Collin Morikawa joins legends as eighth to win two majors before age 25
In winning the 149th Open, Morikawa is the first golfer in history to win two majors in his first attempts.

Collin Morikawa, 24, captured his second major championship on Sunday at the 149th Open, becoming the first men's golfer in history to win his debut at two separate major events. He also became just the eighth golfer ever to win two majors before the age of 25. The phenom finished 15 under for the tournament, besting second-place finisher Jordan Spieth (-13) and third-place finishers Jon Rahm and Louis Oosthuizen (-11).

Morikawa ended up atop of a star-studded leaderboard in come-from-behind fashion as he parlayed a one-stroke deficit at the 54-hole turn into a two-stroke win, touching off his week with a bogey-free 4-under 66 in Round 4. Spieth and Rahm matched him with 66s in a wild final round that left us with a tremendous finish.

"This is by far one of the best moments of my life," said Morikawa after the round. "... It gives me chills."

Paired with 2010 Open Championship winner and 54-hole leader Louis Oosthuizen, who won the same championship 11 years ago to the day Sunday, Morikawa and Oosty exchanged pars in the first three holes of the final round from Royal St. George's. But as Oosthuizen -- who led after every round this week -- faded with bogeys at Nos. 4 and No. 7, Morikawa surged and took the lead by sinking birdies on Nos. 7, 8 and 9. He went out in 32 and came in at 34, finishing his week with 31 consecutive bogey-free holes to earn the Claret Jug.

"It was 100%," he said of his focus on his final 18 holes. "Execution was a little iffy, but I knew there was going to be troubles. … Yeah, my putting stats may not be up there, but they came in when I needed them, and I'm so happy."

Spieth, a three-time major champion and the 2017 Open Champion, made his own run on Sunday to push Morikawa down the stretch in Round 4. After overcoming bogeys on Nos. 4 and 6, Spieth eagled the seventh and birdied Nos. 9, 10, 13 and 14 to get within one of Morikawa's lead on the back. Yet Morikawa, playing one hole behind him, had an answer at every turn with a clutch birdie on the par-4 14th and a pair of par saves on 15 and 16 as he brought it home in steady fashion.
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