WGC-Workday: Morikawa on top, Woods in the spotlight

American Collin Morikawa won the WGC Workday Championship on Sunday, played on the Concession Golf course in Bradenton (Florida), where many golfers paid tribute to Tiger Woods, hospitalized after a serious car accident on Tuesday. 

Morikawa (24), world number six, returned a card of 69 (-3 under par), scaring himself with a bogey from the second hole, but making up for it with 4 birdies on the rest of the course, for a total of 270, finishing three strokes ahead of Norwegian Viktor Hovland and compatriots Brooks Koepka, former world number one, and Billy Horschel.

“It shows that I can come here and compete,” said Morikawa, winning a tournament where almost all of the world's top 50 players would compete.

"What a week.

I have worked so hard over the past two weeks.

My game was so good, I'm so excited right now, ”continued Morikawa, who becomes the second player after Tiger Woods to win a major title and a WGC title before 25 years old.

"Tiger is everything to me"

Morikawa also paid tribute to Tiger Woods, who is recovering, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, from his heavy operation on his right leg.

“Tiger is everything to me,” Morikawa assured.

To pay tribute to the man who is considered one of the best golfers in history, Rory McIlroy (6th in the tournament, 8th in the world) and Justin Thomas (15th in the tournament, 3rd in the world) for their part wore a red polo shirt and black pants, Tiger Woods' usual outfit.

For this tournament endowed with 10.5 million dollars and being part of the circuit of the WGC, or the world golf championships, the world number one, Dustin Johnson, ends for his part in the 54th place, with a disappointing card of 78 on Sunday. .

WGC Workday Championship final standings after the 4th and final round (par 72):

1. Collin Morikawa (USA) -18 (70-64-67-69)

2. Viktor Hovland (NOR) -15 (71-69-66-67)

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Brooks Koepka (United States) -15 (67-66-70-70)

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Billy Horschel (United States) -13 (67-67-69-70)

5. Scottie Scheffler (United States) -14 (69-70-67-68)

6. Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) -12 (69-68-70-69)

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Rory McIlroy (NIR) -12 (69-70-66-71)

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Webb Simpson (USA) -12 (66-69-69-72)

9. Jason Kokrak (United States) -11 (70-69-69-69)

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Patrick Reed (USA) -11 (68-68-69-72)