Hill: It was about dang time for Will Zalatoris, a worthy winner with a Memphis connection
Will Zalatoris celebrates after sinking a putt on the 18th hole of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind Aug. 14, 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
“I couldn’t dream of anything better,” said the winner’s performance coach Josh Gregory of Memphis. “This is home. This will always be home. To see him win at home, you couldn’t write a better script.”
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