Morikawa: “I’ve Never Been To A Golf Course Where Entire Town Is Encompassed Around St. Andrews.”

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Reigning Open Champion Collin Morikawa has again spoken of his delight in heading to St. Andrews for a first time in July for the 150th Open Championship.

Since remarkably capturing a second major last year on his Open debut last year at Royal St. George’s Morikawa has been asked often about heading to the Home of Golf, and for a first time, to defend the Claret Jug over the famed Old Course.

And now after the annual pre-Open media outing, and this year at St. Andrews, the American has again spoken of his delight in heading to the Auld Gray Toon.

Collin Morikawa with the Claret Jug at the 149th Open at Royal St. George”s

“When it comes to St Andrews, there is obviously the history and everything it represents. The Home of Golf,” he said.

“I’ve never been to a golf course where really the entire town is encompassed around St Andrews. The love for the game. It breathes and lives through the town. That’s what I’m looking forward to experiencing.

“Places we go and play, golf is the highlight of that week, but there’s also other things going on in some cities that we go to.

“I look forward to going there and embracing everything. Being part of that town when everything is about The Open.

“Being defending champion at the 150th Open at St Andrews, you can’t script it any better other than being the defending champion at the 151st. Hopefully, I can pull it with the energy of those fans. It would be very, very special to defend at the 150th Open.”

This year’s Open will be Morikawa’s second Open and just his 10th major appearance.

 



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