Collin Morikawa backs Scottie Scheffler after hilarious trophy mix up at PGA Championship

The 2025 PGA Championship ended with World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler 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.

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 2025 PGA Championship winner is Collin Morikawa.

On X (formerly Twitter), Morikawa quote-tweeted a video of Scottie Scheffler's mishap and wrote:

"Yes. Yes it does. Congrats Scottie 👊🏼"

You can check Collin Morikawa's tweet below:

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It must be noted that Collin Morikawa 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 - The PGA Championship. However, like Scheffler, Morikawa also made sure to leave fans laughing.

When Morikawa lifted the PGA Championship trophy 5 years before Scheffler, the lid of his trophy also fell off. This incident explains Morikawa's tweet after Scheffler's hilarious mishap on Sunday. While Scheffler was able to win the PGA Championship, Morikawa ended up finishing T50.

How much did Scottie Scheffler & Collin Morikawa each earn at the 2025 PGA Championship?

The 2025 PGA Championship had a total purse of $19,000,000. While Scottie Scheffler earned the lion'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:

1 Scottie Scheffler -11 $3,420,000
T2 Bryson DeChambeau -6 $1,418,667
T2 Harris English -6 $1,418,667
T2 Davis Riley -6 $1,418,667
T5 Taylor Pendrith -5 $694,700
T5 Jhonattan Vegas -5 $694,700
T5 J.T. Poston -5 $694,700
T8 Joaquín Niemann -4 $415,262
T8 Ben Griffin -4 $415,262
T8 Denny McCarthy -4 $415,262
T8 Ryan Gerard -4 $415,262
T8 Joe Highsmith -4 $415,262
T8 Keegan Bradley -4 $415,262
T8 Matt Fitzpatrick -4 $415,262
T8 Jon Rahm -4 $415,262
T8 Si Woo Kim -4 $415,262
T17 Alex Noren -3 $290,230
T17 Matt Wallace -3 $290,230
T19 Sam Burns -2 $190,109
T19 Corey Conners -2 $190,109
T19 Beau Hossler -2 $190,109
T19 Aaron Rai -2 $190,109
T19 Taylor Moore -2 $190,109
T19 Harry Hall -2 $190,109
T19 Cam Davis -2 $190,109
T19 Adam Scott -2 $190,109
T19 Tony Finau -2 $190,109
T28 Xander Schauffele -1 $115,820
T28 Marco Penge -1 $115,820
T28 Viktor Hovland -1 $115,820
T28 Alex Smalley -1 $115,820
T28 Ryan Fox -1 $115,820
T33 Daniel Berger E $89,193
T33 Thorbjorn Olesen E $89,193
T33 Maverick McNealy E $89,193
T33 Max Greyserman E $89,193
T37 Richard Bland 1 $75,378
T37 J.J. Spaun 1 $75,378
T37 Ryo Hisatsune 1 $75,378
T37 Lucas Glover 1 $75,378
T41 Nicolai Hojgaard 2 $60,677
T41 Tommy Fleetwood 2 $60,677
T41 Nico Echavarria 2 $60,677
T41 Eric Cole 2 $60,677
T41 Michael Thorbjornsen 2 $60,677
T41 Matthieu Pavon 2 $60,677
T47 Rory McIlroy 3 $49,190
T47 Cameron Young 3 $49,190
T47 Robert MacIntyre 3 $49,190
T50 Kevin Yu 4 $40,674
T50 Collin Morikawa 4 $40,674
T50 Tom McKibbin 4 $40,674
T50 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 4 $40,674
T50 Wyndham Clark 4 $40,674
T55 Chris Kirk 5 $32,138
T55 Brian Campbell 5 $32,138
T55 Michael Kim 5 $32,138
T55 Rafael Campos 5 $32,138
T55 Garrick Higgo 5 $32,138
T60 Brian Harman 6 $27,015
T60 Justin Lower 6 $27,015
T60 Sam Stevens 6 $27,015
T60 Luke Donald 6 $27,015
T60 Tyrrell Hatton 6 $27,015
T60 Max Homa 6 $27,015
T60 David Puig 6 $27,015
T67 Sergio Garcia 7 $24,927
T67 Austin Eckroat 7 $24,927
T67 Rasmus Hojgaard 7 $24,927
70 Stephan Jaeger 8 $24,240
71 Tom Kim 9 $23,940
T72 Bud Cauley 10 $23,660
T72 Elvis Smylie 10 $23,660
74 Byeong Hun An 13 $23,420

About the author

Varun is a Golf and WWE journalist for Sportskeeda with over 4 years of work experience in his bag. Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, he worked for many sites, including EssentiallySports, FanSided, Khel Now, Get Football, and a few others.

Varun is a fan of golfer Scottie Scheffler due to the latter’s mindset, and he admires Roman Reigns’ ability to keep moving forward in life regardless of any obstacles. As a purist golf fan, he would love to compete at the Masters if given the opportunity, but is also happy with LIV Golf driving more eyeballs towards the sport. If he could go back in time and be a manager for someone in the WWE, it would have been Big Show.

Varun’s mantra for writing factually correct feature articles is thorough verification. Another key element in his writing is staying updated with both sports through the official websites of pro wrestling and Golf. He has had the privilege of interviewing MMA legend Greg Jackson in his career so far.

Varun likes to spend his free time reading or writing poetry and fiction. He also plans to learn and play golf in his spare time.

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