“I like where Todd’s head is at” - Fans react to Collin Morikawa’s high school yearbook neighbor’s quote
Collin Morikawa finally broke his winless streak at last week's Zozo Championship. He won the PGA Tour event after finishing with a score of under 14. He registered a six-stroke victory over Eric Cole and Beau Hossler.
Recently, the PGA Tour shared a picture of Collin Morikawa from his high school yearbook. The picture quickly went viral on the internet because of Morikawa's classmate Todd Murray's quotes. Morikawa said a quote from Jack Nicklaus while his neighbor Todd Murray said a popular quote from White Goodman in the movie "Dodgeball."
The PGA Tour shared the picture on its social media account with a caption saying:
"A little #MondayMotivation courtesy of @ZOZOCHAMP winner @Collin_Morikawa 's high school yearbook."
Fans jumped into the comments section to say:
"I like where Todd’s head is at."
Here are some more reactions from fans:
At last week's Zozo Championship, Collin Morikawa played four rounds of 64-73-66-63 to score 14-under par 266. The American golfer started his game with two back-to-back birdies on the tenth and eleventh holes followed by another birdie on the 13th.
He played a bogey-free round to score 64 in the first round. However, he struggled on the second day when he carded four bogeys, one double bogey and three birdies to score 73 followed by a round of 66. He scored 63 in the final round to score under 14.
"It's meant the world"- Collin Morikawa on his victory at the 2023 Zozo Championship
Morikawa last won a tournament in November 2021 at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. He has since been trying for a victory and even competed in a playoff at the 2023 Rocket Mortgage. But lost a match against Rickie Fowler.
He finally won the PGA Tour event at the 2023 Zozo Championship. Speaking about his win, Morikawa said that victory means the world to him. He said (via BBC):
"It's meant the world. Having this two-year drought, just struggling at times, not really contending, to do what I did through this entire week - that's the golf I miss playing. Weeks like this, you just have to capitalise and you just can't let things go. It just felt so good on Thursday."
"I knew if I didn't get ahead of myself and stayed patient that it would hopefully come together. This will be a huge bouncing board for me to move forward into 2024 and to, hopefully, start the year on a great note, added Morikawa.
Since having turned pro in 2019, Collin Morikawa has won seven tournaments in his career. He reached second in the Official World Golf Rankings and also won two major tournaments.