GOLF: Collin Morikawa breaks through at Pebble Beach for first win since '23

After nearly two and a half years without a victory on the PGA Tour, Collin Morikawa returned to winning form at one of golf’s most iconic courses.

Morikawa secured the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am title on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, tapping in a birdie on the final hole after a deft shot from the fringe.

“Pebble Beach was always a course that you just wanted to come and play,” Morikawa said. “You wanted to come and play against the pros and the best in the world. … I’m going to enjoy this one for sure. We’re at Pebble Beach, so I’m going to enjoy this one.”

Morikawa finished with a 5-under-par 67, totaling 22-under 266 for the tournament. He edged out Australia’s Min Woo Lee and Austria’s Sepp Straka by one stroke to claim the $3.6 million winner’s check. This marked Morikawa’s seventh PGA Tour victory and his first since the 2023 ZOZO Championship.

“I’m hard on myself,” he said. “I’m just so thankful for the people around me, believing in myself. I never let go of that.”

The final stretch was a test of skill and patience. Morikawa took the lead with birdies on holes 15 and 16 but slipped back with a bogey on the par-3 17th. After waiting for the group ahead to finish the 18th, he rolled his second shot from off the green to within 1½ feet and completed the birdie.

“Just to be able to pull off those last two shots from the tee and into this green, it feels great,” he said.

Lee posted a 65, climbing the leaderboard with a strong finish, while Straka shot 68.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler recorded the round’s best score with a 63, including three eagles on holes 2, 6, and 18, finishing tied for fourth at 20 under with England’s Tommy Fleetwood (66). Scheffler started the round eight strokes behind the leader and aimed for a comeback.

“These are the weeks when you look back, I’m very proud of sticking with it, not giving up even when I felt like things were going against me this week,” Scheffler said. “Just kept fighting, kept trying to hit shots, kept trying to execute.”

Scheffler’s aggressive play earned him a share of the lead briefly, making him the first golfer since 1983 to record three eagles in a single Pebble Beach tournament round.

Early-round leaders Akshay Bhatia, who opened Sunday with a two-shot advantage, settled for a 72 to share sixth place with Sam Burns (67) at 19 under. Jacob Bridgeman (70) and Burns had led the leaderboard earlier in the round.

Other notable performers included Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune (67), Colombia’s Nico Echavarria (67), Ireland’s Shane Lowry (67), Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama (69), and Jake Knapp (71), who all finished at 18 under.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland had his best round of the tournament, a bogey-free 64, ending at 17 under and tied for 14th place. Patrick Cantlay (65), Tom Hoge (68), and England’s Matt Fitzpatrick (67) also finished at 17 under.

The round’s start was moved up due to weather concerns later in the day.

—Field Level Media/Reuters