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BROOKLINE, Massachusetts. The comment section of a professional golfer’s Instagram account is not a place that any real person should visit, especially the golfer himself. But as 12-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant has learned in his 15-year career, it can be hard to block haters, and even harder not to engage with them.
Will Zalatoris, who is 25 years old and therefore definitively on the phone, is similar to Durant in this respect. Despite quickly becoming one of the best golfers on the entire planet, and his latest second-place finish in a major championship is further proof, former Wake Forest Demon Deacon has admitted to straying into dangerous waters, which are his Instagram comments.
During his post-round press conference at The Country Club, with his injuries still fresh from his avian attempt to force a playoff with Matt Fitzpatrick, who had just slipped past the left, Zalatoris was asked if that close miss hurt just as much. like the others he’s already collected. He maintained a nonchalant attitude, managing to shoot his haters on social media in the process.
“I think it’s — I just got out of 18 because I thought I had it and it just stayed there. This one didn’t sink,” he said. “The Masters was pretty special, it’s just obvious that he was there, given that seven months before that I played at Corn Ferry and then I had a chance to win the Masters.
“Honestly, I don’t know what to take away from this yet. I was very happy with just being known for hitting the ball. I’m sure all the morons on Instagram will say it has something to do with my left wrist flexion going down, but I promise you, it has nothing to do with it.”
Does this look like a guy who… reads his comments a lot? He got weirdly specific with the flexion of his wrist, like someone commented on it in one of his last posts, and it stuck with him. It’s hard to blame him. Most people think that these star athletes can just let these things “roll off their back”, which doesn’t take into account that they are real people with the real feelings we’re talking about.
The good news is that Zalatoris has shown the ability to recover quickly. He will be in that position again very soon, and in theory he should close the deal eventually. However, before that, he needs a little advice from @golffan67734438899 on wrist flexion. Only then will he be able to make the main breakthrough.
