MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Will Zalatoris nearly hit his tee shot in the water on the third playoff hole in Sunday’s FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind.
Sepp Straka one-upped Zalatoris by bouncing into the water hazard himself on his tee shot.
What a chaotic third playoff hole on the par-3 11th in Memphis, Tennessee.
Zalatoris’ tee shot wedged between the rough and the rock wall next to the greenside water hazard short and right of the hole, only after bouncing on the rock about five times before settling. Straka then hit his tee shot in a similar spot, bouncing twice off the rock wall before falling into the water.
Zalatoris took several minutes to decide whether he would go back to the drop zone, some 80 yards from the hole. Straka had no choice, and he put his third shot into the back greenside bunker.
Zalatoris eventually decided to use the drop zone, hit his third shot to within six feet and hit the putt for the win, his first on the PGA Tour.
ALL THE DRAMA! 😲 pic.twitter.com/pHuE4zmEU0
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 14, 2022
