Collin Morikawa to donate $1,000 for every birdie made during FedEx Cup Playoffs to Maui wildfire relief

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Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa on Thursday announced that he is donating $1,000 for every birdie he makes during the FedEx Cup Playoffs to help support those affected by the devastating wildfires tearing through Hawaii. 

Morikawa, who has close ties to Maui, where most of the devastation has occurred, revealed on Instagram that he will be donating funds starting with his performance at the St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee, this week. 

Collin Morikawa smiles on the driving range during the second round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on Friday. (Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

"Maui has always held a special place in my heart - my grandfather owned a restaurant called The Morikawa Restaurant, on Front Street in Lahaina," he wrote in a post. "Lahaina and additional areas of Maui and the Big Island are currently being decimated by wildfires. Homes have been destroyed, families displaced and it’s far from over."

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"The people of Hawaii are going to need all the support that we can give them. During the course of the playoffs, I’m going to donate $1000 for every birdie that I make," he continued. 

Motivation for a good cause helped to power Morikawa to make six birdies during Thursday's opening round, where he finished tied for third with a score of 65. 

"I want to make a lot of birdies for them," he said Thursday. "One of our friends texted me, and they're like, okay, $100,000. I'm like, shoot, 100 birdies in three tournaments? I don't know if that's ever been done. But it would be a