won his second collegiate title. He birdied the final hole to win the Rod Myers Invitational by one stroke.{{Cite web |title=Zalatoris' Birdie on 18 Clinches Rod Myers Title |url=https://godeacs.com/news/2015/9/13/Zalatoris_amp_8217_Birdie_on_18_Clinches_Rod_Myers_Title_ |access-date=2025-05-29 |publisher=Wake Forest University Athletics}} In July 2016, Zalatoris won the Trans-Mississippi Amateur for the second time, and the Pacific Coast Amateur.{{Cite web |date=2016-07-30 |title=Will Zalatoris Claims Title at 50th Pacific Coast Amateur Championship |publisher=Washington Golf |url=https://wagolf.org/news/will-zalatoris-claims-title-at-50th-pacific-coast-amateur-championship/ |access-date=2025-05-29}} He was chosen to represent the United States at the 2016 Arnold Palmer Cup.{{Cite magazine |last=Etzler |first=Allen |title=Arnold Palmer Scholarship leaves a lasting legacy for Wake Forest golfers |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2016/10/04/arnold-palmer-scholarship-legacy-wake-forest-golfers-college/77041656007/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golfweek |date=October 4, 2016}} He won medalist honors for the third time in his collegiate career at the General Hackler Championship in March 2017.{{Cite magazine |last=Casey |first=Kevin |title=Wake Forest, Will Zalatoris win General Hackler as third round cancelled |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2017/03/12/college-men-wake-forest-will-zalatoris-win-general-hackler-as-third-round-cancelled/76653652007/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golfweek |date=March 12, 2017}}

As a junior, Zalatoris was named ACC Player of the Year in 2017.{{cite web |title=Will Zalatoris Named ACC Player of the Year |url=https://godeacs.com/news/2017/5/11/Will_Zalatoris_Named_ACC_Player_of_the_Year |publisher=Wake Forest University Athletics |date=May 11, 2017 |access-date=September 20, 2020}} He was also named All-ACC, First-Team GCAA All-American, First-Team Golfweek All-American, Ben Hogan Award semifinalist, and Jack Nicklaus Award finalist.{{Cite web |title=Will Zalatoris – Men's Golf |url=https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/will-zalatoris/2178 |access-date=2022-10-20 |publisher=Wake Forest University Athletics}} He was selected as a member of the U.S. team in the 2017 Walker Cup, alongside future PGA Tour winners such as Collin Morikawa.{{cite web |title=Meet the USA Walker Cup team |url=https://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/championships/2017/walker-cup/articles/meet-2017-usa-walker-cup-team.html |publisher=USGA |date=August 21, 2017 |access-date=September 20, 2020}} Zalatoris left school after his junior year to turn professional.{{cite news |last=Dell |first=John |title=Will Zalatoris, a former Wake Forest star, hitting his stride on the Korn Ferry Tour |url=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 |newspaper=Winston-Salem Journal |date=July 1, 2020 |access-date=September 20, 2020}} His collegiate scoring average was 70.44, which broke the Wake Forest record of 70.87 set by Bill Haas (2001–04).{{Cite web |title=Will Zalatoris Turns Professional |url=https://godeacs.com/news/2017/12/14/Will_Zalatoris_Turns_Professional |access-date=2025-05-29 |publisher=Wake Forest University Athletics}}

