Collin Morikawa presses a well-thumbed reset button at the Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic
The World No. 2 has a history of bouncing back from disappointments better than ever before.
There is plenty to admire about Collin Morikawa's emergence at the highest level of world golf.
.@collin_morikawa has arrived in Dubai ๐ #SlyncDDC | #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/oG4QJojp5x
โ DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) January 24, 2022
Crumbling when first contending for a title
Response? A mind-change after he listened to something four-time Major winnerย Brooks Koepka said: "He said he was now there to win and that when he first turned pro he was there to make cuts. Then he went to top 30s, and top 20s, and top 10s. From that day I just switched to, 'Let's go out and win.'"
What came next? In his next three starts he finished second, fourth and then won his maiden PGA Tour title, the Barracuda Championship.
Missing his first cut
A missed tiddler at Colonial in June 2020
Set-back? In the first tournament post-lockdown, Morikawa missed a short putt on the first extra hole to gift the title to Daniel Berger. His putting was widely discussed and uniformly deemed a weakness likely to threaten his winning potential.
.@collin_morikawa's drive from last year's PGA Championship is a shot no golf fan will ever forget. ๐ฏ pic.twitter.com/UrZm84NJsX
โ Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) May 19, 2021
Going flat
A seaside muddle
In 2021, @collin_morikawa had the joy of heading to the 72nd green in The Open with the Claret Jug all but secured ๐
โ The Open (@TheOpen) January 4, 2022
Who will experience the greatest walk in golf at St Andrews this year? ๐ค pic.twitter.com/tf5yZTE2pC