{"id":45962,"date":"2026-04-17T06:57:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/collin-morikawa-admits-he-was-truly-very-scared-on-the-course-for-the-first-time-in-his-life\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:57:15","slug":"collin-morikawa-admits-he-was-truly-very-scared-on-the-course-for-the-first-time-in-his-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/collin-morikawa-admits-he-was-truly-very-scared-on-the-course-for-the-first-time-in-his-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Collin Morikawa admits he was truly &#8216;very scared&#8217; on the course for the first time in his life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/collin-morikawa-admits-he-was-truly-very-scared-on-the-course-for-the-first-time-in-his-life\/#Collin_Morikawa_feels_%E2%80%9Cvery_scared%E2%80%9D_on_his_first_golf_course\" >Collin Morikawa feels &#8220;very scared&#8221; on his first golf course<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/collin-morikawa-admits-he-was-truly-very-scared-on-the-course-for-the-first-time-in-his-life\/#Colin_Morikawa_says_how_long_he_thinks_his_problems_will_last\" >Colin Morikawa says how long he thinks his problems will last<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Collin Morikawa is currently in a difficult situation on the golf course.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Morikawa injured his lower back after playing just one hole at The Players Championship last month, and has yet to fully recover.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old performed very well at last week&#8217;s Masters, finishing inside the top 10 despite fears of losing again.<\/p>\n<p>Morikawa limped around Augusta National, gingerly picking up balls from every hole, but never once seriously working on his golf swing.<\/p>\n<p>Before his back injury, Morikawa was one of the favorites to win the Masters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Photo by: Orlando Ramirez\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The injury he sustained came at a very unfortunate time and he is clearly still struggling to overcome it.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Collin_Morikawa_feels_%E2%80%9Cvery_scared%E2%80%9D_on_his_first_golf_course\"><\/span>Collin Morikawa feels &#8220;very scared&#8221; on his first golf course<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Morikawa addressed the media Thursday night after the opening game of Game 67 at RBC Heritage.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>When asked how he feels about his back problem, he replied:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>Whatever the idea of \u200b\u200b50 percent is, I&#8217;m still confused.<em>&#8220;<\/em> The 29-year-old man admitted.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>The body could be a little better than that. It&#8217;s hard to trust my body right now.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>It&#8217;s a very unpleasant feeling. I had never experienced anything like this until about a month ago. When you&#8217;re trying to get into a tournament, you don&#8217;t have the confidence to say you&#8217;re going to hit the shots, and that&#8217;s the hardest thing, because for me essentially I&#8217;m trying to last all week.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>To test how far you can go, you need to stay in a slightly more comfortable home environment. But we&#8217;ll do that after this week.<em>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Morikawa was then asked about his prognosis.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>I guess what happened in the end is that I don&#8217;t feel any pain. I know it looked painful, but it was just so scary. I have never been so scared to go outside and play in my life.<em>&#8220;<\/em> the two-time major champion acknowledged.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Photo by Jared C. 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Tilton\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>But I think that&#8217;s because it happened on a golf course. I&#8217;ve never had anything behind the scenes happen on the golf course. At the gym every time. Then I go out and swing, and I just say if I feel good enough to swing.<br \/>I was very timid and shy in a way because the build-up was going well, but I had a few setbacks, but at the end of the day, I was like, I have to get better at the Masters.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>There was a point where I stopped trying to see how far I could get and let&#8217;s see what I could do. I have had back issues for the past three years. we&#8217;ve seen it. I have to find a way to protect it a little more.<em>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Colin_Morikawa_says_how_long_he_thinks_his_problems_will_last\"><\/span>Colin Morikawa says how long he thinks his problems will last<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The two-time major champion was asked by reporters how long he expected the current problems to last.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>I don&#8217;t know. I don&#8217;t know,<em>&#8220;<\/em> Morikawa said.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>I think it will take a little more time to push the limit at home. I feel like my swing is a little better, at least in motion, but I can&#8217;t say I&#8217;m putting in any more effort. Because, like I said, you need to be at home to say, &#8220;Okay, let&#8217;s gear up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;<\/em>If you feel a little uncomfortable, at least you&#8217;re at home and not about to play a tournament that essentially requires you to play 72 holes.<em>&#8220;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Morikawa&#8217;s current problems seem to be more mental than physical.<\/p>\n<p>He needs to overcome whatever the problem is as soon as possible if he wants to win again on the PGA Tour soon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collin Morikawa is currently in a difficult situation on the golf course. Morikawa injured his lower back after playing just one hole at The Players Championship last month, and has yet to fully recover. advertisement The 29-year-old performed very well at last week&#8217;s Masters, finishing inside the top 10 despite fears of losing again. 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