"Tiger means everything to me."
That's 24-year-old golf star Collin Morikawa getting extremely emotional about his idol Tiger Woods in the moments after winning a huge PGA event on Sunday ... and it's powerful stuff.
Morikawa had just won the World Golf Championships-Workday tournament in Bradenton, Fla. -- putting together a monster final round to hold off a stellar field of the PGA Tour's biggest stars.
During the post-match interview, he was asked about Woods ... and things got so emotional, Morikawa could barely hold back the tears.
"Yes, you know, he had the crash and thankfully he's all right and hopefully has a quick and great recovery," Morikawa said.