AVONDALE, La. – Late last year, Collin Morikawa approached Viktor Hovland with an idea to partner at this week’s Zurich Classic, which is the PGA Tour’s only team stroke-play event.
It was the same week that Hovland rallied from six strokes behind Morikawa to win the Hero World Challenge and just a few weeks removed from the duo’s heated Sunday singles match at the Ryder Cup that ended in a tie. Where some might have seen a competitive animosity between the two young stars was actually a growing appreciation.
“I think just what we've done, I think each of us has six wins maybe through the three years, just under three years that we've turned pro,” Morikawa said.