A change in caddie can be a career-changing move, for better or worse, but it seems Will Zalatoris needed approximately one round to establish on-course trust with veteran looper Joel Stock.
No. 12 in the season standings, Zalatoris opened the FedEx St. Jude Championship with a 1-over 71, including two bogeys and a double bogey. It was a round he described as “the worst luck I think I’ve had my entire professional career.”
In short: not the best start.
Fast forward to Saturday evening, and the 25-year-old standout was ending the day at T-3 overall with an 11-under 199.