Round 1: 1-over 73
Round 2: 3-over 75
Zalatoris was coming off a strong showing at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he finished T-4, and a T-2 at the Genesis Invitational before it. He had made his last four cuts and was perfect in three previous appearances at the Players. Add all of this up and he was considered one of the favorites. It wasn’t to be.
Zalatoris struggled SG: Around the Green (133rd) and SG: Putting (132nd) in the first round. On Friday, he struggled in SG: Off the Tee (141st) and SG: Tee to Green (132nd).