Collin Morikawa (born February 6, 1997) is an American

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who plays on the PGA Tour and

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. He began his PGA Tour career with 22 consecutive made cuts, second only to Tiger Woods' 25-cut streak. Morikawa has five PGA Tour wins – including two major championships, the

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and the

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, winning both on his debut. In May 2018, Morikawa spent three weeks as the top-ranked golfer in the

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. He also became the first American to win the

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on the European Tour.

Amateur career

Morikawa played collegiate golf at the University of California, Berkeley, from 2015 to 2019, winning five times, including the 2019

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Championship. Aside from his collegiate wins, he won the

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, Sunnehanna Amateur and the

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. He played on the winning

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team in

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and

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, the winning

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team in

and the Eisenhower Trophy team in

that finished second by one stroke. In May 2018, he spent three weeks as the top-ranked golfer in the

Professional career

2019

Morikawa made his debut as a professional at the 2019

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, where he tied for 14th place. On July 7, Morikawa tied for second at the

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. On July 14, he tied for 4th at

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. With that finish, Morikawa secured PGA Tour membership for the 2019–20 season. Morikawa then won his first PGA Tour event two weeks later, at the

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– beating

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by three points.

2020

On June 14, Morikawa tied for the lead of the 2020

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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. On June 26, Morikawa missed his first cut on the PGA Tour at the

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, ending a streak of 22 consecutive made cuts, the second-longest streak to start a professional career to the 25 made by Tiger Woods. On July 12, Morikawa beat

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in a playoff to win his second PGA Tour title at the

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. The win was the first non-alternate PGA Tour victory for him. 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, Morikawa won the

to win a major in only his second major championship start. His final round of 64 tied the lowest final round score shot by a PGA Champion, matching

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in the 1995 PGA Championship. With his win, Morikawa was the third youngest golfer to win the PGA Championship when he won the event at age 23. Morikawa was also the fourth golfer to win the PGA Championship before turning 24 years old.

2021

On February 28, Morikawa won the

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at the Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida. Morikawa won by three strokes over

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and

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. On July 18, Morikawa won the

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in Kent, England. Morikawa won by two strokes over

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. He became the first player since Bobby Jones in 1926 to win two majors in eight or fewer starts. He also became the first player to win two different majors in his debut appearance. In August, Morikawa finished in a tie for 3rd place at the Olympic Games. He lost in a 7-man playoff for the bronze medal. In September, Morikawa played on the U.S. team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at

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. The U.S. team won 19–9 and Morikawa went 3–0–1 including a tie in his Sunday singles match against

. In November, he won the

's season ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. He also became the first American to win the

2022

In February, Morikawa shot a final-round 65 at the

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to finish tied-second; two shots behind

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Personal life

The son of Debbie and Blaine Morikawa, Morikawa was born in Los Angeles, California, and is of Chinese-Japanese descent. He graduated from La Cañada High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California, in

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. Morikawa graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019 with a degree in

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. In December 2021, Morikawa got engaged to his long-time girlfriend, Katherine Zhu. They were married on November 26, 2022.

Amateur wins

*2013

*2015

*2016 Silicon Valley Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur *2017 ASU Thunderbird Invitational,

*2018 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, Querencia Cabo Collegiate, Annual Western Intercollegiate *2019 The Farms Invitational, Pac-12 Championship Source:

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (5)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

European Tour wins (4)

*The DP World Tour Championship, Dubai is also a Rolex Series tournament.

Playoff record

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

Major championships

Wins (2)

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 8 (2020 Masters – 2022 U.S. Open) *Longest streak of top-10s – 4 (2021 PGA – 2022 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur *

(winners),

(winners) *

(winners) * Eisenhower Trophy:

Professional *

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(winners) *

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(winners)

Notes

References

External links

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