Morikawa and his caddie, J.J. Jakovac, had an interesting back-and-forth while sizing up an approach shot Saturday at The Sentry – and it led to a birdie.
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Whenaskedforhisfavoritebirdieoftheday,CollinMorikawahadplentytochoosefrom.
He’dcardednineofthem–andaneagle–onSaturdayatTheSentry,thePGATour’sseason-openingshootoutatKapalua,whereonthisday,MorikawaandHidekiMatsuyamawerehula-hoopingnearlyeverynumberontheirscorecards.Thepairtraded11-under62swithMatsuyamareachingaPGATourrecord-tying27underandMorikawajustashotback.
Butinansweringthequestion,Morikawadidn’twasteanytime:Itwashisbirdieatthepar-416thhole.
Morikawa’sgoalthisyearistoputmaximumeffortintoeachshot,soheundoubtedlywaspleasedwithhisexactnessonhisapproachshot–a91-yarderfromjustoffthefairway,whichhesizedupwithcaddieJ.J.Jakovacinimpressivedetail.
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“Theliejustseemslikeit’snotgreat,”MorikawasaidtoJakovacafterwalkingallthewayuptothegreenandback.
Jakovac:“Couldyoujusthita60,andjustkindofhitthefloatyknuckleball?Imea
