The Cal alum won the iconic British event in 2021 but Scottie Scheffler is the favorite ths weekend at Scotland's Royal Troon
Three years after securing his second major with a triumph at Royal St. George’s, Collin Morikawa is ready to pursue another victory at The Open Championship.
Morikawa is coming off a tie for fourth place at the Scottish Open last week, his ninth consecutive top-20 finish. Six of those were in the top-10, including a tie for third at the Masters and fourth place. He tied for 14th at the U.S. Open. Still, he has climbed back to a No. 6 world ranking after slipping as far down as No. 22 late last year.
Fellow Cal alum Max Homa, who has struggled in recent weeks, had his best British finish last year with a tie for 10th place. Another former Cal golfer, South Korean Byeong Hun An, tied for 23rd last year, his best British finish and the sixth time he made the cut.Homa is scheduled to tee off on the 7,387-yard, par-71 course at 2:09 am. PDT, An will go off at 5:26 a.m. and Morikawa at 6:48 a.m.
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