Two-time main winner Collin Morikawa will bid to win his first event of the yr as he defends his Zozo Championship title in Japan.
Morikawa cruised to a six-shot victory at Narashino Nation Membership 12 months in the past to finish a two-year title drought.
“It’s a spot I look ahead to yearly,” the 27-year-old American, who has Japanese heritage, mentioned. “Figuring out that I gained final yr, [there’s a] lot of fine reminiscences.
“It was my first win in two years. Look, profitable’s powerful. It doesn’t matter what it’s, profitable is hard. You need to learn to win. I wouldn’t say simple, but it surely got here in a couple of bunches early on in my profession.
“So simply having the ability to shut that out on Sunday figuring out that I had an excellent first spherical, struggled a bit of bit second spherical, got here by means of within the third spherical after which in the end performed actually, actually good within the fourth spherical, quite a lot of issues stick out.
“Simply having the ability to win once more and being on high of that leaderboard on the finish of Sunday, that’s every little thing to me.”
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The world quantity 4 has not gained in 2024 regardless of carding the bottom 72-hole whole within the Tour Championship in Atlanta, the place the controversial handicap system helped Scottie Scheffler win his seventh occasion of the season.
“I’ve had a stable yr, however I haven’t gained. I’ve received another alternative at that,” the previous US PGA and Open Championship winner added.
“Each week I am going in I’m at all times fairly assured, regardless of how the sport is and regardless of how issues are taking part in out. I ended my season on a reasonably sturdy be aware.
“By way of the play-offs, Tour Championship, Presidents Cup I performed actually stable. It’s good entering into a event wanting again at current play, however you simply by no means know what to anticipate, proper?
“Each event’s completely different, you by no means understand how you’re going to play on a Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. You’ve received to deal with every day and every shot and take every little thing that’s in entrance of you and never take something as a right.
“The boldness is excessive, however I nonetheless must execute my pictures, I nonetheless must play good golf, play good golf. There’s quite a lot of preparation that goes into this each single week and I look ahead to placing all of it on the market.”
