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☆ PGA Championship: How players reacted to fatal accident, Scottie Scheffler’s arrest
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Jim Trotter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Advertisement“I pulled up the local news station trying to figure out what was going on, and the first thing I saw was Scottie (Scheffler) had been put in handcuffs,” he said. Sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic, the Dallas native said he received word that Scheffler’s arrest caused the stoppage. Play eventually was delayed one hour and 20 minutes, to 8:35 a.m.Brian Harman, right, shakes Scottie Scheffler’s hand during their round Friday. “I was a bit shook about what happened on both the scenarios,” Min Woo Lee said of Scheffler’s arrest and Mills’ death. Fans may have focused on Scheffler, but many of the players were equally concerned about Mills and his family.

Persons: — Austin Eckroat, ”, “, Scheffler, John Mills, Bryan Gillis, Gillis, ” Harris, Scottie, …, you’ve, Will Zalatoris, Zalatoris, Eckroat, Cameron Young, They’re, ” Zalatoris, Brian Harman, Scottie Scheffler’s, Michael Reaves, Collin Morikawa, Min Woo Lee, Mills, Lee, ” Morikawa, ” Said Mark Hubbard, I’m, That’s, ” Hubbard Organizations: Valhalla Golf, PGA, Rover, Dallas, America, ESPN, Louisville Locations: LOUISVILLE, Ky, Valhalla

“The people of Maui have shown strength in the face of adversity," said Green, a Democrat. Green aims for all 5,000 to move into long-term housing by March 1 in part by encouraging owners of vacation rentals to make their units available to wildfire evacuees. More broadly and longer-term, Green proposed a two-year “tax amnesty” to encourage owners of vacation rentals around the state to sell to owner-occupants or long-term rental landlords. Democratic House leaders identified common priorities with the governor, particularly on affordable housing, mental health care and climate change. “We need to solve problems in our state, and we need to find solutions that are going to be workable,” Saiki said.

Persons: Josh Green, Keahi Ho, Koa Bonnell —, Dee Morikawa, ” Morikawa, Green, ”, ” Green, Kyle Yamashita, ” Yamashita, Scott Saiki, Saiki Organizations: —, Democrat, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Democratic, Finance Locations: HONOLULU, — Hawaii, Maui, Lahaina, Kauai, Niihau, Hawaii

INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) — Winning the Zozo Championship in Japan was special for American Collin Morikawa, whose great grandparents emigrated from the country. But more important was a victory — anywhere — after a 27-month winless streak on the PGA Tour as people began to ask questions about his game. Morikawa started two shots behind 54-hole leader Justin Suh, who faded badly looking for his first PGA Tour win. Fellow American Justin Suh had a one-stroke lead after 54 holes, looking to claim his first PGA Tour win. A former college star like Morikawa, Suh slumpled on the final 18 and shot 74.

Persons: Collin Morikawa, ” Morikawa, “, ”, Katherine Zhu, Beau Hossler, Eric Cole, Morikawa, Justin Suh, he's, Suh slumpled, Rickie Fowler, Xander Schauffele, ___ Organizations: CITY, PGA Tour, Country, PGA, Tokyo, Ryder Locations: Japan, Tokyo, American, Italy

☆ Collin Morikawa pledges to donate $1,000 per birdie to Maui wildfire recovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Collin Morikawa will donate $1,000 for every birdie he makes on the PGA Tour this month to support those affected by the devastating wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, the American golfer announced Thursday. The two-time major champion will set aside the sum for each birdie holed across three FedEx Cup Playoff events, starting with the FedEx St. Jude Championship, which teed off in Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday. Though Morikawa was born and raised in California, his family emigrated to Maui from Japan, with his grandparents owning a restaurant in Lahaina. 22 has already added $6,000 to the pot, having holed six birdies during an impressive opening round at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Thursday. Ahead of the start of Friday’s round, Morikawa is two shots behind Spieth at five-under.

Persons: CNN — Collin Morikawa, Josh Green, Richard Bissen, Morikawa, ”, “, ” Morikawa, texted, ’, Andy Lyons, Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, Spieth Organizations: CNN, PGA, FedEx, FedEx St, Jude, It’s, Getty, TPC, BMW Championship, East Lake Golf Club Locations: Maui, Hawaii, Memphis , Tennessee, Lahaina, California, Japan, Instagram, Maui United, “, Illinois, Chicago, Atlanta , Georgia

☆ Emotional Rickie Fowler ends four-year winning drought with Rocket Mortgage Classic victory
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Triumph at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday ended the Fowler’s four year wait for a sixth PGA Tour title as the 34-year-old emerged victorious from a three-way playoff at Detroit Golf Club in Michigan. By July 2022, he found himself outside the world’s top 150 ranked players for the first time since his rookie season on the PGA Tour 12 years prior. Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire/APNear-misses for Hadwin and Morikawa extended the pair’s search for further PGA Tour wins. The fans still come out to see him no matter how he’s playing, but he’s been playing well. “Look how he’s been playing, especially the US Open, the scores he’s been posting last week, it’s awesome.

Persons: Rickie Fowler, Ricky Romano –, Collin Morikawa, Adam Hadwin, Fowler, “, “ I’m, cradling, Maya, Allison Stokke Fowler, –, Allison, Carlos Osorio, ” Fowler, it’s, rocketed Fowler, I’ve, ” Fowler birdies, Brian Spurlock, Morikawa, Hadwin, Morikawa’s, “ It’s, he’s, ” Morikawa, ” Organizations: CNN, Rocket, Detroit Golf Club, Waste Management, PGA, PGA Tour, Royal Liverpool Locations: Michigan, ”, Arizona, Los Angeles

☆ ‘Different Than What You Expect From a Los Angeles Golf Course’
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Alan Blinder | Meg Oliphant | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For much of Collin Morikawa’s life, the Los Angeles Country Club was a mystery. “It’s demanding — it’s very different than what you expect from a Los Angeles golf course,” Morikawa said in an interview. The West Coast is known for Kikuyu grass and very sticky poa annua greens, bumpy greens in the afternoon. That’s not what Los Angeles Country Club is.”Instead, players will confront a course of Bermuda grass, with bentgrass on greens that Morikawa sees as PGA Tour-like because of their slopes and designs. This year’s Open will include five par-3 holes for the first time since 1947, when Lew Worsham beat Sam Snead in an 18-hole playoff at St. Louis Country Club.

Persons: Collin Morikawa’s, George C, Thomas Jr, Gil Hanse, Scottie Scheffler, “ It’s, ” Morikawa, Lew Worsham, Sam Snead Organizations: Los Angeles Country Club, United States, University of California, St, Louis Country Club Locations: Southern California, U.S, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Bermuda

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