Will Zalatoris is aware of the special connection he has to Arnold Palmer, even though he never had the pleasure of meeting him. The reigning PGA Tour Rookie of the Year is a graduate of Wake Forest, the school Palmer attended and supported throughout his entire career.
Zalatoris received the Arnold Palmer Scholarship from Wake Forest, an award started by the King in 1994 to reward an outstanding golfer with an impressive academic record.
“I got a letter from him congratulating me on winning the U.S. Junior and obviously accepting the scholarship. I’ve got that framed at my parents’ house. It was actually pretty cool,” Zalatoris said about receiving the scholarship. “Amy Saunders actually wrote me a letter as well after the Masters last year. It was pretty cool to see that tradition passed down in the family.
