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One autumn Sunday last year, Paul Casey stood on the 17th tee at Harding Park, San Francisco, an excited man. He’d just made a birdie to grab a share of the lead at the 102nd PGA Championship. One good shot at this par-three, and that elusive major title could finally be his.
But before he took it, he made the mistake of looking back down the par-four 16th. It was at this point he saw a ball gently fading around the corner, landing on the front of the green and rolling seven feet short of the hole. A drive to set up an eagle. “Was that Morikawa?” he asked his caddy, in the manner of a man who knew full well it was indeed young Collin, his co-leader. Casey turned back, knocked his tee shot to ten feet, missed the putt, and in the blink of an eye, it was all over.
