WILMINGTON, Del. -- Will Zalatoris felt pain in his lower back and withdrew after four holes Saturday at the BMW Championship, saying he wanted to be ready for the FedEx Cup finale next week.
Zalatoris is coming off his first PGA Tour victory last week to start the PGA Tour's postseason. The win moved him to the top of the FedEx Cup standings and to No. 9 in the world.
He was 1 under for the day and 4-under par for the tournament -- four shots out of the lead at the time -- when he tweaked his lower back on a shot on the third hole.