DUBLIN, Ohio – Collin Morikawa made a putter switch for the first time in a year and turned in a 1-under 71 in the first round of the Memorial Tournament ...
Sometimes posture changes, so all I did was change the lie to get a little more upright, get my hands in a little better spot. “I see him all the time when I’m back in Vegas,” Morikawa said, “and he’ll give me a little tidbit here or there. Committed to using it, he put it in the bag Tuesday. Morikawa ranked fourth in Strokes Gained: Putting this season through the Genesis Invitational but has fallen to 120th. He was having a hard time finding his normal left-to-right shot from tee to green, and the ball wasn’t coming off his putter quite right, either. Although he started this season with six top-10 finishes in his first eight starts, the five-time PGA TOUR winner has fallen back since then.