[ad_1]
COLLIN Morikawa continued to cement his place among the next generation of golf, winning for the third time in eight months with a victory Sunday at the World Golf Championship (WGC) – Workday Championship at The Concession in Bradenton, Florida.
The 24-year-old Morikawa shot 3-under-69 to finish at 18-under-270 to win by three shots over Billy Horschel (70), Brooks Koepka (70) and Norway’s Viktor Hovland (67). Cal’s product won for the fourth time since turning pro in 2019, taking the lead in the final round for the first time in his career.
“It shows that I can come here and compete, but what a week,” Morikawa said on the NBC broadcast. “I have been working a lot for the last two weeks. I got tips from Mark O’Meara and Paul Azinger and they helped me get through this week. My game felt so good and I’m so excited right now. “
Scottie Scheffler (68) finished only in fifth place with 14 under par, while Louis Oosthuizen (69) of South Africa, Rory McIlroy (71) of Northern Ireland and Webb Simpson (72) finished tied for sixth place with 12 under pair.
After a bogey on the second hole on Sunday, Morikawa got his last round on the track, passing 4 under par on an eight-hole stage from numbers 5-12.
The 2020 PGA Championship winner, who also won an additional event at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio last year, never left the lead after climbing to top spot on Saturday with a streak of six birdies over nine holes.
On a day when some players on the field wore red jerseys and black pants in honor of Tiger Woods, Morikawa became the only player, other than Woods, to win a major title and a WGC event before the age of 25.
Woods was seriously injured in a car accident Tuesday.
“Tiger means everything to me, and yes, he had the accident, and fortunately he is doing well and I hope he has a fast and great recovery,” Morikawa said. “But I don’t think we say ‘thank you’ enough. So, I’m going to thank Tiger. Sometimes you lose people too soon. Kobe Bryant). I lost my grandfather about a month ago … So thank you guys. “
After Horschel briefly tied for the lead early in the final round, Morikawa channeled Woods’ focus in the final round with birdies on the fifth, seventh and ninth holes to make the return at 34 under 2. Reuters
[ad_2]
