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U.S. Open: Top 10 power rankings at Winged Foot

By Mike Randleman

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 06: Tony Finau of the United States plays his shot from the third tee during the third round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on September 06, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 06: Tony Finau of the United States plays his shot from the third tee during the third round of the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club on September 06, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /
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PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 13: Collin Morikawa of the United States plays a shot from the ninth tee during the first round of the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 13, 2019 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
PEBBLE BEACH, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 13: Collin Morikawa of the United States plays a shot from the ninth tee during the first round of the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links on June 13, 2019 in Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /

Collin Morikawa will look to go coast to coast with back to back major wins. The 23-year-old can get halfway to the career grand slam after he won the PGA Championship last month at TPC Harding Park.

Driving the green on the par-4 16th and making eagle to lock up the tournament was one of the more memorable moments in major championship history, even without fans to witness it in person.

These fans will be eager to check out Morikawa at

tournaments as soon as they can. He was an ultra elite collegian and has carried it forward into the pros.

The former Cal Golden Bear has shown consistency that golf’s Golden Bear, Jack Nicklaus, would admire.

He made his first 17 cuts as a pro. Morikawa was runner up in 2019 at the 3M Open and won the Barracuda Championship shortly after.

In 2020, he began with five straight top 30s. Morikawa lost a heartbreaker at the Charles Schwab Challenge in June, only to bounce back with a win in another playoff at the Workday Charity Open.

That propelled him to get it done at the PGA. Morikawa closed the FedEx Cup Playoffs strong with T-20th at the BMW Championship and sixth place at the Tour Championship (T-7th gross).

He ended the 2019-2020 PGA Tour season ranked second on Tour in strokes gained approach (.884) per round and 11th in SG off the tee (.44). He’s a true phenom ball striker.

The short game and putting have some ways to go consistency wise, but the talent is clearly there. It shows in spurts, like when a statistically sub top-100 putter like him led the field in SG putting at the PGA.

He’s been seeing courses for the first or maybe second time throughout his young career. Very few players in the field were in the 2006 U.S. Open or 2004 U.S. Amateur, so Morikawa should be on more level footing as far as course preparation goes.

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