Collin Morikawa on what he does not like about walk-and-talks on PGA Tour

"Walk-and-talks are great but..." Collin Morikawa on what he dislikes most about live on-course PGA Tour interviews.

31 Jan 2024

Collin Morikawa on what he does not like about walk-and-talks on PGA Tour

Collin Morikawa believes walk-and-talks are a great addition to PGA Tour broadcasts in 2024 but there are certain things on the course he would like to remain between just him and his caddie Jonathan Jakovac.

Morikawa, 26, first agreed to participate in the PGA Tour's new walk-and-talk concept on Riviera's iconic drivable par-4 10th during the third round of the Genesis Invitational in February 2023.

In went the airpods as Morikawa thrashed away at a 3-wood that was positioned perfectly in the fairway and just yards away from the green.

Morikawa spoke to analysts in the commentary box about the shot he played and what faced him with his next shot as he got to his ball.

After contemplating his shot options, Morikawa pulled out a 5-wood and then spoke about what he planned to with his caddie, JJ.

Morikawa gave some great insight into the benefit of using a metalwood to play his shot in hand, and he pulled it off nicely with the ball trundling out to six feet from the pin.

He then spoke about the putt, telling those in the comms box that he had left the ball in the perfect place with which to putt from.

Only he missed the birdie attempt and tapped home for par shortly before ripping out the airpods.

The two-time major champion was asked to give his verdict on the latest broadcasting addition at PGA Tour events ahead of this week's AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Morikawa is seemingly split.

"I mean walk-and-talks are great, but like I'm not going to do one every day. I'm not going to do one every week. It's up to the announcers to ask different questions every single week. I know people want to hear the insights of what we do and what we talk about on a shot in the middle of the fairway or if we're in the rough, but it's not easy every time, you know? If I had someone to watch over what I said every single second and they were to review it and be OK and I trusted that person, then fine. But a lot is said within five hours that is between me and my caddie that not -- you know, it's not meant for anyone else, whether it's personal matters or anything, whatever it is."

One player who is unfazed by walk-and-talks though is defending champion Max Homa, who was asked the same question in his press conference.

Homa said:

"I think that the walk-and-talk at least was kind of something risky and different, but I think it turned out quite good. I'm sure there's other variations that we could do, but just in general I think that's kind of the direction at least, I'll just speak for myself, I'd like to see golf go do. It's not too crazy, it's not too unbelievable to have people do something like that. I thought that it was nice. I mean, it's nice to do it and then win and then look at people who said it might be distracting and then at least have that to say."

Rory McIlroy did the first-ever walk-and-talk at The Masters last season, and although he admitted it was less intrusive than he first thought en route to missing the cut, Sir Nick Faldo questioned why he bothered to do it in the biggest tournament of his season.

Where do you stand on walk-and-talks on the PGA Tour? Do you enjoy watching them? Can you see why some players might be funny about them? Share your thoughts and comments over on the GolfMagic social media channels.

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Collin Morikawa on what he does not like about walk-and-talks on PGA Tour

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