Zalatoris decided in December 2017 to forego his final semester of university and turn professional at the start of 2018.{{Cite magazine |title=Wake Forest senior All-American announces he's turning pro, foregoing final semester |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/wake-forest-senior-all-american-will-zalatoris-to-forgo-final-semester-announces-hes-turning-pro |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Ryan |last=Herrington |date=December 14, 2017}} He made six starts on the PGA Tour in 2018, making only one cut. Towards the end of 2018, Zalatoris competed in qualifying school for the Web.com Tour. He failed to advance past the first stage.{{cite web |title=First Stage – The Woodlands, TX |url=https://pgatq.bluegolf.com/bluegolfw/pgatq18/event/pgatq1817/contest/1/leaderboard.htm |publisher=BlueGolf |access-date=September 30, 2020}} With no status in 2019, he relied on Monday qualifying and sponsor exemptions to play on the Web.com Tour (later renamed the Korn Ferry Tour). Zalatoris secured membership for the remainder of the season after a third-place finish at the LECOM Health Challenge in July. He finished the regular season 60th in points, earning full status for the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour season.{{Cite web |last=Wildhack |first=Sean |title=Will Zalatoris claims 36-hole lead at TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes |url=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 |publisher=PGA Tour |date=July 2, 2020 |access-date=2025-06-01}}

Zalatoris' first professional victory came in July 2020, when he won the TPC Colorado Championship by one stroke.{{cite news |last=Romine |first=Brentley |title=Will Zalatoris wrote his caddie a check for the winner's share, then went and won |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/news/finally-will-zalatoris-breaks-through-first-korn-ferry-tour-win |work=Golf Channel |date=July 4, 2020 |access-date=September 20, 2020}} The win was one of his 11 consecutive top-20 finishes on the Korn Ferry Tour.{{Cite news |last=Quinn |first=Brendan |date=2020-10-02 |title=The growing legend of Will Zalatoris |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/2107767/2020/10/02/will-zalatoris-pga-tour-korn-ferry-wake-forest/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |newspaper=The New York Times}} This moved him atop the Korn Ferry Tour points list and qualified him for the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club,{{Cite magazine |title=In marathon season on Korn Ferry Tour, some are in prime position and others will play catchup |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/korn-ferry-tour-2021-pga-tour-covid-19-coronavirus |access-date=2025-05-30 |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Dave |last=Shedloski |date=December 29, 2020}} which was delayed to September due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At Winged Foot, he aced the par-3 seventh hole during the first round.{{cite magazine |last=Kelly |first=Todd |title=U.S. Open: Will Zalatoris makes hole-in-one, almost does it again later in round |url=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/ |magazine=Golfweek |date=September 17, 2020 |access-date=September 20, 2020}} He made the cut and finished in a tie for sixth-place, alongside world number one Dustin Johnson; it was his first top-10 finish in a major championship.{{cite news |url=https://www.golfchannel.com/news/will-zalatoris-surpasses-kft-season-earnings-us-open-t-6 |title=Will Zalatoris surpasses KFT season earnings with U.S. Open T-6 |work=Golf Channel |first=Will |last=Gray |date=September 21, 2020 |access-date=September 21, 2020}} He followed it up with a T8 at the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship the next week, and a T5 at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in October. Zalatoris secured Special Temporary Member status on the PGA Tour after finishing tied-16th at the Bermuda Championship in November.{{Cite magazine |title=Rising star Will Zalatoris secures temporary membership on PGA Tour |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/will-zalatoris-pga-tour-membership |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Joel |last=Beall |date=November 1, 2020}}

Zalatoris recorded top-15 finishes at the Farmers Insurance Open, Genesis Invitational, and Arnold Palmer Invitational in the first few months of 2021. These performances helped move him into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking and qualify him for the 2021 Masters Tournament In April.{{Cite news |date=2021-04-11 |title=Why Will Zalatoris is on the verge of becoming a household name as he finds success at 2021 Masters |url=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/ |access-date=2025-05-30 |work=CBS Sports}} Zalatoris shot rounds of 70-68-71 to position himself in tied-second place headed into Sunday. Seeking to become the first debutant to win the Masters since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979, he shot 2-under 70 in the final round to finish solo-second, one stroke behind winner Hideki Matsuyama.{{Cite news |date=2021-04-12 |title=Now in full bloom, Will Zalatoris nearly cooks up victory in Masters debut |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/masters-2021-now-full-bloom-will-zalatoris-nearly-cooks-victory-masters-debut |access-date=2025-05-30 |work=NBC Sports |first=Brentley |last=Romine}}

