INJURY FORCES ZALATORIS OUT

WILL ZALATORIS was yesterday forced to withdraw from the BMW Championship in Delaware with a back injury.

The 26-year-old American had led the FedEx Cup standings following his first win on the PGA Tour last weekend.

Zalatoris won the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis after three times finishing second in majors — at the Masters in 2021 and the US PGA Championship and US Open this year.

The official PGA Tour Twitter account posted footage of Zalatoris having treatment on the course for his injury, but he was forced to withdraw during yesterday’s third round at Wilmington Country Club.

Zalatoris called it quits when he was five shots off the early lead set by Adam Scott.

The season-ending Tour Championship starts at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club on Thursday.