Collin Morikawa joins list of largest blown 54-hole leads in PGA Tour history – Yahoo Sports
He breezed through 54 holes at the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions without a bogey. He went to sleep on a six-shot lead after shooting 64-66-65 over the first three days.
His lead grew to seven during the final round but when Collin Morikawa bogeyed the 14th hole, things seemingly started slipping away and fast. He then bogeyed the 15th and then the 16th. To recap: Morikawa had 67 straight holes without a bogey and then three bogeys in a row.
Meanwhile, Jon Rahm started heating up. A first-hole bogey actually dropped him nine shots back of Morikawa but he then birdied five of his next eight holes to make the turn in 32. Three more birdies on Nos. 12, 13 and 14 and an eagle on the 15th hole rocketed Rahm into the outright lead.
Rahm then birdied the 18th hole for a 63 to get to 27 under and claim a two-shot win over Morikawa.
It was an amazing turn of events at the first tournament of 2023, as Morikawa joins a short list of nine golfers who also blew a six-shot, 54-hole leads on the PGA Tour.
Bobby Cruickshank, 1928 Florida Open
Bobby Cruickshank during the second round of the 1938 National Open in Denver. (Photo: Associated Press)
Gay Brewer, 1969 Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic
Gay Brewer slips into the green jacket after winning the 1967 Masters. (Photo: Associated Press)
Hal Sutton, 1983 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
Hal Sutton chips out of a bunker on the second hole at the 1999 Bell Canadian Open. (Photo: Frank Gunn/Associated Press)
Greg Norman, 1996 Masters Tournament
Greg Norman falls to the ground after missing his shot for an eagle on the 15th hole during final round play of the 1996 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club. (Photo: Dave Martin/Associated Press)
Sergio Garcia, 2005 Wachovia Championship
Sergio Garcia and his caddie Glenn Murray during the 2005 Wachovia Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo: Chuck Burton/Associated Press)
Spencer Levin, 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open
Spencer Levin talks with Webb Simpson after Levin’s six-stroke collapse at the 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Photo: Ross D. Franklin/Associated Press)
Dustin Johnson, 2017 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions
Dustin Johnson during the final round of the 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions at the Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai, China. (Photo: Ng Han Guan/Associated Press)
Scottie Scheffler, 2022 Tour Championship
Scottie Scheffler swats away a dragonfly on the 8th green during the final round of the 2022 Tour Championship. (Photo: Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports)
Collin Morikawa, 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions
Collin Morikawa during the final round of the 2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua in Hawaii. (Photo: Matt York/Associated Press)