Northeast Amateur Alum Collin Morikawa Wins British Open
Northeast Amateur alum Collin Morikawa won the British Open on Sunday afternoon at Royal St. George’s in England.
Morikawa finished 15-under par for the tournament, edging Jordan Spieth by two shots to take the title.
Morikawa won the 2017 Northeast Amateur at Wannamoisett Country Club.
This is his second major championship of his career.
How it Happened
Morikawa started the final round one shot back of Louis Oosthuizen, however bogeys by Oosthuizen and three straight birdies by Morikawa flipped the leaderboard.
The former UCLA star birdied seven, eight and nine to take control of the tournament.
With a three shot lead heading into the back nine, Morikawa made birdie one 14 and parred in the rest of the way to take home the trophy.