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Morikawa became the second player to accept a spot on one of the six TGL teams, but made some suspicious Ryder Cup comments along the way.
Coming off a win at the Zozo Championship, Collin Morikawa became the second player to sign with one of the six inaugural TGL Golf League teams. He joins Justin Thomas, who agreed to sign with Atlanta Drive Golf Club on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Golf Club filmed him getting the news, which came with some bizarre comments.
“Absolutely! I’m In. I just got chills throughout my body,” Morikawa said. “I don’t think I’ve ever answered a call like this. I got my Ryder Cup call this year, but I think this tops it almost. Yeah, almost — we’re going to make some history. I’d love to be a part of the team. I can’t wait to rep LA and LA Golf Club. I think we’re going to do some great things.”
”I just got chills through my body, I don’t think I’ve ever answered a call like this, I got my Ryder Cup call this year, but I think this tops it almost.”
Collin Morikawa comparing the TGL phone call to his Ryder Cup phone call is wild
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It seemed like bad acting, but Morikawa actually said this situation was close to making a Ryder Cup team, which he has done twice now.
Hopefully, the 26-year-old was exaggerating.
He was a rookie at Whistling Straights when Team USA demolished Team Europe 19-9. The two-time major winner went 3-0-1 in 2021.
However, his second Cup wasn’t nearly as friendly to him. Morikawa went 1-3-0 in Rome as Team Europe sent the Americans home with their tails between their legs. Now, he holds a 4-3-1 overall record in the biennial event.
What Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are doing with the TGL Golf League is exciting, but is it as important as a Ryder Cup?
Morikawa may have just been excited about giving team golf a shot again. But come on, this phone call can’t possibly come close to finding out you’re representing your country — there is no way.
It’s completely fine for him to be excited about representing Los Angeles and the LA Golf Club, but maybe a better analogy is in order.
Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. You can follow her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports for more golf coverage. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough too.
