After four days of golfing, former Golden Bear Collin Morikawa won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am this past Sunday. He ended the competition at 22-under par and won by just one stroke.

The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am tournament is a signature event that takes place annually with a $20 million purse. It consists of 80 professionals and 80 amateurs who play a better-ball format for the first two days. This year, the celebrities included Travis Kelce, Steve Young, Ron DeSantis, Condoleezza Rice, Jake Owen and Chris “Soly” Solomon.

Morikawa graduated from Cal in 2019 as an extremely decorated collegiate golfer. In addition to being awarded the Pac-12 Men’s Golfer of the Year for the 2018-19 season, he was also the first Cal player to ever earn a PING Division I All-American designation for four straight years. 

After going pro in 2019, Morikawa wasted no time making his mark, securing his first PGA Tour victory at the Barracuda Championship just two months into his career. Since then, he has established himself as a star on the tour, winning two major championships, the 2020 PGA Championship and the Open Championship in 2021.

Morikawa won a tournament in each of his first three seasons on the tour but hadn’t won since the 2023 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, meaning his win at Pebble Beach is his first in more than two years.

“I didn’t enjoy the major wins as much as I should have,” Morikawa said during the post-tournament press conference. “It’s a very stressful life, and it’s hard to step back and say, ‘Man, how grateful we are to do this.’”

Morikawa had an opportunity to practice living in the moment while waiting for the final hole of the tournament. Following a 20-minute delay caused by Jacob Bridgeman landing multiple shots off course and lengthy rules discussions with officials, Morikawa had plenty of time to savor the final moments.

“I knew what I had to do,” Morikawa said in an interview on the course. “I think I paced all the way to the ocean 10 times at least. I just had to keep moving.”

After Bridgeman finished, Morikawa was finally able to pull back and swing. His ball curved over the ocean and rolled just onto the green. With the crowd cheering in the background, Morikawa sank the ball with a perfectly executed two-putt for a birdie to secure the win.

While the birdie sealed the deal, Morikawa’s score in the third round played a large role in his victory. He tied for the lowest single-round score of the tournament with a 62 (-10) in the penultimate round.

Morikawa’s win this past weekend demonstrates that consistency is key, and that it’s possible to play well while enjoying the journey. 

“Last couple years coming here, watching those guys hoist the trophy walking down 18, you just want to be in that position,” Morikawa said. “Overall, (I’m) just thrilled with how this week played out.”