The wait was worth it The long wait for a Major was worth it. What an incredible PGA Championship we saw at TPC Harding Park! A highly-competitive tournament saw everybody from rising stars to relative unknowns and, of course, Brooks Koepka all have a pop at the Wanamaker Trophy. In the end, it was rising star Collin Morikawa who came out on top.It was he who played like a veteran down the stretch staying calm under the pressure and hitting the clutch shots and making the putts as though it was an every week occurence. Usually, pars are enough when you hold the lead on Sunday at a Major, but not this time. A six-under 64, including a chip-in birdie on 14 and an eagle on the 16th, took Morikawa to -13 for the week to claim an incredible victory aged 23 and in just his second Major start.It was the lowest weekend 36 hole total in history and In the 12 months since turning professional Morikawa has missed only one cut and also won his first event on The PGA Tour.He has had other chances to win too,could HE be the new phenom to dominate the game in the next 10 years?If that happens,the question is .... will men around the world start naming their sons Collin, after him, as they undoubtedly did when Tiger came to the top of the game.?Hard to believe but he was still in college 15 months ago! The only thing he did wrong all week was drop the trophy at the presentation! We had a poll on our website last week that asked who was most likely to dominate golf over the next decade. Jon Rahm was by far the favourite - he's back to World Number One now - followed by Koepka and then Justin Thomas. The egg is certainly on our face for not including Morikawa in our list! Maybe next time… |