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Collin Morikawa Wins AT&T pebble Beach Pro-Am in Dramatic Finish
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.— Collin Morikawa won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Sunday, February 18, 2024, after a thrilling final round that saw multiple lead changes and a dramatic finish. He defeated Scottie Scheffler and byeong Hun Lee in a three-way playoff.
Morikawa and his wife are expecting their first child this spring.
“There’s so much to life, there’s so much to enjoy,” he said.
The Morikawas are expecting 🥰
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— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 15, 2024
Scheffler began the final day eight shots behind and was 7 under through seven holes before the wind began whipping. He had three eagles in his round of 65, the last one a 6-iron to 30 inches on the final hole that allowed him to tie Morikawa for the lead.
“I was vrey aware of Scottie Scheffler’s score today.I mean, what a player,” Morikawa said.
Scheffler didn’t think it would be enough,and it wasn’t.
Moments later, morikawa holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the 15th to take the lead. He followed with a 6-iron into 8 feet for another birdie. But a bogey on the par-3 17th — his tee shot was dangerously close to the ocean left of the green — and Lee finishing birdie-birdie for a 67, created another tie.
For all the drama, it was particularly tense on the par-5 18th as Morikawa waited. And waited. It was 20 minutes from hitting his tee shot to hitting his 4-iron, a wait made longer considering what was at stake.
“I was able to pull off a great 4-iron,” he said. ”And man, I need a drink.”
Akshay Bhatia, the 54-hole leader by two shots, made only two birdies over his last 29 holes. He fell out of the lead after four holes and never caught up, closing with a 72 to finish three back.
Scheffler was 10 shots behind after the first day when he shot 72.He was 13 shots back at one point Friday. He still managed to be a major threat. He wound up in a tie for second with Lee (67), extending his streak to 18 PGA Tour starts in the top 10.
He became the first player in tour history to have three eagles in a round at Pebble Beach.
“I had to do something special to give myself a chance,” Scheffler said. ”The back nine,I felt like I had to get to 21 or 22 (under). I played a bit more aggressive than I normally am. It was a fun day overall. these are the weeks I’m proud of. I felt like I was battling to give myself a chance.”
Among his regrets was a wedge to a back pin on the 15th that was a foot away from spinning back to close range. It hopped hard over the green. He chipped to 6 feet and missed the par putt.
Morikawa charged his way into the mix with a 66 on Saturday to get within two shots of bhatia, and he did enough right to stay close — six players had a share of the lead at some point during the final round — until delivering at the end.