{"id":1252524,"date":"2024-07-12T15:49:13","date_gmt":"2024-07-12T15:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/?p=1252524"},"modified":"2024-09-23T07:19:42","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T07:19:42","slug":"collin-morikawa-practising-left-handed-shots-with-tiger-woods-almost-paid-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/collin-morikawa-practising-left-handed-shots-with-tiger-woods-almost-paid-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Collin Morikawa practising left-handed shots with Tiger Woods almost paid off"},"content":{"rendered":"
Practising left-handed shots with Tiger Woods in Las Vegas almost paid dividends for Collin Morikawa in the second round of the Genesis Scottish Open.<\/p>\n
Morikawa hit a poor approach to the par-four fifth hole at the Renaissance Club which stopped on the edge of a steep bunker.<\/p>\n
The two-time major winner was unable to take a normal stance and play his next shot right-handed, so turned a wedge over and hit a left-handed chip, which finished seven feet from the hole.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ordered a left-handed 8-iron about a month-and-a-half ago just to screw around,\u201d Morikawa said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I was at Tiger Jam (Tiger Woods\u2019s annual charity golf and poker event) Tiger actually hit it. We were both screwing around with it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019ve been chipping with it, but it gave me a little bit more of an ease knowing that I wasn\u2019t too worried about the bunker right there.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morikawa unfortunately missed the par putt, but added a 66 to his opening 65 to lie three shots behind clubhouse leader Ludvig<\/strong> \u00c5berg<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI made bogey on one of the easiest holes of the day,\u201d the 2021 Open champion said. \u201cIt sucks, but I\u2019m glad it looked cool, I guess.\u201d<\/p>\n