Syed Zaki will not be a reputation you’d immediately recognise however he’s rapidly making a reputation for himself on the PGA Tour qualifying circuit after wracking up extra enormous three-figure scores in occasions across the USA.
The thriller golfer, who apparently hails from Florida in accordance with among the scorecards which were posted on social media, has been piling up the massive numbers in latest weeks whereas enjoying in qualifying occasions.
He first got here to our consideration late final 12 months when enjoying in Orlando in pre-qualifying for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship when he shot 69…for the font 9!
A rating of 33 over par for his entrance 9 promptly noticed Zaki withdraw from the competitors a lot to the amazement, and fairly frankly reduction, of his enjoying companions – however he’s been again for extra.
Zaki moderately hopefully entered a Senior US Open qualifying occasion at Oak Ridge Nation Membership in Tennessee – the place he ended up taking pictures a spherical of 120.
Amazingly, that represents one thing of an enchancment as he additionally tried his luck at pre-qualifying for the Mexico Open in Houston in April, the place he ran up an eye-watering 135.
An eventful spherical there noticed Zaki rating two 10s, one 12 and a 13 – carding extra double-digit scores than pars as he made simply two of these.
And he strikes AGAIN. Syed has performed in a number of pre-Qs. At this time in a Senior US Open Q. I’ll begin a nationwide database for these gamers so we are able to keep away from this. (Strong again 9 for him truly). pic.twitter.com/mWgcSblvGZMay 11, 2023
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One bogey, 4 doubles and 11 ‘others’ made up a really exceptional spherical, not for the best causes after all, and his exploits haven’t gone down too effectively in some circles with critics feeling he may very well be off placing to gamers with real hopes of qualifying.
It appears Zaki might have watched the movie ‘The Phantom of the Open’ about Maurice Flitcroft’s well-known try to qualify for the 1976 Open Championship regardless of by no means enjoying a spherical of golf earlier than – and taking it to a brand new degree.