Dubs fan Zalatoris epically quotes Steph after clutch Tour putt originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
Avid golfer Steph Curry has made it to the PGA Tour. Well, a famous quote by the Warriors’ superstar, anyway.
On Sunday, golfer Will Zalatoris knocked down a clutch 10-foot putt to force a playoff at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. After draining the putt, Zalatoris yelled a famous Curry mantra at the top of his lungs:
“What are they going to say now?”
The 25-year-old Zalatoris went on to win the three-hole playoff for his first win on the Tour, silencing golf critics after consistently coming up short as the runner-up in recent tournaments, including the PGA Championship and US Open.
Curry dialed up that line after securing his fourth championship and earning his first career NBA Finals MVP this summer. That trophy was the one missing piece on the superstar’s resume, but he earned it by averaging 31.2 points and shooting 43.7 percent from 3-point range over the six-game series against the Boston Celtics.
Zalatoris, who was born in San Francisco, took note.
“You know, I’m a big Warriors fan and obviously Steph, he’s a Cal club guy, he’s a pretty big inspiration obviously,” Zalatoris said. “I follow the Warriors like crazy and when he said that, it kind of related to kind of my journey so far. So being that close and then kind of being written off here and there and then obviously finally pulling it off, it was — I actually can’t believe I said that.
“At least it wasn’t something worse.”
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Curry is a big golfer himself. At this summer’s American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course, Curry sank an incredible 97-yard shot from the fairway for eagle.
While his golf game might not be quite up to par on the PGA Tour, his gravity has reached golf’s biggest stage.
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