Collin Morikawa credits wife en route to six-stroke victory at ZOZO Championship
Collin Morikawa gets emotional as he credits wife Katherine Zhu after winning on the PGA Tour.
An emotional Collin Morikawa credited his wife Katherine Zhu after winning the ZOZO Championship on the PGA Tour.
Morikawa, 26, fired a stunning final-round 63 to overturn a two-stroke deficit at the start of the round into a six-stroke romp in Japan.
The win marks Morikawa's first since etching his name on the famous Claret Jug at the 2021 Open Championship.
Morikawa has now won six times on the PGA Tour.
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He ended the week at 14-under par.
Morikawa won $1.53m.
Eric Cole and Beau Hossler finished six strokes behind in a tie for second.
First win as husband and wife pic.twitter.com/qSZ2qH6jDG
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 22, 2023
After the round, Morikawa was quick to pay tribute to his wife Katherine for helping him through his two-year winless spell.
They got married in November 2022.
An emotional Morikawa said:
The win also meant a lot to Morikawa as he is half Japanese.
Morikawa said:
ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL LEADERBOARD
-14 C Morikawa (US)
-8 E Cole, B Hossler (US)
-7 R Ishikawa (Jap), R Shelton (US)
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