Collin Morikawa arrived in Sandwich, England having never played in a British Open. Now, he is the 2021 champion.
Collin Morikawa arrived in Sandwich, England having never played in a British Open. The lumpy, bumpy terrain he found at Royal St. Georges typfies how this event can torture even those golfers who have played these types of courses for decades.
But it hasn’t taken the 24-year-old American long to achieve feats that elite golfers spend a lifetime chasing. He established himself as one of golf’s rising talents in 2020. He established himself as one of the game’s preeminent stars this weekend.Morikawa came from one stroke behind 54-hole leader Louis Oosthuizen on Sunday to win at 15-under-par with a run of near flawless golf. Three straight birdies on the front nine catapulted him into the lead.
That allowed him to survive a charge from another American, Jordan Spieth, who produced a string of birdies that kept the pressure on. But when Morikawa walked down the 18th fairway, loudly cheered on by the crowded galleries, his two-stroke lead was secure. Then he tapped in his final par putt, pumped his fist and waved to the crowd—the victory was his.
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