Will Zalatoris withdraw from BMW Championship: FedEx Cup leads in third round due to back injury
Will Zalatoris has withdrawn from the 2022 BMW Championship in the third round after suffering a back injury, the PGA Tour announced on Saturday. The current leader in the FedEx Cup standings thanks to his breakout win at the St.Jude Championship will go home early after experiencing a back spasm on the third hole on Saturday. A PGA Tour physiotherapist took the course to treat Zalatoris on his fifth tee before he finally made the decision to call it a break.
A representative for Zalatoris said: “Will corrected his lower back on his third hole today. “After the fix and the pain didn’t go away, he felt it would be best to withdraw from the BMW Championship so that he can work with his coach over the next few days to get the inflammation in remission. Will is looking forward to seeing you.” competing next week in Atlanta.”
Zalatoris was four strokes behind for the tournament at the time of his withdrawal and was just four strokes behind 36-hole leader Adam Scott. With Zalatoris leaving, the door is wide open for Scottie Scheffler to reclaim the top spot in the FedEx Cup ahead of next week’s Tour Championship.
This could prove to be crucial in the grand scheme of things with the FedEx Cup leader going into the League Championship with 10 under and two strokes ahead of the nearest chaser. With Zalatoris and FedEx Cup No. 3 Cameron Smith – who withdrew on Monday due to hip discomfort – passed away over the weekend, the world No.
It’s not bad news for Zalatoris even though his injury was untimely. In a worst-case scenario, Wake Forest’s product would drop to third in the FedEx Cup standings, leaving him at under 7 at the start of the week at East Lake.
