Collin Morikawa Seeks New Caddie Before the Rocket Mortgage Classic
Two-time major champion Collin Morikawa is in search of a new caddie, again, after parting ways with Joe Greiner before this week’s Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit. Morikawa’s former Cal-Berkeley teammate, KK Limbhasut, will carry his bag at the Detroit Golf Club this week. Limbhasut, 29, competes on the Korn Ferry Tour. In a press conference on Wednesday, Morikawa described Limbhasut as a “substitute”. Greiner, who worked with Max Homa until they parted ways in early April, had been on Morikawa’s bag for his last five appearances on the PGA Tour. Morikawa made the cut in each of them, but didn’t finish higher than a tie for 17th at the Truist Championship on May 11. Morikawa, ranked fifth in the Official World Golf Ranking, tied for 50th place at the PGA Championship and 23rd place at the U.S. Open. Morikawa split with J.J. Jakovac, the only caddie he had had as a professional until that moment, at the end of April.After splitting with Homa, Greiner was a substitute caddie for Justin Thomas at the Masters and the RBC Heritage, which Thomas won to end a nearly three-year winless streak on the tour. Thomas’s full-time caddie, Matt Minister, returned from injury after the victory. Morikawa said he wasn’t sure who his caddie would be at next month’s Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland, the last major of the season.I think people will be surprised, but the way I put it is just because two people are great at what they do doesn’t mean they’re going to be great together,” Morikawa said. “I think Joe is an incredible caddie, but I think the way we saw things, or the day-to-day, we were a little bit on a different page.
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