Collin Morikawa Regrouping After Agonizing Loss at Bay Hill: 'I Have to Get Over It'
A two-time major winner who did so well in closing out victories early in his career has suddenly been stuck with final-round struggles. Morikawa couldn’t get out of town fast enough. He declined to speak afterward.
“Just heated. Just pissed,” Morikawa said Tuesday at TPC Sawgrass, site of this week’s
Players Championship. “Like I don’t owe anyone anything. No offense to you guys, but for me in the moment of that time, I didn’t want to be around anyone. Like, I didn’t want to talk to anyone. I didn’t need any ‘sorries.’ I didn't need any ‘good playings.’ Like, you're just pissed.
“Honestly, if it was an hour later I would have talked to you guys, but an hour later I was on my way out of here, because I didn’t want to be in Orlando anymore. But I just felt like I put everything I did into the, let’s call it, seven hours of my time being there, right, a few hours before showing up, physio, workout. Look, my entire routine, right. I was just drained.”
Since winning the 2023 Zozo Championship for his sixth PGA Tour victory, Morikawa has eight top-five finishes worldwide, including a tie for third at the Masters and a tie for fourth at the PGA Championship. He was also in the top 10 at the U.S. Open and the Open.
The Golf Channel ie Brandel Chamblee ripped him pretty good for blowing off the media. Same thing Rory did at the US Open. Not a good look for golf
They played Palmer, Nicklaus, Watson and Norman being gracious after bitter defeats including the 96 Masters