The performance of some of the PGA Tour's brightest young talents at the PGA Championship shows the future of golf is in good hands, as seasoned pros and veterans heaped praise on 23-year-old champion Collin Morikawa yesterday morning (Singapore time). Morikawa, who turned...
"I think of that group, , Matt Wolff, Viktor Hovland, it's impressive what they do. They come out of college and they're ready to play out here.""There's always a bunch of guys that rock up on the scene, and he didn't necessarily get the most publicity out of the group he was in. But you know, I can consider myself veteran - I've been around the block - so I know talent when I see it," he said.
"I think you saw it today, a lot of guys had a chance towards the end and congratulations to Collin, he had a great back nine today and a good golf tournament. Yeah, I think golf is in a good place." "As an amateur, junior golfer, turning professional last year, but to finally close it off and come out here in San Francisco, pretty much my second home where I spent the last four years, is pretty special," said Morikawa, who grew up in Los Angeles but went to college at University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with a degree in business administration last year.
But rounds of 73 and 69 over the weekend dropped him down to 17th on a six-under 274 total. Li had another solid round going into the final day, but finished with a double bogey on 18.
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