{"id":276817,"date":"2025-05-20T00:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T00:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/20\/collin-morikawa-backs-scottie-scheffler-after-hilarious-trophy-mix-up-at-pga-championship\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:23","slug":"collin-morikawa-backs-scottie-scheffler-after-hilarious-trophy-mix-up-at-pga-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/20\/collin-morikawa-backs-scottie-scheffler-after-hilarious-trophy-mix-up-at-pga-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Collin Morikawa backs Scottie Scheffler after hilarious trophy mix up at PGA Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4923616\" data-slug-id=\"2524860\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 2025 PGA Championship ended with World No. 1 golfer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/scottie-scheffler\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Scottie Scheffler<\/a> claiming a win at the Quail Hollow Golf Club. While Scheffler was all smiles after his dominant win, a hilarious incident involving him led to the golf world having a hearty laugh. <\/p>\n<p>When Scheffler was presented with the PGA Championship trophy, he lifted it high in the air only for the lid to fall. This led to many members of the golf community bursting into hearty laughter. However, the one person who backed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/pga-championship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">2025 PGA Championship<\/a> winner is Collin Morikawa. <\/p>\n<p>On X (formerly Twitter), Morikawa quote-tweeted a video of Scottie Scheffler&#8217;s mishap and wrote:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Yes. Yes it does. Congrats Scottie \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffc&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><em>You can check Collin Morikawa&#8217;s tweet below: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>It must be noted that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/collin-morikawa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Collin Morikawa<\/a> himself is not a stranger when it comes to mishaps at the PGA Championship. Back in 2020, when Morikawa was 23 years old, he won his first Major championship &#8211; The PGA Championship. However, like Scheffler, Morikawa also made sure to leave fans laughing. <\/p>\n<p>When Morikawa lifted the PGA Championship trophy 5 years before Scheffler, the lid of his trophy also fell off. This incident explains Morikawa&#8217;s tweet after Scheffler&#8217;s hilarious mishap on Sunday. While Scheffler was able to win the PGA Championship, Morikawa ended up finishing T50. <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>How much did Scottie Scheffler &amp; Collin Morikawa each earn at the 2025 PGA Championship?<\/h2>\n<p>The 2025 PGA Championship had a total purse of $19,000,000. While Scottie Scheffler earned the lion&#8217;s share for his victory ($3,420,000), Collin Morikawa made $40,674 for finishing T50. Here is a detailed look at the payout each golfer received at the 2025 PGA Championship:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1\tScottie Scheffler\t-11\t$3,420,000<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T2\tBryson DeChambeau\t-6\t$1,418,667<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T2\tHarris English\t-6\t$1,418,667<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T2\tDavis Riley\t-6\t$1,418,667<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T5\tTaylor Pendrith\t-5\t$694,700<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T5\tJhonattan Vegas\t-5\t$694,700<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T5\tJ.T. Poston\t-5\t$694,700<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T8\tJoaqu\u00edn Niemann\t-4\t$415,262<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T8\tBen Griffin\t-4\t$415,262<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T8\tDenny McCarthy\t-4\t$415,262<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T8\tRyan Gerard\t-4\t$415,262<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T8\tJoe Highsmith\t-4\t$415,262<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T8\tKeegan Bradley\t-4\t$415,262<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T8\tMatt Fitzpatrick\t-4\t$415,262<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T8\tJon Rahm\t-4\t$415,262<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T8\tSi Woo Kim\t-4\t$415,262<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T17\tAlex Noren\t-3\t$290,230<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T17\tMatt Wallace\t-3\t$290,230<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T19\tSam Burns\t-2\t$190,109<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T19\tCorey Conners\t-2\t$190,109<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T19\tBeau Hossler\t-2\t$190,109<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T19\tAaron Rai\t-2\t$190,109<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T19\tTaylor Moore\t-2\t$190,109<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T19\tHarry Hall\t-2\t$190,109<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T19\tCam Davis\t-2\t$190,109<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T19\tAdam Scott\t-2\t$190,109<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T19\tTony Finau\t-2\t$190,109<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T28\tXander Schauffele\t-1\t$115,820<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T28\tMarco Penge\t-1\t$115,820<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T28\tViktor Hovland\t-1\t$115,820<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T28\tAlex Smalley\t-1\t$115,820<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T28\tRyan Fox\t-1\t$115,820<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T33\tDaniel Berger\tE\t$89,193<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T33\tThorbjorn Olesen\tE\t$89,193<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T33\tMaverick McNealy\tE\t$89,193<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T33\tMax Greyserman\tE\t$89,193<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T37\tRichard Bland\t1\t$75,378<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T37\tJ.J. Spaun\t1\t$75,378<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T37\tRyo Hisatsune\t1\t$75,378<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T37\tLucas Glover\t1\t$75,378<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T41\tNicolai Hojgaard\t2\t$60,677<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T41\tTommy Fleetwood\t2\t$60,677<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T41\tNico Echavarria\t2\t$60,677<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T41\tEric Cole\t2\t$60,677<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T41\tMichael Thorbjornsen\t2\t$60,677<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T41\tMatthieu Pavon\t2\t$60,677<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T47\tRory McIlroy\t3\t$49,190<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T47\tCameron Young\t3\t$49,190<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T47\tRobert MacIntyre\t3\t$49,190<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T50\tKevin Yu\t4\t$40,674<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T50\tCollin Morikawa\t4\t$40,674<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T50\tTom McKibbin\t4\t$40,674<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T50\tChristiaan Bezuidenhout\t4\t$40,674<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T50\tWyndham Clark\t4\t$40,674<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T55\tChris Kirk\t5\t$32,138<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T55\tBrian Campbell\t5\t$32,138<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T55\tMichael Kim\t5\t$32,138<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T55\tRafael Campos\t5\t$32,138<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T55\tGarrick Higgo\t5\t$32,138<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T60\tBrian Harman\t6\t$27,015<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T60\tJustin Lower\t6\t$27,015<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T60\tSam Stevens\t6\t$27,015<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T60\tLuke Donald\t6\t$27,015<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T60\tTyrrell Hatton\t6\t$27,015<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T60\tMax Homa\t6\t$27,015<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T60\tDavid Puig\t6\t$27,015<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T67\tSergio Garcia\t7\t$24,927<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T67\tAustin Eckroat\t7\t$24,927<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T67\tRasmus Hojgaard\t7\t$24,927<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>70\tStephan Jaeger\t8\t$24,240<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>71\tTom Kim\t9\t$23,940<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T72\tBud Cauley\t10\t$23,660<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>T72\tElvis Smylie\t10\t$23,660<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>74\tByeong Hun An\t13\t$23,420<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/1192613-1741767771-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;Varun Anand Bhat&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nVarun is a Golf and WWE journalist for Sportskeeda with over 4 years of work experience in his bag. 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