Collin Morikawa Winds Up Tied for 10th at The Players Championship

The Cal grad completed his final round at 69; Rory McIlroy tops J.J. Spaun in Monday playoff

Bad weather halted play at The Players Championship / Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Collin Morikawa completed a strong final round at The Players Championship before play at TPC Sawgrass was halted by heavy rains and lightning. 

The 27-year-old Cal grad shot a 3-under 69 on Sunday, walking off the course just as officials halted play due to heavy rains and a lightning storm at Ponte Vedra, Florida. He was tied for 12th before play was interrupted. By the time the day was complete, Morikawa had climbed two more spots to a share of 10th place.

More than half the field returned to the course after a four-hour break, and play continued until darkness fell. At that point, everyone was done except for world No. 2 Rory McIlroy and No. 57 J.J. Spaun, who made up three strokes over the final five holes to force a Monday playoff for the $4.5 million winner's check.

McIlroy won the three-hole playoff for his 28th career PGA Tour victory. Spaun, with just one victory on his resume, pocketed $2.725 million.

Morikawa, despite being in the clubhouse for hours, moved up two spots to finish in a tie for 10th place at 7-under, five strokes behind the two co-leaders. He began the day tied for 22nd.

Morikawa shot a 3-under 69 on Sunday, carding five birdies and two bogeys. His strong final round came on the heels of a 70 on Thursday, 65 on Friday and 77 on Saturday, the latter knocking him out of contention to win.

The world’s fourth-ranked player, Morikawa finished second at two of the four previous events he entered this season so this gives him three top-10 performances since January. The two-time major winner hasn’t posted a PGA Tour victory since capturing the Zozo Championship in October 2023.

Morikawa took home $656,250.

Another former Cal player, Byeong Hun An, played 14 holes of his final round at 1 under par and was tied for 48th place when play was stopped. He wound up tied for 52nd at plus-2 after an even-par 72 on the final day, earning $60,250