The promise of a victory to end a 17-month drought on the PGA Tour went up in smoke for Collin Morikawa on Saturday. The 27-old Cal grad, one day after shooting a 7-under 65, ballooned to a 5-over 77 in the third round of The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass at Ponte Vedra,

Collin Morikawa hit back at his critics, namely Brandel Chamblee, Paul McGinley and Rocco Mediate, after they criticized his choice to dodge the press post-Arnold Palmer Invitational. The American star appeared set to snag his first PGA Tour victory since 2023 on Bay Hill's greens earlier in March.