Morikawa ready for more after major win

Collin Morikawa will relish life in the spotlight as golf’s newest major champion and is already targeting more glory in the game’s biggest events. Playing in just his second major and 28th tournament since turning professional 14 months ago, Morikawa won the US PGA Championship in sensational fashion after a thrilling final round at Harding Park in San Francisco. The 23-year-old emerged from a seven-way tie for the lead in the closing stages by chipping in for a birdie on the 14th hole and then producing a stunning eagle on the 16th by driving the green on the 294-yard par four and holing from seven feet. A closing 64 equalled the lowest round of the week and gave Morikawa a two-shot victory – his third since turning pro – over England’s Paul Casey and overnight leader Dustin Johnson, who has now failed convert any of his four 54-hole leads in majors. Morikawa, whose only error came during the presentation ceremony when the lid of the Wanamaker Trophy fell off as he held it aloft, said: “When I woke up I was like, this is meant to be.”