Collin Morikawa wins Pebble Beach Pro-Am decade after Cal debut

"PEBBLE BEACH Collin Morikawa's tap-in birdie putt secured his first AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am championship Sunday and, quite fittingly, ended a madcap final round full of lead changes. After a long hug with his wife, Katherine Zhu, he revealed on CBS' post-round interview that she is pregnant with their first child, due in May. Morikawa said of his emotional release: It's a combination of everything. It's probably more the baby than the drought of winning."

"He had watched as three others were unable to hold it earlier in the round, all while world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler shot the day's low score of 9-under 63 with the awe-inspiring assist of three eagles. I was very aware of Scottie Scheffler's score today. What a player. It's cool to kind of go head to head against him, Morikawa said. I love looking at leaderboards. I want to know where I am."

"Morikawa, a 29-year-old Los Angeles native, kept an eye on the ever-changing scoreboard before finalizing a 5-under 67 for a tournament-best 22-under score. He got his first taste of Sunday's outright lead with a 30-foot birdie on hole No. 15. He found himself gazing into Carmel Bay while enduring a 20-minute delay on the 18th fairway, before striking his final three triumphant strokes. Prompting that delay was beachcomber Jacob Bridgeman, who failed to cleanly hit off the shoreline flanking the 18th green en route"

Collin Morikawa secured the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am title with a tap-in birdie putt that concluded a final round marked by multiple lead changes. He finished with a 5-under 67 for a tournament-best 22-under total. Morikawa celebrated with a modest fist pump, wiped away tears, and later revealed that his wife, Katherine Zhu, is pregnant with their first child due in May. He said the emotional release reflected both the upcoming baby and the end of a winless stretch since October 2023. Morikawa took the outright lead with a 30-foot birdie on No. 15, monitored Scottie Scheffler’s 9-under 63, and endured a 20-minute delay on the 18th before closing the victory.

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