growing co-operation between the tours on both sides of the Atlantic, it would be fitting if a player who has virtually played solely in the United States becomes the first American to win what was formerly known as the Order of Merit title on the European Tour.“There’s a lot in between now and Sunday that has to happen,” Morikawa said Wednesday, “but winning the Race to Dubai would mean a lot because I want my game to travel.
I want to be a world player.”The 23-year-old Morikawa, who won the PGA Championship in August in just his second appearance in a major, will play his first regular European Tour event when he competes in the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai starting Thursday.Morikawa took up affiliate membership of.