2021 Ryder Cup Preview: What to Expect from Collin Morikawa
By Tim Letcher
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The Ryder Cup competition between Europe and the United States begins this week at Whistling Straits Golf Course in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The top 12 players from each side will meet with the winner taking home one of the most coveted trophies in golf.
As the teams prepare for competition, we will be doing the same by previewing the players in this year’s event. Today, we look at Team USA’s Collin Morikawa.
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Ryder Cup experience – This will be Morikawa’s first Ryder Cup. In fact, the last time the Ryder Cup was played, Morikawa was still an amateur who was playing at Cal. He does have some international team experience, having played in the Arnold Palmer Cup, the Walker Cup and for the Eisenhower Trophy.
Worldwide experience – In a short amount of time, Morikawa has become one of the best players in the world. He has five PGA Tour wins, including the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2021 Open Championship. He also won the World Golf Championship-Workday in 2021.
What to expect – Morikawa does not seem to be intimidated by any situation. In just a short amount of time, he has won two majors while going head-to-head with the best players in the world.
The Ryder Cup pressure can be different but Morikawa seems like the type of player who can handle it. From what we have seen of him, the more pressure there seems to be, the more relaxed he becomes.
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The lack of experience in international settings like this will work against him but luckily, his first Ryder Cup experience will be on the home turf of Whistling Straits in Wisconsin.
United States captain Steve Stricker will be counting on Morikawa this week. The fact that he’s a rookie will have no bearing on that. Stricker is looking for the world’s third-ranked player to step up, and that’s what we are all expecting to see this week.