PGA Tour: Collin Morikawa defeats Justin Thomas in the playoff

The announced match of the three young wolves of the PGA Tour turned to the advantage of Collin Morikawa who won the Workday Charity Open after three playoff holes against Justin Thomas. Viktor Hovland is content with third place. At 23, the world number one amateur 2018 signs the second victory of his career, a year almost to the day after his first title at the Barracuda Championship. The number five world 27-year-old thought well to hold his thirteenth title on the PGA Tour after his sublime eagle at hole number 15. But the former world number one let slip his three shots ahead with a first bogey at 16, followed by another at 18, while Morikawa meanwhile signed a birdie at 17. Back to back after 72 holes, the two men extended their arm wrestling for two more holes at 18, before the par by the win at 10 for Morikawa . Also a member of the last game on Sunday with Morikawa and Thomas, the Norwegian Viktor Hovland (23 years old like Morikawa) had the illusion with three birdies on his first five holes, before finishing four shots from the playoff. For his first tournament at Muirfield Village in eleven years, the Englishman Ian Poulter signs a beautiful fifth place, his best result since his podium at the WGC-Mexico almost eighteen months ago. The Spaniard Jon Rahm, who was eyeing the number one place in the world if successful, is satisfied with the 27th place, after the best Sunday card (64). The dolphin of Rory McIlroy reminds by the way that he will be watching next week, still on the land of Jack Nicklaus where the gratin of world golf will meet for a highly anticipated Memorial tournament with the world top 5, Tiger Woods ... and the French number one Victor Perez.

Collin Morikawa.

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And now?

Two-time PGA TOUR champion at age 23 pic.twitter.com/DT4lfZ8yQR