Imagine what’ll happen once Collin Morikawa gets some experience.
Just as he did last summer during a scorching weekend to steal the PGA Championship, Morikawa won in his first Open Championship appearance on Sunday. With a flurry of birdies early and then a couple of gut-check par saves late, the 24-year-old Californian held off a hard-charging Jordan Spieth at Royal St. George’s.
Morikawa closed with a bogey-free 66 to become the first player to win two different major championship debuts.
If the PGA announced Morikawa’s arrival, this Open solidified his standing as a player for the ages.