Collin Morikawa narrowly defeated Jordan Spieth, Jon Rahm and Louis Oosthuizen to win the 2021 Open Championship on Sunday.
It was Morikawa’s second major victory of his career. He won the PGA Championship in 2020.
He played the final 31 holes at Royal St. George’s without a bogey. He started the final round of the tournament on shot behind the leader and finished two strokes ahead of Spieth.
Collin Morikawa now joins Tiger Woods as only the second player to win both the Open Championship and PGA Championship before turning 25 years old, per @ESPNStatsInfo. pic.twitter.com/FazmoxhOdV
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 18, 2021
Only two players in men’s golf history have won The Open Championship and the PGA Championship before turning 25:
🏆 Collin Morikawa
🏆 Tiger Woods pic.twitter.com/rhU0VMijeu— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 18, 2021