At the 2021 PGA Championship in May, he finished tied-8th. Zalatoris was voted PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for the 2020–21 season. He became the first special temporary member to win the award since Charles Howell III in 2001.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/32203348/golfer-zalatoris-pga-tour-rookie-year |title=Golfer Will Zalatoris is PGA Tour rookie of the year |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=September 14, 2021}} In October 2021, Zalatoris shot his career-low round (11-under 61) on the PGA Tour at the Sanderson Farms Championship.{{Cite news |title=Will Zalatoris shoots 61 to share lead at Sanderson Farms |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/zalatoris-shoots-61-share-lead-sanderson-farms-80359688 |work=ABC News |agency=Associated Press |date=October 1, 2021 |access-date=2022-10-20}}

In January 2022, Zalatoris was tied for the lead of the Farmers Insurance Open after 72 holes alongside Luke List. He lost in the sudden-death playoff after List birdied the first playoff hole.{{cite magazine |magazine=Golfweek |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/2022/01/29/luke-list-will-zalatoris-playoff-farmers-insurance-open/ |title=Luke List beats Will Zalatoris in a playoff at Farmers Insurance Open for first PGA Tour win |date=January 29, 2022 |access-date=January 29, 2022 |first=Todd |last=Kelly}} At the 2022 Masters Tournament, Zalatoris shot a final-round 67 to finish tied-sixth.{{Cite news |last=May |first=Peter |date=2022-06-20 |title=Will Zalatoris, Three-Time Major Runner-Up, Is Getting Impatient |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/sports/golf/zalatoris-us-open.html |access-date=2025-05-30 |newspaper=The New York Times}}

Zalatoris finished runner-up in a major championship for the second time in his career at the 2022 PGA Championship in May. He lost to Justin Thomas in a three-hole aggregate playoff at Southern Hills Country Club.{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=Thomas wins 2nd PGA title in playoff after 7-shot rally |url=https://apnews.com/article/pga-championships-sports-will-zalatoris-justin-thomas-2b5aebc9b3c09e3c7dc3c16ab904a107 |work=Associated Press News |access-date=23 May 2022 |date=22 May 2022}} At the 2022 U.S. Open the following month, Zalatoris recorded another second-place finish in a major. He tied with Scottie Scheffler at 5-under, one stroke behind winner Matt Fitzpatrick at The Country Club.{{cite news |title=Will Zalatoris comes up short at U.S. Open, his third runner-up finish at a major: 'I'm going to keep knocking on the door' |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/golf/news/will-zalatoris-us-open-runner-up/i8wwyof4alrwc1mfwxrscbbv |work=The Sporting News |first=Kevin |last=Skiver |date=June 20, 2022 |access-date=July 14, 2020}}

In August 2022, Zalatoris won his first PGA Tour event at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He defeated Sepp Straka in a playoff to claim the title. The event was the first of three events in the 2022 FedEx Cup Playoffs. With his win, Zalatoris moved to first in the FedEx Cup standings.{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=Will Zalatoris gets 1st PGA Tour win in playoff at Memphis |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-the-masters-memphis-will-zalatoris-sepp-straka-9f8077d76b0b60b4fec20ce863f5c9ad |work=Associated Press News |access-date=16 August 2022 |date=15 August 2022}} In his next start at the BMW Championship, Zalatoris withdrew due to a back injury.{{Cite magazine |title=Will Zalatoris' WDs mid-round at the BMW Championship with a back injury |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/will-zalatoris-wd-bmw-2022 |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Joel |last=Beall |date=August 20, 2022}} He also withdrew from the Tour Championship the following week, where he was seeded third, due to the injury,{{Cite magazine |last=Hamel |first=Riley |title=Will Zalatoris withdraws from Tour Championship at East Lake, won't play in Presidents Cup |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2022/08/23/pga-tour-news-will-zalatoris-withdraws-2022-tour-championship-presidents-cup/76438687007/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golfweek |date=August 23, 2022}} which was diagnosed as two herniated discs.{{Cite news |date=2023-04-12 |title=Will Zalatoris, runner-up at 2 majors last year, out for season after back surgery |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4397538/2023/04/10/will-zalatoris-surgery/ |access-date=2025-05-30 |newspaper=The New York Times}} He stated that the back problems had originated at the 2021 Open Championship, when he attempted to hack the ball out of some thick fescue. He said at times the pain from the herniated discs was unbearable.

