Competitors at the U.S. Open are adamant that the recent PGA Tour-LIV Golf agreement won’t cause any distractions. There’s too much at stake, with future legacies to be reshaped and a career-defining achievement on the table.
But for Colin Morikawa, it’s his past providing the necessary motivation to fight off any unnecessary mental intrusions.
“This is a major that I cared about when I was in college and I knew about LACC hosting a U.S. Open,” Morikawa said Tuesday. “I didn't know where my path was going to be. I didn't know if I was going to be on Tour, if I was going to have to qualify for this, and, right, four years, pretty much four years since I've been pro.