As the PGA Tour’s ball-striking leader a season ago, Will Zalatoris was understandably hesitant about making any changes.
“All of us kind of had some red flags go up,” he said.
But this was out of necessity.
A week after earning his first Tour title, Zalatoris suffered two herniated discs in his back and missed the final four months of the year, an ill-timed setback that cost him not just a boatload of money – he was No. 1 in the FedExCup, in line for a $18 million payday, and ultimately banked $500,000 for finishing 30th – but also a spot on his first U.