Collin Morikawa finally won another PGA Tour event at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am last weekend.
The 29-year-old produced a 10-under-par 62 on Saturday, probably the best round of his entire career, to enter the fray.
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He then sealed the deal with a five-under-par 67 on Sunday to beat Min Woo Lee and Sepp Straka by one stroke.
In his press conference after the tournament, Morikawa was particularly pleased with one shot in the final round, which demonstrated great “artistry.”
Collin Morikawa’s best shot at Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Collin Morikawa has previously explained how he fell out of love with golf over the last few years.
He was desperate to return to his child-like approach of enjoying hitting creative shots rather than plotting his way around the course.
“With more and more technology, it’s great to advance and then figure out what you need to do better and how to perfect certain things, how to hit great shots,” Morikawa said after the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
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“But there’s an art, and we’re artists at heart. As I said, I’ve gone away from that a little bit. It’s funny, I watched my shot yesterday after we played on 17, and the announcer or whoever’s talking said, ‘Oh, man, I’m hitting a draw.’
“It’s like, I still know how to hit these shots. I play golf, and we hit some shots. I just like to play the fade more often than not because I know most of the time what it’s going to do. So for me, being able to picture those shots and seeing the curvature, how the wind’s going to affect it.”
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Morikawa was delighted with his display of “artistry” on the par-3 7th hole at Pebble Beach on Sunday.
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He hit his 9-iron approach shot from 111 yards out to less than six feet, which he converted into an outstanding birdie.
“Today, the best shot I think I hit was probably on 7,” Morikawa claimed. “I’ve stood on that tee when it’s been really windy, and you start thinking about numbers, you start thinking about is 9-iron enough, is it 8-iron, is it a wedge? I just took out a 9-iron. I looked at Mark, and we kind of nodded our heads.
“It’s all feel, and that’s that artistry, I think that a lot of people lose maybe over time. You definitely have that as a kid, and it’s how do you get that back? This week was really, really big for pulling that out.”
Collin Morikawa moves up to No. 5 in OWGR
Former world number one Collin Morikawa had fallen to 19th in the Official World Golf Ranking before the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
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With his victory in the first Signature Event of the season, he has now climbed up to fifth in the OWGR.
Morikawa is close behind Justin Rose (4th) and Tommy Fleetwood (3rd), with a significant gap to Rory McIlroy (2nd).
Every golf fan knows that Scottie Scheffler (1st) will be completely unreachable for at least another season.
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