Zalatoris returned from his disc herniation in January 2023 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, where he finished tied-11th.{{Cite magazine |date=2023-01-19 |title=Why the numbers written on Will Zalatoris' driver are so important |url=https://golf.com/gear/drivers/will-zalatoris-titleist-driver-fully-equipped/ |access-date=2025-06-01 |magazine=Golf Magazine |first=Jonathan |last=Wall}}{{Cite magazine |title=Here's the record-setting prize money payout for each golfer at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/here-is-the-prize-money-payout-for-each-golfer-at-the-2023-sentry-tournament-of-champions |access-date=2025-06-01 |magazine=Golf Digest}} He finished fourth at the Genesis Invitational in February. Zalatoris was approached by LIV Golf, but remained on the PGA Tour. Former world number one Fred Couples, who shared the same agent as Zalatoris, stated in March 2023 that LIV had offered a $130-million contract to Zalatoris.{{Cite magazine |title=Will Zalatoris turned down $130 million from LIV Golf, according to Fred Couples |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/will-zalatoris-turned-down-130-million-from-liv-golf-according-to-fred-couples |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golf Digest |first= Greg |last=Gottfried |date=March 16, 2023}}{{Cite magazine |title=Will Zalatoris confirms he had a 'very intriguing offer' to join LIV, explains why he didn’t really consider it |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/will-zalatoris-liv-offer |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golf Digest |first1=Myles |last1=Gilbert |first2=Stephen |last2=Hennessey |date=July 19, 2023}}

Shortly before the 2023 Masters Tournament began in April, Zalatoris withdrew due to injury. He stated that he jarred his back while warming up for his opening round, and "started feeling the symptoms go down [his] legs". He considered teeing it up and playing through the pain, but decided it would be prudent to withdraw. He said a few days later that he had "underwent a successful microdiscectomy" to address his herniated discs, and announced he would miss the remainder of the 2022–23 season.{{cite news |last=Schlabach |first=Mark |title=Zalatoris has back procedure, to miss golf season |work=ESPN | date=2023-04-10 |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/36146296/will-zalatoris-back-surgery-miss-rest-golf-season |access-date=2024-07-24}} He was unable to swing a golf club for five months after the surgery. Prior to his injury, Zalatoris was one of the best ballstrikers in the world, so he and his coaches were reluctant to change his swing. During his recovery, an effort was made to rework his swing and address the excessive sidebend which had caused strain on his back.{{Cite news|last=Oliver |first=Angus |date=2024-04-09 |title=Will Zalatoris is back – and ready to put Masters nightmare to bed |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/golf/article/will-zalatoris-masters-golf-2024-lnxgzwpp3 |access-date=2025-06-01 |newspaper=The Times}}

