Collin Morikawa and Rory McILroy did not have exactly linked to the media this week before the Masters.
After a difficult loss at Arnold Palmer Invitational, Morikawa chose not to speak with the media. A few days later, he said that he “had nothing to no one” had nothing. “
“No offense for you guys, but for me, at the time of this time, I didn’t want to be with anyone. As, I didn’t want to talk to anyone. I didn’t need any trouble. I didn’t need” good games “. As, you are just P — Ed,” he said at the time.
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Rory McILroy and Collin Morikawa celebrate after McILroy took place with a bunker on the 18th hole in the last round of the Masters. (Michael Madrid / USA TODAY SPORTS)
The conversation returned to Augusta National on Tuesday on Tuesday and Morikawa defended its position.
“I could have said it differently, but I would like me to say. I was at the time,” Morikawa told Augusta on Tuesday. “We are talking about giving the people of space to be who they are, and, at that time, it was for me to be who I was. And I didn’t want to be with anyone. I didn’t even want to be with my wife. As, I said” hi “after, we kissed and I went directly to the locker room.”
Morikawa then offered his point of view on the situation.
Collin Morikawa, from the United States, reacts after having sorted out on the eighth green in the third round of the 2024 Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club on April 13, 2024, in Augusta, GA. (Warren Little / Getty images)
“In this aspect, there must be a balance and a flow and a flow between everything. I want to be here for you guys,” he said. “But here is the thing: I am in the top five of the world before, and people do not come to me and ask me questions. You guys, you can’t ask me [questions] When I play well. Like, you should ask the 10 best players every week, every day, and simply document it.
“Then you have an idea of who we are, and you get a flow of the way it happens. So there is a balance. If you don’t want to ask me, it’s not my work to go out and tell you my story. Sometimes, but you don’t do that.
Rory McILroy did the same as Morikawa after his collapse at the US Open last year and noted Tuesday that golfers are not required to speak with the media.
“Well, he’s right,” said McILroy. “Listen, all the other athletes, whether in the NBA, the NFL, they are forced to tell you about the guys after a match. We are not. That it is something that the PGA Tour looks in terms of implementation in the rules and regulations. But, as long as it is not the case, and we have this option to oppose each time that we want, do not expect it.”
Rory McILroy aligns a putt on the 17th green while Collin Morikawa looks during the first round of the 150th Open Championship at St. Andrews Old Course. (Rob Schumacher / USA TODAY SPORTS)
The Masters, which McILroy and Morikawa both aim to win for the first time, T-shirts on Thursday.
