THE PRESIDENTS CUP

September 29, 2024

Collin Morikawa

Royal Montreal Golf Club

Quick Quotes

Q. Going up against Adam Scott, both of you major champions. For him to extend the match to the 17th hole, to hang in there and pull it out, you have to be very proud of your work today and for the entire week.

COLLIN MORIKAWA: Yeah, Adam is never going to give it to me, and I saw Adam four times this week, so I knew I was up against a great opponent and a great guy, honestly.

Look, it's been a fun week, and I'm just happy. I think all my matches got to at least 17. They're never easy. But you grind it out and get the point, and pretty happy how the week played out.

Q. You've become a veteran of these international competitions now. What do you learn each time you play in one of these?

COLLIN MORIKAWA: Well, I started off with two home team events and now I've had two away. These away ones are just so different. They don't clap for you when you hit it close. They don't clap for you at all. They boo you. You've got to learn how to create momentum and just focus on yourself and focus on your team and create momentum a different way.

When you're home, a lot of adrenaline just pumping your way and just a lot of vibes kind of throughout the crowds, and that's so helpful in these team events.

Q. Collin, when you think about the arc of your season, you struggled early in the year, found something in the spring, four points this week. What are you most proud of in your resiliency this season?

COLLIN MORIKAWA: It's just been nice to keep it up. Honestly I look back and you wish you had the wins and wished you closed out some final rounds. But overall since pretty much Augusta and the Masters, I kept up a very high level of play. I'm really happy of that and proud of that and I think hopefully I can continue that.

I know what to work on, I know what to keep focusing on, and just dial in a few things to play four really good rounds.

Q. You're one of the centerpieces of a very young team. What's the camaraderie like among yourself and Scottie and Xander, who are normally trying to beat each other week to week?

COLLIN MORIKAWA: It's great. I've known Scottie for a long time and we all have different personalities, but we all vibe really, really well together. We all know what to focus on, and we don't have to tell each other that. And I think it's just making sure everyone around us, we're focusing on the right things, and obviously we were able to pull through today.