Collin Morikawa has returned to the winner’s circle on the PGA Tour, claiming the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am title after narrowly beating Min Woo Lee and Sepp Straka.
Coming into the final round of the event, it had been a long time since Morikawa had won on American soil. In fact, you would have to go all the way back to before Scottie Scheffler even had his first win on tour.
The 29-year-old did not start well on Sunday. But he played his last 13 holes at five under par to come home one shot clear.
It looked at times like he might be feeling the heat. But in the end, he hit some fantastic shots when it mattered most, especially with Scheffler right there chasing him down for much of the day.
Sepp Straka reflects on final round with Collin Morikawa at Pebble Beach
Morikawa was grouped with overnight leader Akshay Bhatia and Sepp Straka for the final round.
Straka, who finished in a tie for second place, spoke about what it was like to watch Morikawa close out the win.
He said: “His iron play down the stretch, really all day was great, especially the iron shot on 16 was unbelievable. He kind of left himself pretty far back and he hit a six iron in there tight and made a birdie.
“The one on 18 was a hard enough shot, but he likes to cut it so it makes it even harder with that wind blowing 25, 30 off your left. Yeah, that is a pretty special shot to put it away there.
“He’s one of the best iron players of our generation probably. His generation. I’m a little older than him. We’ve been out here about the same time. Yeah, it’s very impressive to watch him hit iron shots.”
Collin Morikawa will know that there is a lot more work to do despite winning at Pebble Beach
Morikawa started the 2026 season with something to prove. His last PGA Tour victory was at the end of 2023, when he won the ZOZO Championship.
He came close to breaking that streak at The Sentry and the Arnold Palmer Invitational last year but finished second in both events.
Those near-misses seemed to hit him hard. After The Masters, his only other top-10 finish that year came at the Rocket Classic.
This week at Pebble Beach, Morikawa looked closer to his best form. On Saturday, he hit all 18 greens in regulation and managed the pressure well on Sunday in tough conditions.
Now, it is about building on this result and making sure it does not take nearly as long for his next win.
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