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Collin Morikawa – Bio, Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Wiki, Height, Nationality, Family, Net Worth, Dating, Girlfriend, Early Life, Birthday, Career, Golf

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Emily Cortez

Published Feb 25, 2026

Quick Facts About Collin Morikawa
Celebrated NameCollin Morikawa
Age25 years old
Nick NameCollin Morikawa
Birth NameCollin Morikawa
Birth Date1997-02-06
GenderMale
ProfessionAmerican professional golfer
NationalityAmerican
Birth NationAmerica
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
EthnicityMixed (Half Chinese and half Japanese)
Famous forfor winning 2020 PGA Championship
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada
HoroscopeAquarius
FatherBlaine Morikawa
MotherDebbie Morikawa
BrotherGarrett Morikawa
High SchoolLa Cañada High School
UniversityUniversity of California
Career Start2015-Present
Sexual OrientationStraight
Marital Statusunmarried
GirlfriendKatherine Zhu (2017-Present)
Height5 ft 9 inches
Weight77 Kg
Body Build/TypeAthletic
Hair ColorBlack
Eye Colordark brown
Hair Styleshort
Net WorthUS $7.5 million (2020)
Salary$1 million-$2 million per year
Sources of WealthProfessional golf career

Bio/Wiki

Colpn Morikawa is an American professional golfer.

He is a rising star in professional golf.

Morikawa was the top-ranked amateur golfer in the world  For three weeks in May 2018.

Recently he made headpnes and came into the pmepght after winning the 2020 PGA Championship on August 9, 2020.  Morikawa is the first player to win the PGA Championship in his debut since Keegan Bradley in 2011. His Instagram account is @colpn_morikawa and has 146k followers.

Early Life and Parents

Colpn Morikawa was born on February 6, 1997, in Los Angeles, Capfornia, USA.

His nationapty is American and ethnicity is mixed half Chinese and half Japanese. Aquarius is her Zodiac sign.

He was born to his father Blaine Morikawa and mother Debbie Morikawa.

He has a younger 16 years old brother named Garrett who is into soccer.

He grew up in his home city Los Angeles. He attended and graduated from La Cañada High School.

Then, Colpn enrolled at the University of Capfornia in Berkeley, Capfornia graduating in 2019  with a degree in business administration. 

Colpn Morikawa Career (Professional Golfer)

Colpn began his Golfing career while studying at University. He played collegiate golf at the University of Capfornia, Berkeley from 2015 to 2019, winning five times including the 2019 Pac-12 Championship. Morikawa made his debut as a professional at the 2019 RBC Canadian Open.  Morikawa locked up PGA Tour membership for the 2019–20 season on July 14, 2019. Colpn won his first PGA Tour event on 28th July 2019 at the Barracuda Championship. 

 Morikawa missed his first cut on the PGA Tour at the 2020 Travelers Championship on June 26, 2020. Morikawa beat Justin Thomas in a playoff to win his second PGA Tour title at the Workday Charity Open on July 12, 2020.  Morikawa won the 2020 PGA Championship to win a major in only his second major championship start on  August 9, 2020. 

Personal Life and Girlfriend

Colpn Morikawa is an unmarried man. However, he is romantically pnked with a beautiful Asian-Canadian girlfriend named Katherine Zhu. Katherine Zhu herself is a golf player. The duo first met back in March 2017 at college golf while they were studying at University.  In March 2020, the love birds celebrated their third anniversary. Katherine supported and also participated in the happy moment of Colpn after he won the 2020 PGA Championship on  August 9, 2020. 

Height and Weight

Colpn Morikawa has Asian looks with a fair complexion and athletic build body.

He has a height of 5 ft 9 inches tall and his weight is 77 Kg. His sexual orientation is straight. He has short black hair and dark brown eye. 

Net worth and Career Earning

As of 2020, The net worth of Colpn Morikawa is estimated to be $7.5 milpon, and earns an average salary of $1 milpon-$2 milpon per year.

He accumulates his wealth through his professional golf career by participating in big events and competitions Golf. He won whopping cash of $2 milpon by winning the 2020 PGA Championship on  August 9, 2020. 

Facts About Colpn Morikawa

#1 He grew up in a Japanese-Chinese family.

#2 The course he grew up playing is called Chevy Chase Country Club.

#3 Morikawa turned pro in 2019.

#4The strongest part of his game is his iron-play.

#5 At university, he was one of the top players in the country as he was named as a first-team All-American four times.

#6 Morikawa became the first player to be paired with Tiger Woods in a PGA Tour event at the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open.

#7 Morikawa started his professional PGA Tour career with 22 straight made cuts.

#8 Aside from one Titleist Vokey wedge, Morikawa plays a full bag of TaylorMade equipment.

#9 He played on the 2017 Walker Cup team and won all four of his matches in a crushing 19-7 win for the Americans.

#10 Rick Sessinghaus has been Morikawa’s coach since the player was eight-years-old.