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Watch Collin Morikawa drop the USPGA trophy after nailing incredible eagle to deny England’s Paul Casey

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COLLIN MORIKAWA won his first Major in style with an incredible eagle on the closing stretch to deny England’s Paul Casey.

The American did not drop a shot all day in a faultless final round at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco… then managed to let the lid go flying off the trophy.

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Collin Morikawa won the USPGA with a stunning final-round 64, then lost the lid from the trophy[/caption]

Morikawa, 23, hit his drive to 7ft 1in on the 290-yard par-four 16th and showed nerves of steel to roll in the putt.

And just two holes before that he chipped in from off the green for a ridiculous birdie – a sign this was to be his day.

Morikawa stormed the field with a blistering six-under final round of 64, good enough for a two-shot win over Casey.

This is just his second Major as a pro and he joins legends Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy in winning this event for the first time at 23.

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Morikawa was simply sensational as he stormed the field with a 63 to win his first Major[/caption]

But his ecstasy was Casey’s agony as the 43-year-old Englishman recorded his best finish in his Major – but also just lost out on his best chance to win one.

Casey had just one bogey in a classy final-round 66 – but how he will rue that heavy-handed chip that led to his one dropped shot on the tough par-four 13th.

Surrey’s Casey said: “I played wonderful golf, simple as that. I have nothing to say other than that.

“Watching Collin come down 18 and hitting a glorious shot, he deserves it. His shot on 16 was awesome golf.

“It’s been a great week but a strange week missing the fans.”

Former US Open champ Dustin Johnson took a one shot lead into the final round and shot two under but still was no match for majestic Morikawa.

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