Collin Morikawa lashes out at reporter over caddie change article: ‘Don’t put me down like that’

Collin Morikawa isn’t happy with one lontime golf reporter.

The two-time major champion went off on Golfweek’s Adam Schupak during a press conference Wednesday, apparently taking exception to a quote in an article written about the golfer’s most recent caddie change.

“Ask me anything you want in my press conference later, I’m with my pro-am partners now,” Morikawa was quoted saying in Schupak’s report, which has since been updated to include the golfer’s most recent comments, according to Awful Announcing.

Morikawa confirmed Wednesday he’s moving on from caddie Joe Greiner after just five tournaments together, replacing him with former California teammate KK Limbhasut for this week’s Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club.

He had a testy, long-winded response when Schupak finally got the chance to ask about the abrupt switch. 

“I don’t,” Morikawa said when asked if he knew who would be his caddie at the British Open in July. “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,’” Morikawa continued. “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.”

Schupak responded: “I thought I was actually giving you credit that you were playing, you were focused on your pro-am partners.”

“Okay, we can all read it very differently. That’s not how I read it,” Morikawa replied. “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.”

Morikawa’s media spat comes as he’s struggled by his high standards on the course. 

In five tournaments with Greiner on the bag, Morikawa never finished higher than T-17. 

He has not won a tournament on the PGA Tour since the Zozo Championship in October 2023.