Collin Morikawa etched his name into golf history on one of the game’s biggest stages on Sunday.
The 24-year-old overcame a one-shot deficit to 2010 British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen and then held off three-time major champion Jordan Spieth with a 4-under 66 to win the 149th British Open at 15 under. Morikawa is the first player to win two different majors in his first attempts and joins Bobby Jones as the only players to win two majors in their first eight tries.
Just two years into his professional career, Morikawa already has five wins, two of which are majors: 2019 Barracuda Championship, 2020 Workday Charity Open, 2020 PGA Championship, 2021 WGC-Workday Championship and now the 2021 Open.
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Morikawa got off to a steady start with six consecutive pars before closing out his front nine with three consecutive birdies. He added another on the par-5 14th along with eight more pars for a bogey-free round of smooth, stress-free golf.
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