Aug. 9 (UPI) — Collin Morikawa shot a 6-under 64 in the final round of the 102nd PGA Championship on Sunday at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco to secure his first major title.
The 23-year-old Morikawa won his first major championship in only his second appearance in a major. According to ESPN, the University of California, Berkeley graduate is the third-youngest PGA Championship winner in the stroke-play era — behind Rory McIlroy (2012) and Jack Nicklaus (1963) — and the ninth golfer to win the event in his debut.
Morikawa captured his first Wanamaker Trophy with a remarkable shot on hole No. 16. He used his driver on the 294-yard 16th hole to get within seven feet of the cup and drained the putt for an eagle, clinching the victory.
He closed with a 64, the lowest final-round score by a PGA champion in 25 years. According to ESPN, his weekend score (129) was the best in the final two rounds of a major by any player ever.
Morikawa finished two strokes ahead of second-place finishers Paul Casey (66) and Dustin Johnson (68). Bryson DeChambeau, Jason Day, Scottie Scheffler, Matthew Wolff and Tony Finau tied for fourth at 10-under 270.