Collin Morikawa, America’s best Young Golfer

Collin Morikawa is an American professional golfer who was born on February 6, 1997. Played on the PGA Tour and the European Tour, starting his career on the PGA tour with 22 straight strokes, second after 24 consecutive cuts after Tiger Woods.

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 Caada Flintridge, California, in Los Angeles County. Morikawa graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019 with a degree in business administration.

In 2019 Morikawa made his debut as a professional at the 2019 RBC Canadian Open, where he placed 14th. On July 7, Morikawa finished second at the 3M Open. On 14 July, he tied for 4th in the John Deere Classic

On August 9, Morikawa won the 2020 PGA Championship to win a major title in just his second major championship start. His final round of 64 tied for the lowest finals score shot by the 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 the age of 23.

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

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