Collin Morikawa had some choice words for a golf reporter during Wednesday’s press conference for the Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club.
Collin Morikawa Addresses Reporter Over Caddy Change
Collin Morikawa had a tense exchange with a reporter at today’s press conference over reports about his most recent caddie switch. pic.twitter.com/kJIuYSqLhs
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The big news of the day is that Morikawa parted ways with his caddy, Joe Greiner, ahead of the Rocket Classic. KK Limbhasut, Korn Ferry Tour player and Morikawa’s former college teammate, will carry his bag this weekend.
KK Limbhasut, a former teammate of Morikawa’s at Cal Berkeley, will carry his bag at Detroit Golf Club this week. Limbhasut, 29, competes on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Golfweek’s Adam Schupak reported on Morikawa’s caddy change. In the article, Schupak wrote a quote from Morikawa that said, “Ask me anything you want in my press conference later. I’m with my pro-am partners now.”
Morikawa took offense to the inclusion of the quote and addressed Schupak at a later press conference.
“I don’t,” Morikawa said when asked who his caddy will be at the British Open. “And I read your article that you wrote. Look, I’m not here to tell people how to do their jobs, but I don’t get why you would make me sound bad because you put out my quote that I was playing with pro-am partners out front.
“Those guys are paying a lot of money. They’re very important to the community. They’re very important to the Rocket Classic, and for you to put out a quote like that to put me down and saying, ‘Hey, wait two and a half hours.’ I mean, you called me up on the first tee, you know? I’m not going to tell you how to do your job; you can write whatever you want. This is America. But don’t put me down like that because it’s two and a half hours, Adam.”
“I thought I was actually giving you credit that you were playing. You were focused on your pro-am partners,” Schupak said in response to Morikawa.
“Okay, we can all read it very differently. That’s not how I read it,” Morikawa said. “But I’m just telling you, I think there’s a perspective where people can read it like that. So, I’m just going to leave it at that. We knew I was going to have media in two and a half hours. I’m on the first tee meeting my pro-am partners as they’re teeing off.”
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Golfers Vs. The Media
On Tuesday, Collin Morikawa explained why he skipped the post-round press conference. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/Hmsu2OnxkQ
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This isn’t the first time Morikawa clapped back at the media.
After losing in heartbreaking fashion at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Morikawa skipped his post-round press conference.
At the next tournament, Morikawa explained why he skipped the presser, saying he “doesn’t owe anyone anything.”
The PGA Tour allows players to skip media sessions. Therefore, Morikawa invoked his right to avoid the press conference. Rory McIlroy has been doing the same thing in recent memory.
Due to a lucrative media rights deal and the trend of players skipping pressers, perhaps the PGA’s new CEO, Brian Rolapp, will implement mandatory media sessions next year.
