On any given week, Morikawa is basically playing a golf course 400 yards longer than DeChambeau.
Collin Morikawa is a freak. He doesn’t leap tall buildings like the guy who plays for the Milwaukee Bucks or shock you with a couple of dozen tattoos and a nose ring, but he clearly differs from a vast majority of his PGA Tour brethren in both style and substance.
He doesn’t yell at his ball like Jordan Spieth. He doesn’t swipe at the ground after he misses a 7-footer, as does Jon Rahm. Everybody marvels over Morikawa’s composure, but frankly, the kid doesn’t have much to get harried about.
Morikawa is a throwback to a day when precision and tactical wherewithal were essential to a player’s success.
His 2020-21 statistical data in the primary ballstriking categories is incredible. The most outrageous number is the 1.502 strokes per round Morikawa gains on shots into the green — three times higher than Rory McIlroy, almost double Rahm’s .762 and a whopping 1.225 strokes better than Bryson DeChambeau, one of the poorest iron players among those in the Official World Golf Ranking’s top 50.
What Does Collin Morikawa Have In His Bag?
When it comes to the short game, Morikawa is using TaylorMade MG3 wedges in 50, 56 and 60 degrees with True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shafts.
On the greens, Morikawa trusts the TaylorMade TP Collection Juno putter, along with the TaylorMade TP5 golf ball.