ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP payouts and points: Collin Morikawa earns $1.53 million

Collin Morikawa won five times in his first 39 starts as a professional on the PGA TOUR. The set was anchored in 2021 at The Open Championship, which was already his second major, so he established an expectation of excellence that launched best-of comparisons not just to his contemporaries but to any generation.

Morikawa then went 46 starts without lifting any hardware in individual competition on the PGA TOUR. That startling drought ended with emphasis on Sunday at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP where he carded a tournament-low, 7-under 63 to post a 14-under 266 for a six-stroke margin over Eric Cole and Beau Hossler. It’s the largest cushion since Lee Hodges broke through by seven at the 3M Open the week after Brian Harman dusted the field at The Open by six.

The champ banked $1.53 million. If there’s a problem with that, it’s that Morikawa was just +1000 to prevail pre-tournament at BetMGM – because he’s a household name with five PGA TOUR victories, including a pair of majors – so no one else got rich. He’s just 26 years of age, otherwise healthy and has advanced to the TOUR Championship all four times he’s played a full season. So, the drought wasn’t a slump, it only appeared that way because he spoiled us early and often after he splashed.

Morikawa overcame a two-shot deficit on Sunday at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club north of Chiba, so the extra gear delivered when it mattered most.

On the other end of Morikawa’s flourish to the finish line was outright 54-hole leader, Justin Suh, who was teasing investors at +6600 for what would have been his first TOUR title. It remains on ice after his closing 4-over 74. He placed T10.

Cole and Hossler were +2800 and +3500 to win, respectively. They started the day a stroke back of Suh and both signed for a 70 as Morikawa whizzed by. There wasn’t a market for taking the B-flight, however.

Tournament favorite Xander Schauffele (+700) was attempting to tether a title at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP to his gold medal performance at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, but he settled for a share of 38th place.

Defending champion Keegan Bradley (+2200) finished T19.

Because golfers who finished inside the top 50 of the FedExCup are not playing for FedExCup points in the FedExCup Fall, those who make the cut are noted as “n/a (Top 50)” in the column illustrating FedExCup points in the table below.

NOTE: Payouts and points includes pre-tournament odds to win at BetMGM for all golfers who made the cut. For live odds, visit BetMGM.

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