After ‘life-changing’ main win, Collin Morikawa says fame will not change him
Morikawa, who admits the victory on the PGA was “very life-changing,” is adamant the celebrity that has include it will not “change who I’m.”
“A number of alternatives are given to you, much more sponsorships, individuals being conscious of who you’re,” he informed CNN’s Dwelling Golf’s Shane O’Donoghue.
“I really feel like I am nonetheless the identical 23-year-old child that you just guys name me. I’ve bought a smile on my face, and I like meals, and I hope that is me for the remainder of my life.”
Whereas many gamers might need been sated by that victory, that isn’t the case for Morikawa.
“It did not really feel like I checked that field off of profitable a significant championship and I am glad with the remainder of my profession. It simply made me need extra,” he mentioned.
“Now, whether or not I am at a significant championship or an everyday occasion, European Tour occasion, no matter it is perhaps, I need that profitable feeling as a result of while you win, it is only a feeling you can’t describe, particularly in golf, with us actually dropping greater than we win.”
A world participant
Having initially damaged onto the scene within the US with victories on the PGA Tour, Morikawa is now seeking to take his recreation across the globe.
“In the event you take a look at the historical past of golf, there’s quite a lot of world gamers and people are those which can be well-known,” he defined.
“It speaks lots to their personalities as an individual, but it surely additionally speaks lots about their video games. They’re in a position to alter. That is all about golf, adjusting to what we’re given forward of us.”
Taking to the course alongside 2017 winner Sergio Garcia and European Ryder Cup heroes Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Rose and Tyrrell Hatton, the Californian’s expertise will likely be put to the check on the Emirates Golf Membership.
“My complete life, it is at all times been about consistency. I’ve mentioned that since day one, I believed in myself that I might do it, however I’ve solely examined myself out actually within the US on the PGA Tour,” he mentioned.
“And what higher approach to come out right here on the European Tour, the Race to Dubai, and actually make an announcement for myself to point out that my recreation travels. On the finish of my profession, I wish to look again and be capable of say that it does.”
