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Collin Morikawa finished the first round of the 2025 Genesis Invitational in a tie for 20th place, five shots off the lead. Morikawa faced some tricky shots due to the weather conditions and not everything went his way. After his performance on Thursday at Torrey Pines, Morikawa was in good spirits despite the difficult afternoon, and was asked for one word to sum up his day.
"Neutral," Morikawa said. "You know, it was a grind for me so it wasn't like I played well. I only got 1 over out of it.
Could have been better, could have been a lot worse. Go out tomorrow and hopefully fire a low one. The two-time major champion provided an example of how weather conditions affected the outcome of the first round, speaking specifically about club selection on different holes: "Hole 10's a great example.
No. 10, you could have 8-iron in and today I had 5-iron in. Yesterday I had 5-wood.
You know, hole 5 we're hitting 4-iron in. That's a hole where it still plays tough, but normally you're hitting 8-iron with just normal winds, not cold. "So you just kind of get this mix of the front nine, there's only a couple holes that are really, really gettable and scorable, 6 being one of them, and then the rest of them you're just in that stretch of 9, 10, 11, 12, and even 13.
No. 13 you've got to hit really, really quality shots to have even a look at birdie. I was happy to make par honestly from where I was.
" Scottie Scheffler, Collin Morikawa #genesisinvitational pic.twitter.com/VBlQI4djOc A reporter asked Morikawa about the last time he used a 5-wood for a third shot on a par 5.
"Probably last year at The Open. Shoot, it's happened, it's happened." Collin Morikawa had four bogeys and three birdies in the first round of the Genesis Invitational.
He made par on the par-4, 433-yard 10th hole he referenced. Morikawa will tee off at 1:14 p.m.
Eastern Time in the second round of the Genesis Invitational in the same group as defending champion Hideki Matsuyama and World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler. More Golf: Rory McIlroy Cites Hypocrisy From Slow-Play Haters at Torrey Pines.
