Mark Schlabach
Former PGA Tour Rookie of the Yr Will Zalatoris had one other surgical procedure to right two herniated disks in his again and can miss the remainder of the FedEx Cup season, he introduced on social media on Monday.
Zalatoris, 28, had surgical procedure Friday on the Texas Again Institute. Zalatoris stated he began feeling “discomfort and instability in my again that progressively obtained worse” this spring. An MRI after the PGA Championship earlier this month revealed the accidents.
“I am blissful to say that I awakened feeling good and enthusiastic about my long-term again well being,” Zalatoris stated in an announcement. “Time to give attention to my restoration and get again after it. Thanks to my group, pals, and household for being there for me all through this journey. Trying ahead to seeing everybody within the fall.”
Zalatoris has battled again accidents for a lot of the previous three seasons. In April 2023, he had a microdiscectomy to take away a portion of a herniated disk that was urgent on a spinal nerve. He missed the remainder of the 2023 season.
In 2022, Zalatoris was compelled to drag out of the FedEx Cup playoffs after injuring his again within the second spherical of the BMW Championship, one week after he captured his first PGA Tour victory in a playoff on the FedEx St. Jude Championship. He missed the season-ending Tour Championship and did not play once more till the 2024 season.
The 2021 PGA Tour Rookie of the Yr, Zalatoris was thought of one of many sport’s rising stars after he completed within the high 10 of majors six occasions from 2020-2022. He was runner-up on the 2021 Masters and completed second on the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open the following 12 months.
Zalatoris, who missed the minimize in every of his previous 4 begins in majors, has dropped to 84th within the Official World Golf Rating.
