Collin Morikawa

As if winning the 2020 PGA Championship on his debut was not enough, Collin Morikawa did the exact same thing at Royal St George's to create history in July 2021, coming from behind on both occasions with closing rounds of 64 and 66 respectively for two-stroke victories.

Rounds of 67, 64, 68 and 66 gave Morikawa a 15-under aggregate of 265 in sunny Sandwich, a record for the venue that proved enough for a two-shot triumph. His final round was bogey-free and ensured he overhauled long-time leader Louis Oosthuizen and held off a Sunday charge from Jordan Spieth.

It made him the first player since Bobby Jones in 1926 to win two majors in eight or fewer starts – and also in there were finishes of joint eighth at the US Open and tied-fourth in his PGA Championship title defence during a meteoric rise to second in the world before the age of 25. He subsequently became the first American to top the DP World Tour money list, in 2021.

Morikawa has enjoyed four other wins on the PGA Tour, including victory in the Zozo Championship in Japan in October 2023.

Winner of all his four games at the 2017 Walker Cup – a 19-7 victory for America – he held the world amateur number one spot for three weeks in 2018.