Morikawa wins in debut at The Open

 Collin Morikawa made major history at The Open Championship, while Seamus Power broke through at Barbasol. Morikawa wins in debut at The Open [View Online]( [Wire-to-Wire Logo] Collin Morikawa went bogey free on Sunday at Royal St. George's. (Keyur Khamar/PGA TOUR) Teeing Off [MAGICAL MORIKAWA WINS SECOND MAJOR]( There are two Ls in Collin Morikawa’s first name. But there are two Ws on his resume when it comes to major championships. [Morikawa won The 149th Open]( by two shots over Jordan Spieth after a bogey-free 4-under 66. It’s [the second major victory for the 24-year-old]( Californian, with the first coming in 2020 at the PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park. “I had to tell myself midway through the round to focus on each shot and make sure I was committed over each shot,” said Morikawa, who put a [new set of irons](in the bag recently. “I put myself in position after nine holes, but there were still nine holes (remaining).” In the end, there wasn’t much to worry about. Morikawa relied on his already-legendary ball-striking, and he rode a hot putter to distance himself from his challengers. Morikawa played his final 31 holes without a bogey, and it was his second major win in only eight starts in major championship competition, which sets a modern-era record. The Champion Golfer of the Year also cemented his fifth PGA TOUR victory in only 49 professional starts, and he leapt to the top of the [FedExCup standings](. [divider] [POWER WINS PLAYOFF, POSTS FIRST TOUR WIN]( Seamus Power walked off the 18th green in regulation at the Barbasol Championship after firing a final-round 5-under 67. A solid round, no doubt. Little did he know that later it would be good enough to get him into a playoff. After leader J.T. Poston struggled down the stretch in regulation, the two found themselves in a playoff, and when the dust settled, Power won on the sixth sudden-death hole to [earn his first PGA TOUR win](. “This changes everything for me,” Power, 34, said. “Forever I’ll be able to say I’m a winner on the PGA TOUR.” The Irishman is now fully exempt through the 2022-23 season and earned spots in the Sentry Tournament of Champions, THE PLAYERS Championship and the PGA Championship. He earned 300 FedExCup points and moved up 57 spots to No. 69 in the [standings](. [divider] [Moving on to Minnesota]( The PGA TOUR enters the home stretch prior to the FedExCup playoffs with the [3M Open in Minnesota](. Michael Thompson defends from 2020 while reigning FedExCup champion Dustin Johnson tops the field as he looks for his first TOUR victory since the Masters in November. He has had just two top-10 finishes during this calendar year and withdrew after the first round in Minnesota in 2020 due to a back injury. Louis Oosthuizen, who finished T3 at The Open, is set to make his 3M Open debut. There are plenty of past major champions set to tee it up including Charl Schwartzel, Jason Dufner, Gary Woodland, Patrick Reed, Bubba Watson, Sergio Garcia, Stewart Cink and Lucas Glover. Rickie Fowler will make his tournament debut and will look to impress U.S. Ryder Cup Captain Steve Stricker, who will also be playing. Recent [PGA TOUR University]( graduates Quade Cummins, John Pak, and the University of Minnesota’s Angus Flanagan are sponsor exemptions. TPC Twin Cities, designed originally by Arnold Palmer with Minnesota native and Tom Lehman as the player consultant, features plenty of water and naturally rolling terrain. Video Of The Week Jonathan Thompson makes an ace in his Open Championship debut. The Turn Mic Check “I feel like I 100% played well enough to win this week.” - [Jordan Spieth](, who finished solo second to Collin Morikawa at The Open. [divider] By The Numbers 4 – Bogeys on the week for Collin Morikawa, the fewest in the field. 4 – Ranking in the FedExCup for Jon Rahm. The Spaniard has credited his personal trainer Spencer Tatum, a Golf Digest top 50 trainer, for getting the most out of his body. [Check out The Golf & Fitness Show]( as Tatum takes you inside Rahm’s workouts. -11 – Louis Oosthuizen’s record setting 36-hole score at The Open Championship. Oosthuizen shot an opening-round 64 followed by a 65 on Friday to enter the weekend at -11 (129). He shot 1 over in Round 4 and finished tied for third. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [TERMS & PRIVACY]( To remove yourself from all future PGA TOUR WIRE2WIRE communications please click here: [Unsubscribe]( PGA TOUR 1 PGA TOUR Boulevard Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 Attn: Marketing, Fan Engagement ©2021 PGA TOUR WIRE2WIRE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED