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Morikawa has obviously put his knowledge from the sum- because of the ever-growing professional golf community.
mer of 2019 to great use and he continues to add to his Even while at home, Morikawa learns because of the depth
rolodex of knowledge each and every week. Plus, his confi- of Vegas talent. “There are so many great players who live
dence continues to expand. here, and I learn a lot just from being around them and prac-
ticing and playing with them,” says Morikawa.

“I think when I play my best, I'm able to compete and beat
these guys when I'm playing really well,” he told the media Among the professionals that live and play in Las Vegas
following the PGA Championship victory. “It's cool to play are Maverick McNealy, Danielle and Alex Kang, Sangmoon
practice rounds with these guys because I learn so much, Bae, Alex Cejka, Doug Ghim, Kurt Kitayama, David Lipsky,
just how they think. I don't have to ask a bunch of ques- Ryan Moore, Kevin Na , Scott Piercy, Aaron Wise and part-
tions, but just watching Steve Stricker this week, how he time Summit resident Rickie Fowler, among others.
goes around the practice round, how he chips, how he putts.
I'm always trying to pick up on what these best players do
and what makes them so great because who knows what I'm Morikawa has impressed everyone with his consistent iron
going to figure out; who knows what's going to click in my play, already the stuff of legend. During his time at Cal, he
head to work for the week or the next year or whatever it is.” once went through a testing combine that revealed that his
dispersion pattern with a 6-iron was comparable to other
elite golfers using a pitching wedge. Those results have
Morikawa plays out of the new Tom Fazio Summit Club in translated to the PGA TOUR very effectively.
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