Who is Collin Morikawa’s caddie?

The California-born golfer is one of golf’s most promising players having already won multiple majors, but who is Collin Morikawa’s caddie?

Every top player needs a good caddie, and the American certainly has that in the form of a man who was a great player in his own right.

Having worked together for several years, Collin Morikawa and his caddie have struck a winning partnership, claiming two major titles and multiple PGA and DP World Tour titles.

The man to witness Morikawa’s rise is Jonathan Jakovac (JJ), and his experience as a player and caddie has propelled Morikawa.

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Who is Collin Morikawa’s caddie?

Jakovac was a promising player himself, winning two national championships for California State University and despite turning pro, he was unable to make it through PGA Tour Q-school.

At that point, he turned to caddying and his first job was on the bag of Ryan Moore, a position he held for more than seven years. He was at Moore’s side for the deciding match of the 2016 Ryder Cup, but the pair went their separate ways at the 2019 PGA Championship.

That Ryder Cup experience has aided Morikawa in the biennial event, as he made his debut in the winning team at Whistling Straits in 2021 before lifting the Presidents Cup the following year.

Through a friend who worked as an agent, Jakovac linked up with Morikawa, who was a hot prospect without a regular caddie. They first worked together at a qualifier for the 2019 US Open.

It proved an inspired decision for the pair to join forces, with multiple wins quickly following – including the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2021 Open. The second major was particularly special as it fell on Jakovac’s 39th birthday, with Morikawa leading the Royal St George’s crowd in a rendition of Happy Birthday following his win.

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“The best thing about him is his head,” Jakovac told PGATour.com when asked about Morikawa in 2020.

“I know the courses, but he thinks like a caddie out there, which is cool. He doesn’t play too conservative – he plays smart.

“He’s very methodical about the way he plots it around. I was saying this to someone, and they said, ‘So he’s like a 10-year veteran.’ I said, ‘He’s better than most of those guys in the mental aspect.’”