Collin Morikawa

Amateur career Morikawa played collegiate golf at the University of California, Berkeley, from 2015 to 2019, winning five times, including the 2019 Pac-12 Conference Championship. Aside from his collegiate wins, he won the Western Junior, Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur and the Northeast Amateur. Morikawa then won his first PGA Tour event two weeks later, at the Barracuda Championship – beating Troy Merritt by three points.

2020 On June 14, 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.

On June 26, Morikawa missed his first cut on the PGA Tour at the 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. 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 2020 PGA Championship 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 Steve Elkington 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.

On July 18, 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. 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 Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9 and Morikawa went 3–0–1 including a tie in his Sunday singles match against Viktor Hovland.

In November, he won the European Tour's season ending DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. He also became the first American to win the Race to Dubai.

2022 In February, Morikawa shot a final-round 65 at the Genesis Invitational to finish tied-second; two shots behind Joaquín Niemann.

2023 At the Sentry Tournament of Champions in January, Morikawa held a six shot lead after 54 holes. He played the first 67 holes of the tournament without a bogey, but then made three consecutively and ultimately finished second; two strokes behind Jon Rahm. This tied Morikawa for the PGA Tour record for largest 54-hole lead squandered.

In February, he finished solo third at the Farmers Insurance Open, three shots behind Max Homa.

In July, Morikawa tied for the lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic after 72 holes, shooting a bogey-free 8-under 64. He lost to a birdie from Rickie Fowler on the first playoff hole, finishing tied-second with Adam Hadwin.

In October, Morikawa won the Zozo Championship, ending a 27-month winless drought on the PGA Tour.

2026 In February 2026, Morikawa won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am by one stroke over Min Woo Lee and Sepp Straka, ending a 28-month winless streak.

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 Los Angeles County. Morikawa graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019 with a degree in business administration. They were married on November 26, 2022.

Amateur wins 2013 Western Junior 2015 Trans-Mississippi Amateur 2016 Silicon Valley Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur 2017 ASU Thunderbird Invitational, Northeast Amateur 2018 Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate, Querencia Cabo Collegiate, Annual Western Intercollegiate 2019 The Farms Invitational, Pac-12 Championship

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Professional wins (8) PGA Tour wins (7) Legend Major championships (2) World Golf Championships (1) Signature events (1) Other PGA Tour (3) 1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but unofficial event on that tour.

PGA Tour playoff record (1–3)

European Tour wins (4) Legend Major championships (2) World Golf Championships (1) Tour Championships (1) Rolex Series (1) Other European Tour (0)

Playoff record

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12016Air Capital Classic(as an amateur) Ollie Schniederjans, J. J. SpaunSchniederjans won with birdie on second extra hole

Major championships Wins (2) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner(s)-up 2020 PGA Championship 2 shot deficit −13 (69-69-65-64=267) 2 strokes Paul Casey, Dustin Johnson 2021 The Open Championship 1 shot deficit −15 (67-64-68-66=265) 2 strokes Jordan Spieth

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 WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place

World Golf Championships Wins (1)

Results timeline 1Canceled 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. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

U.S. national team appearances Amateur Arnold Palmer Cup: 2017 (winners), 2018 (winners) Walker Cup: 2017 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy: 2018

Professional Ryder Cup: 2021 (winners), 2023, 2025 Presidents Cup: 2022 (winners), 2024 (winners), 2026