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1 of 5 | Will Zalatoris, who had backmost room past year, said he knowledgeable a "flare up." File Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI | License Photo
April 30 (UPI) -- Will Zalatoris knowledgeable a flare-up successful his backmost and withdrew from nan CJ Cup Byron Nelson, nan No. 30 subordinate successful nan Official World Golf Ranking announced Tuesday connected Instagram.
Zalatoris had backmost room past April and missed nan remainder of nan PGA Tour season. He played successful 10 events this year, including past week's Zurich Classic. Zalatoris and partner Sahith Theegala grounded to make nan trim for nan squad event.
"I americium disappointment to miss a tourney l've enjoyed going to since I was 9 years old," Zalatoris wrote connected his Instagram story. "The Nelson and nan Salesmanship Club person been truthful awesome to maine my full playing profession and I dream to triumph Mr. Nelson's trophy someday.
"My backmost needs immoderate remainder and recovery. I americium up of schedule according to my doctors, but unluckily nan first six months backmost are nan astir important for nan agelong word wellness of my back. I request to beryllium prudent to make judge I don't miss a large chunk of clip again."
The CJ Cup Byron Nelson will beryllium held Thursday done Sunday astatine TPC Craig Ranch successful McKinney, Texas. Zalatoris, a San Francisco autochthonal who moved to Texas arsenic a child, apologized to his hometown fans. He said he plans to compete astatine nan tourney adjacent year,
"I dislike that a flare-up happened during 1 of my favourite weeks each year, but we knew thing for illustration this was a anticipation early connected successful my return to golf," Zalatoris wrote. "Thanks to nan Nelson's caller partner successful CJ successful making a agelong word committedness to my hometown event."
Zalatoris, 27, tied for ninth earlier this period astatine nan Masters Tournament. He tied for 2nd successful February's Genesis Invitational.
He earned his lone PGA Tour triumph astatine nan 2022 FedEx St. Jude Championship.
The PGA Tour said Nick Watney will switch Zalatoris successful nan 156-player field. Watney, 43, is nan No. 1,261 subordinate successful nan Official World Golf Ranking.
No. 20 Jordan Spieth, No. 22 Jason Day and No. 23 Tom Kim are nan apical players successful nan field. The Top 65 scores and ties done 36 holes will make nan third-round cut. The victor will person $1.71 cardinal of nan $9.5 cardinal prize purse.
