Collin Morikawa’s short-game craft, from sand to flag

SportLocation Golf Desk · 30 Sept 2026

A greenside bunker shot captures the fine margin between escaping the sand and giving yourself a chance to finish close.

Collin Morikawa’s bunker play is the focus of this short-game montage, where a spray of sand marks the moment the club has to do its work. From a greenside lie, the immediate task is to get the ball clear; the useful outcome is a chance to finish near the flag.

That distinction gives the sequence its interest. A ball shown close to the hole makes the target plain, while the bunker action shows the less tidy route required to reach it. The clip offers glimpses of different moments rather than one continuous hole, so the detail to watch is the change in problem: first escaping the sand, then judging what the next shot needs.