The early California events on the PGA Tour’s West Coast Swing are having a tough go of it with the withdrawal or absence of some of the game’s top players. The American Express, played last week in La Quinta,
World No. 4 Collin Morikawa was one of three golfers to withdraw from the upcoming Farmers Insurance Open on Sunday. Morikawa joined Nicolai Højgaard of Denmark and Tyler McCumber in bowing out of the 156-golfer field at famed Torrey Pines in San Diego.
The PGA Tour announced three golfers in all were withdrawing from the event at Torrey Pines: Nicolai Hojgaard is out and Hayden Springer is in, and Tyler McCumber is out, giving a spot to S.H. Kim. In Morikawa's lone start in 2025 at The Sentry, he finished solo second.
Collin Morikawa let loose following Sunday's final round of The Sentry, and it appears he will be paying the price for doing so.
Next week, the PGA Tour stays in California but heads to San Diego for the 2025 Farmers Insurance at Torrey Pines.
Morikawa was in a familiar situation at the season-opening Sentry this past weekend. He entered the final round one stroke behind leader Hideki Matsuyama at Kapalua and, once again, failed to convert the opportunity into a win. Morikawa missed three of the first four greens in his final round, more than he missed in the first three combined rounds.
Collin Morikawa joins Xander Schauffele in withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour. Collin Morikawa has become the latest big-name PGA Tour pro to withdraw from the Farmers Insurance Open at famed Torrey Pines from 22-25 January.
Sepp Straka won $1,584,000 million for capturing his third PGA Tour title on Jan. 19 at The American Express. It was enough to jump 18 spots on the money list. It wasn't enough to catch Hideki Matsuyama or Collin Morikawa.
Tiger Woods will make his highly-anticipated TGL debut against Collin Morikawa and the Los Angeles Golf Club. After a successful launch on Jan. 7, which received tremendous acclaim from golf fans, TGL returns on Tuesday with the biggest name in the game.
Tiger Woods isn’t sure what’s going to happen with next month’s Genesis Invitational, the PGA Tour event that he hosts in the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Tiger Woods makes his debut in the TGL indoor golf league tonight with Jupiter Links GC vs Los Angeles GC. Follow for score updates and highlights.
Morikawa had a positive experience at the Farmers Insurance Open two years ago, finishing third, while last year, he didn't make the cut.