Collin Morikawa birdied the final six holes of the third round of the Zozo Championship Saturday at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club.
And it was enough to send across a message to the rest of the field: He is in position to break winless drought.
Morikawa shot a four-under 66, just two shots back of Justin Suh’s lead heading into Sunday’s finale.
The five-time Tour winner started his third round with a double bogey.
He was against a tree and had to take an unplayable lie. He added another bogey on the par-4 fourth after a three putt. At 3 over through five holes, Morikawa was nine back of the lead early.
“I knew there were a lot of holes (left),” Morikawa said.
“I just knew I was still hitting my irons good. I just had to give myself opportunities. Just seeing good shots, seeing quality shots going forward, that’s important.”
“I’ve seen that the past couple days — even though yesterday was a bad score — and I just kept my head down and kept grinding at it.”
Morikawa turned it around quickly, birdieing Nos. 6-8 and then adding four in a row on the back nine before one more circle on the scorecard on the par-5 18th. His eight birdies were tied for the most on the day.