Zalatoris made his return on the PGA Tour at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024. He finished runner-up at the 2024 Genesis Invitational the following month, which was the first time he was in contention to win a tournament since the surgery.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-06 |title='This is what I've missed:' How Will Zalatoris got his health and swagger back |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/golf/story/_/id/39661092/inside-zalatoris-recovery-pga-tour-return |access-date=2025-05-29 |work=ESPN |first=Paolo |last=Uggetti}} He also finished tied-9th at the 2024 Masters Tournament in April,{{Cite web |date=2024-04-15 |title=After Masters, what’s ahead for golfer Will Zalatoris? |url=https://www.wrdw.com/2024/04/15/after-masters-whats-ahead-golfer-will-zalatoris/ |access-date=2025-05-30 |work=WRDW}} but did not record another top-10 finish for the rest of the year. Zalatoris' swing coach Troy Denton said in 2024 that, in layman's terms, Zalatoris had "an old man's back". Zalatoris underwent a second back surgery in May 2025 after an MRI following the 2025 PGA Championship showed that he had re-herniated two discs.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-26 |title=Zalatoris out until fall after undergoing second back surgery |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/article/zalatoris-until-fall-undergoing-second-210307922.html |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=Yahoo Sports}} He stated that he suffered from "discomfort and instability in [his] back that progressively got worse" during the year. At the time, he was ranked 84th in the Official World Golf Ranking and had missed the cut in each of his last four major championships starts.{{Cite news |date=2025-05-26 |title=Zalatoris gets another back surgery; season over |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/45333124/will-zalatoris-undergoes-surgery-herniated-disks |access-date=2025-05-29 |work=ESPN |first=Mark |last=Schlabach}}

At the 2018 Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Zalatoris played alongside former NFL quarterback Tony Romo. Both Zalatoris and Romo are members of Maridoe Golf Club, located outside of Dallas, and regularly play golf together. Zalatoris said in 2021 that Romo has "been a big brother to me".{{Cite magazine |date=2021-04-10 |title=The advice Tony Romo gave Will Zalatoris before his Masters breakthrough |url=https://golf.com/news/advice-tony-romo-will-zalatoris-masters-breakthrough/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golf Magazine |first=Nick |last=Piastowski}}

Zalatoris met his wife Caitlin Sellers while at Wake Forest University. They became engaged in 2021, and married in 2022.{{Cite magazine |title=Will Zalatoris gets engaged, continues epic life run |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/will-zalatoris-engaged-girlfriend |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Christopher |last=Powers |date=April 26, 2021 }}{{Cite magazine |last=Schmitt |first=Tim |title=Will Zalatoris gets married to Caitlin Sellers, expected to return to action at Tournament of Champions |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2022/12/14/will-zalatoris-gets-married-caitlin-sellers-tournament-of-champions/76418188007/ |access-date=2025-05-29 |magazine=Golfweek |date=December 14, 2022}}

During the recovery from his back surgery in 2023, Zalatoris returned to complete his psychology degree at Wake Forest University. He had a couple of elective courses remaining when he left a semester early during his senior year in 2017.{{Cite news |title='A patience game': After a prudent 7 months, Will Zalatoris returns from surgery at Hero |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/a-patience-game-after-a-prudent-7-months-will-zalatoris-returns-from-surgery-at-hero |access-date=2025-06-01 |work=NBC Sports |first=Brentley |last=Romine |date=November 28, 2023}}{{Cite news |title=Emotional Will Zalatoris reveals death of family member earlier in week |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/golf/news/emotional-will-zalatoris-reveals-death-of-family-member-earlier-in-week |access-date=2025-06-01 |work=NBC Sports |first=Ryan |last=Lavner |date=February 18, 2024}}

• 2014 Texas Amateur Championship, Trans-Mississippi Amateur, U.S. Junior Amateur, Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate
• 2015 Rod Myers Invitational
• 2016 Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Pacific Coast Amateur
• 2017 General Hackler Championship, Rod Myers Invitational

Source:{{cite web |url=https://www.wagr.com/playerprofile/will-zalatoris-5414 |title=Will Zalatoris |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=September 20, 2020}}

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results not in chronological order before 2019 and in 2020.

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

WD = withdrew

NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2022 Masters – 2024 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

¹Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

NT = No tournament

Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

Amateur

• The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship: 2015 (winners)
• Arnold Palmer Cup: 2016
• Walker Cup: 2017 (winners)

• 2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates

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• {{Official World Golf Ranking|19428}}
• [https://godeacs.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/will-zalatoris/2178 Wake Forest University Athletics] – Will Zalatoris

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