Collin Morikawa was born on February 6,1997 and is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and European Tour.
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22 Facts About Collin Morikawa
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In May 2018, Collin Morikawa spent three weeks as the top-ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
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Collin Morikawa became the first American to win the Race to Dubai on the European Tour.
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Collin Morikawa played collegiate golf at the University of California, Berkeley, from 2015 to 2019, winning five times, including the 2019 Pac-12 Conference Championship.
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Collin Morikawa 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.
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Collin Morikawa made his debut as a professional at the 2019 RBC Canadian Open, where he tied for 14th place.
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Collin Morikawa then won his first PGA Tour event two weeks later, at the Barracuda Championship – beating Troy Merritt by three points.
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On June 14, Collin Morikawa tied for the lead of the 2020 Charles Schwab Challenge after 72 holes.
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Collin Morikawa missed a short par putt on the first playoff hole to lose to Daniel Berger.
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Collin 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.
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Collin Morikawa was the fourth golfer to win the PGA Championship before turning 24 years old.
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Collin Morikawa won by three strokes over Billy Horschel, Viktor Hovland and Brooks Koepka.
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Collin Morikawa became the first player since Bobby Jones in 1926 to win two majors in eight or fewer starts.
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Collin Morikawa became the first player to win two different majors in his debut appearance.
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Son of Debbie and Blaine Collin Morikawa, Collin Morikawa was born in Los Angeles, California, and is of Chinese-Japanese descent.
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Collin Morikawa graduated from La Canada High School in La Canada Flintridge, California, in Los Angeles County.
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Collin Morikawa graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2019 with a degree in business administration.
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