Morikawa’s major milestone

 Morikawa’s major milestone [View Online]( [Wire-to-Wire Logo] Collin Morikawa has as many major titles as he does missed cuts on TOUR. (Getty Images) Teeing Off [MAJOR MOMENT FOR MORIKAWA]( There were major champions and rookies. There were young stars and grizzled veterans. And there was a logjam at the top of the PGA Championship leaderboard late on a Sunday. So Collin Morikawa, 23, decided to hit the afterburners, posted a final-round 6-under 64 and hoisted [the Wanamaker trophy at TPC Harding Park](. “It’s amazing. It’s been a life goal,” said Morikawa, who earned 600 FedExCup points and moved to No. 2 in the standings. “As a little kid, kind of growing up and watching all these professionals, and this is always what I wanted to do.” Since World War II, only three players had won the PGA Championship at age 23. They are Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. That list grew to four players on Sunday. There were seven players tied for the lead at one point on the back nine during the final round, but Morikawa began to pull away after he holed a pitch shot on No. 14 to move to 11 under and took the outright lead. But the shot of the championship came on the par-4 16th when he drove the green and left himself a 7-foot eagle putt, which he drained to take a two-shot lead. With a lot of talk about how the long drivers would have the advantage at TPC Harding Park, Morikawa, not known as a big hitter, got the job done another way. He led the field in driving accuracy, and became the first player to do so and win a major since 2010. Also, his rounds of 65 and 64 on the weekend was the lowest closing 36-hole score in PGA Championship history. This marked Morikawa’s third win as a pro. He also won the Workday Charity Open last month at Muirfield Golf Club and the Barracuda Championship last summer. Morikawa gets a lifetime exemption into the PGA Championship and a five-year exemption on the PGA TOUR. [divider] [TIGER FINDS POSITIVES AT TPC HARDING PARK]( [Tiger Woods shot 3-under 67 in the final round]( to finish 1 under for the week and in a tie for 37th. The cold weather in Northern California was a source of concern entering the week considering Woods’ fused back. “It held up pretty good this week, all things considered, with it being as chilly as it is,” Woods said. “My body responded pretty well all week. I stayed pretty loose. It will be nice when it is warmer.” Woods said he is taking a week off before “getting back at it.” That means Woods might tee it up in two weeks when the [FedExCup Playoffs]( begin at THE NORTHERN TRUST at TPC Boston. [Woods and Rory McIlroy are the only two-time FedExCup champions](. [divider] [WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP UP NEXT]( The last event of the Regular Season and the final week of the [Wyndham Rewards Top 10]( competition has arrived with the [Wyndham Championship]( in Greensboro, North Carolina. Former FedExCup champions Justin Rose and Jordan Spieth, as well as Brooks Koepka ([winner of the inaugural Wyndham Rewards Top 10]() highlight the [star-studded field]( at Sedgefield Country Club. [J.T. Poston]( looks to defend his 2019 title and [Brandt Snedeker]( returns to the site where he shot a first-round 59. Four golfers in the top 10 of the [FedExCup standings]( will tee it up, including reigning Rookie of the Year Sungjae Im, past Wyndham winner Webb Simpson (who named his daughter Wyndham) and his former junior-golf rival from nearby Raleigh, Brendon Todd. It’s the final event before the [FedExCup Playoffs](, so every point matters especially for those on the bubble. [divider] Video Of The Week The Turn MIC CHECK "Just swinging too hard," said [Bryson DeChambeau]( after accidentally breaking his driver on the seventh hole during the opening round. [divider] BY THE NUMBERS 95’ 5” – Length of the incredible [birdie putt for Bryson DeChambeau]( on the par-4 18th hole during the third round of the PGA Championship. It was the longest made putt of his career AND the first made putt over 95 feet on TOUR since 2017. 114' 9" – Feet and inches of putts made in the opening round of the PGA Championship for Tiger Woods. That’s the most feet of putts he’s made in a round this season. 189 – Yards for the tee shot by Byeong Hun An, who made a [hole-in-one]( on the par-3 11th during the final round of the PGA Championship. This marks An’s first ace on TOUR and the 28th at the PGA Championship since 1983. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [TERMS & PRIVACY]( To remove yourself from all future PGA TOUR WIRE2WIRE communications please click here: [Unsubscribe]( PGA TOUR 5150 Palm Valley Rd, Ste. 300 Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 Attn: Marketing, Fan Engagement ©2020 PGA TOUR WIRE2WIRE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED