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Daily Mirror
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Collin Morikawa doesn't hold back at Rocket Classic – 'Don't put me down'
Collin Morikawa let rip at a golf reporter in an awkward exchange over an article that the PGA Tour star believes made him sound bad ahead of the Rocket Classic Collin Morikawa used a press conference to chastise a reporter who allegedly painted him in a bad light. Ahead of the Rocket Classic, Morikawa fielded a question about parting ways with his caddie, Joe Greiner. In the lead-up to the PGA Tour event, he teed off in the Delta Dental Pro-Am alongside athletes and public figures. While at the first tee at Detroit Golf Club, Adam Schupak of Golfweek asked Morikawa about his caddie situation. The 28-year-old dismissed the question, however, saying (via the Mirror US): "Ask me anything you want in my press conference later. I'm with my pro-am partners now." In a subsequent article titled, 'Collin Morikawa is changing caddies again, splits with Joe Greiner ahead of Rocket Classic,' Schupak included the quote while emphasising that Morikawa doesn't have a full-time caddie arranged. When Schupak quizzed Morikawa in the pre-tournament press conference, Morikawa scolded the journalist, saying: "I read your article that you wrote. "Look, I'm not here to tell people how to do their jobs, but I don't get why you would make me sound bad because you put out my quote that I was playing with pro-am partners out front. "Those guys are paying a lot of money, they're very important to the community, they're very important to the Rocket Classic, and for you to put out a quote like that to put me down and saying, 'Hey, wait two and a half hours.' I mean, you called me up on the first tee, you know? "So, I'm not gonna tell you how to do your job, you can write whatever you want, this is America. But don't put me down like that, because it's two and a half hours, Adam." In response, Schupak argued: "I thought I was actually giving you credit that you were playing, you were focused on your pro-am partners." Morikawa replied: "Okay, we can all read it very differently, that's not how I read it. I think there's a perspective where people can read it like that, so I'm just gonna leave it at that. "We knew I was gonna have media in two-and-a-half hours. I'm on the first tee meeting my pro-am partners as they're teeing off. "On the caddy front, it's a process that I'm going through. Hopefully, we'll find out when the time comes, and I will let everyone know. Thank you."
USA Today
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Eminem's daughter, Barry Sanders among celebrities, athletes in Rocket Classic pro-am
DETROIT — The Rocket Classic kicks off this week, but the party starts with a big event one day before. The Delta Dental Pro-Am will take place Wednesday at Detroit Golf Club, with a star-studded lineup of locals and athletes who went pro in something other than golf. Headlining the list is NFL legend Barry Sanders and current Detroit Red Wings stars Dylan Larkin and Alex DeBrincat. The Detroit Lions special teams unit will also be represented well, with kicker Jake Bates, punter Jack Fox and long snapper Hogan Hatten. Former NFL kicker Jason Hansen, who played on the Lions for 21 years, will be joining his strong-legged brethren on the course. Joining the athletes will be influencers and celebrities, highlighted by Hailie Jade, daughter of rapper Eminem. Here is the full list of celebrities who will be hitting the links. 2025 Rocket Classic pro-am participants Each group will be paired with a PGA Tour pro who is the Rocket Classic field, and the pros will play nine holes. he event features free admission and free parking free for fans. The PGA Tour tournament begins Thursday with 156 players in the field.
