Collin Morikawa hires veteran caddie for Genesis Scottish Open, Open Championship
Billy Foster will loop for Morikawa, the fifth-ranked golfer in the world, at the Genesis Scottish Open this week and the Open Championship next week at Royal Portrush. bunkered.co.uk first broke the news, with the DP World Tour also sharing video of Morikawa and Foster on the range in Scotland.
Morikawa parted ways with J.J. Jakovac, his only caddie in his pro career, in April before having Joe Greiner work for him a couple months. That duo split before the Rocket Classic in Detroit two weeks ago, with Morikawa saying, "just because two people are great at what they do doesn't mean we're going to be great together. I think Joe is an amazing caddie, but I think just the way we kind of saw things or just day-to-day how we kind of went about it, we were just a little bit on a different page. That doesn't mean it's right or wrong, but for me it just didn't feel right."
At Detroit Golf Club, Morikawa had former college teammate KK Limbhasut loop for him, with the former Cal Golden Bear placing T-8.
Now looping duties go to Foster, the longtime caddie who was on Matt Fitzpatrick's bag when the Englishman won the 2022 U.S. Open. Foster, who has also caddied for Seve Ballesteros, Darren Clarke and Lee Westwood, split with Fitzpatrick in March after working together for 6 years.
Foster told bunkered.co.uk he doesn't envision this turning into a full-time gig, with the constant trips back and forth between Europe and North America "catching up with me" at 59 years old.
But at least for two weeks, Foster will be on the bag for one of the best players in the world, with Morikawa searching for his first victory since the 2023 Zozo Championship in Japan.
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