Collin Morikawa | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Los Angeles, California[1] | February 6, 1997
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) |
Nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada[1] |
Career | |
College | University of California, Berkeley |
Turned professional | 2019 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
Professional wins | 5 |
Highest ranking | 3 (July 18, 2021)[2] (as of July 25, 2021) |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 5 |
European Tour | 3 |
Best results in major championships (wins: 2) | |
Masters Tournament | T18: 2021 |
PGA Championship | Won: 2020 |
U.S. Open | T4: 2021 |
The Open Championship | Won: 2021 |
Collin Morikawa (born February 6, 1997) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He began his PGA Tour career with 22 consecutive made cuts, a feat surpassed only by Tiger Woods' 25-cut streak.[3] Morikawa has five PGA Tour wins – including two major championships, the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2021 Open Championship, winning both on his debut. In May 2018, Morikawa spent three weeks as the top-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[4][5]
The son of Debbie and Blaine Morikawa, Morikawa is of Japanese-Chinese descent. He graduated from La Cañada High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California, in Los Angeles County. He played collegiate golf at the University of California, Berkeley, from 2015 to 2019, winning five times, including the 2019 Pac-12 Championship.[6][7] Aside from his collegiate wins, he won the Western Junior, Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur and the Northeast Amateur.[8] He played on the winning Arnold Palmer Cup team in 2017 and 2018, the winning Walker Cup team in 2017 and the Eisenhower Trophy team in 2018 that finished second by one stroke.[8] In May 2018, he spent three weeks as the top-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[4][5] Morikawa graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019 with a degree in business administration.[1]
Morikawa made his debut as a professional at the 2019 RBC Canadian Open, where he tied for 14th place. On July 7, 2019, Morikawa tied for second at the 3M Open. On July 14, he tied for 4th at John Deere Classic. With that finish, Morikawa secured PGA Tour membership for the 2019–20 season.[9] Morikawa then won his first PGA Tour event two weeks later, at the Barracuda Championship – beating Troy Merritt by three points.[10]
On June 14, 2020, Morikawa tied for the lead of the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge after 72 holes. This was the first PGA Tour tournament played after a three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Morikawa missed a short par putt on the first playoff hole to lose to Daniel Berger.[11]
On June 26, 2020, Morikawa missed his first cut on the PGA Tour at the 2020 Travelers Championship, ending a streak of 22 consecutive made cuts, the second-longest streak to start a professional career to the 25 made by Tiger Woods.[3]
On July 12, 2020, Morikawa beat Justin Thomas in a playoff to win his second PGA Tour title at the Workday Charity Open. The win was the first non-alternate PGA Tour victory for him.[12] Morikawa rallied from a three-shot deficit with three holes remaining, and made a 25-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole to stay alive, before winning with a par on the third playoff hole.
On August 9, 2020, Morikawa won the 2020 PGA Championship to win a major in only his second major championship start.[13] His final round of 64 tied the lowest final round score shot by a PGA Champion, matching Steve Elkington in the 1995 PGA Championship.[14] With his win, Morikawa was the third youngest golfer to win the PGA Championship when he won the event at age 23.[15] Morikawa was also the fourth golfer to win the PGA Championship before turning 24 years old.[14]
On February 28, 2021, Morikawa won the 2021 WGC-Workday Championship at the Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida. Morikawa won by three strokes over Billy Horschel, Viktor Hovland and Brooks Koepka.[16]
On July 18, 2021, Morikawa won the 2021 Open Championship at Royal St George's Golf Club in Kent, England. Morikawa won by two strokes over Jordan Spieth. He became the first player since Bobby Jones in 1926 to win two majors in eight or fewer starts.[17] He also became the first player to win two different majors in his debut appearance.[18]
Source:[8]
Legend |
Major championships (2) |
World Golf Championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour (2) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Jul 28, 2019 | Barracuda Championship | 47 pts (13-7-13-14=47)[a] | 3 points | ![]() | |
2 | Jul 12, 2020 | Workday Charity Open | 65-66-72-66=269 | −19 | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | Aug 9, 2020 | PGA Championship | 69-69-65-64=267 | −13 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
4 | Feb 28, 2021 | WGC-Workday Championship | 70-64-67-69=270 | −18 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 | Jul 18, 2021 | The Open Championship | 67-64-68-66=265 | −15 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2020 | Charles Schwab Challenge | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 2020 | Workday Charity Open | ![]() |
Won with par on third extra hole |
3 | 2021 | Memorial Tournament | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Legend |
Major championships (2) |
World Golf Championships (1) |
Other European Tour (0) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 9, 2020 | PGA Championship | 69-69-65-64=267 | −13 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | Feb 28, 2021 | WGC-Workday Championship | 70-64-67-69=270 | −18 | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 | Jul 18, 2021 | The Open Championship | 67-64-68-66=265 | −15 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2016 | Air Capital Classic (as an amateur) |
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Schniederjans won with birdie on second extra hole |
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
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2020 | PGA Championship | 2 shot deficit | −13 (69-69-65-64=267) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2021 | The Open Championship | 1 shot deficit | −15 (67-64-68-66=265) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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Masters Tournament | T44 | T18 | |
PGA Championship | 1 | T8 | |
U.S. Open | T35 | CUT | T4 |
The Open Championship | NT | 1 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tournament | 2021 |
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The Players Championship | T41 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
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2021 | WGC-Workday Championship | 2 shot lead | −18 (70-64-67-69=270) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 |
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Championship | T42 | 1 |
Match Play | NT1 | T56 |
Invitational | T20 | |
Champions | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Amateur
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