Berger secures third PGA Tour victory Morikawa missed 4ft putt in the playoffThe first Sunday of the PGA Tour’s new normal was notable more for the circumstances attached to an individual who didn’t win than Daniel Berger, whose return from serious injury was endorsed by a third title at this level. Quirkily, all three have arrived in June.
Collin Morikawa, who turned professional last summer and hasn’t missed a cut since, was in pursuit of the biggest win of his career. A horrible, tetchy missed putt from 4ft in a play-off handed Berger the Charles Schwab Challenge. High praise should be afforded to Berger, for whom wrist trouble threatened to derail his career, but one can only hope this disappointment doesn’t undermine Morikawa’s stunning rise. His was a painful moment.