Collin Morikawa


Collin Morikawa is an American professional golfer. He began his PGA Tour career with 22 consecutive made cuts, the second-longest streak to start a career to the 25 cuts made by Tiger Woods. Morikawa has two PGA Tour wins and two runner-up finishes. In May 2018, Morikawa spent three weeks as the top-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Amateur career

Morikawa graduated from La Cañada High School. He played collegiate golf at University of California, Berkeley from 2015 to 2019, winning five times including the 2019 Pac-12 Championship. Aside from his collegiate wins, he won the Western Junior, Trans-Mississippi Amateur, Sunnehanna Amateur and the Northeast Amateur. 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. In May 2018, he spent three weeks as the top-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. Morikawa graduated in 2019 with a degree in business administration.

Professional career

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 locked up PGA Tour membership for the 2019-20 season. Morikawa then won his first PGA Tour event two weeks later, at the Barracuda Championship – beating Troy Merritt by three points.
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.
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.
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. 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.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (2)

PGA Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12020Charles Schwab Challenge Daniel BergerLost to par on first extra hole
22020Workday Charity Open Justin ThomasWon with par on third extra hole

Playoff record

Web.com Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12016Air Capital Classic
 Ollie Schniederjans, J. J. SpaunSchniederjans won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

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

Results in World Golf Championships

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur