{"id":435678,"date":"2025-07-07T20:11:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T20:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/?p=435678"},"modified":"2025-07-07T20:11:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T20:11:27","slug":"collin-morikawa-makes-another-caddie-change-ahead-of-scottish-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/collin-morikawa-makes-another-caddie-change-ahead-of-scottish-swing\/","title":{"rendered":"Collin Morikawa Makes Another Caddie Change Ahead of Scottish Swing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Collin Morikawa has made another caddie change as he prepares for the Scottish swing of the PGA Tour. The two-time major winner has turned to experienced caddie Billy Foster for support during the upcoming Genesis Scottish Open and The Open Championship. This move is the latest in Morikawa\u2019s ongoing search for a long-term caddie after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/new-bag-new-chapter-morikawa-parts-ways-with-longtime-caddie-ahead-of-byron-nelson\/\" target=\"_self\">parting ways with J.J. Jakovac earlier this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Morikawa Turns to Experienced Billy Foster<\/h2>\n<p>Billy Foster brings decades of experience to Morikawa. The veteran English caddie has walked the fairways alongside some of the greatest players in golf history. His past clients include Seve Ballesteros, Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke, and Matt Fitzpatrick. Most recently, Foster played a key role in helping Fitzpatrick win his first major title at the 2022 U.S. Open.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Collin Morikawa has another new caddie on the bag in Scotland this week, and he&#8217;s a familiar face for golf fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Golf Digest (@GolfDigest) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GolfDigest\/status\/1942222075294523597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Morikawa has struggled to find stability with his caddie situation this year since he ended his long partnership with J.J. Jakovac in April. The pair worked together for six years, and Morikawa won two major titles during that period.<\/p>\n<p>After the split with Jakovac, Morikawa hired Joe Greiner. Greiner had worked with Max Homa and was well respected on Tour. But the new partnership did not last long. After only five events, Morikawa decided to move in a different direction. He explained that the chemistry was not right, and both parties agreed to part ways.<\/p>\n<p>Morikawa then <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/collin-morikawa-rocket-classic-caddie-change\/\" target=\"_self\">turned to an old friend, KK Limbhasut,<\/a> for help. Limbhasut was his college teammate at the University of California. He stepped in for the Rocket Mortgage Classic, but that arrangement was always temporary. Morikawa hopes that Foster\u2019s experience can help him during an important stretch of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Keep Reading: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/collin-morikawa-refutes-cheating-allegations\/\" target=\"_self\">Collin Morikawa Refutes Cheating Allegations\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Caddie Situation Far From Resolved<\/h2>\n<p>It is understood that the arrangement between Morikawa and Foster is only set for these two tournaments in Europe. However, it could prove to be a vital trial period for both. With two of the biggest events of the season lined up back-to-back, Morikawa knows the importance of having an experienced and reliable presence on the bag.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_435682\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-435682\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-435682\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26546463_168416623_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26546463_168416623_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26546463_168416623_lowres-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26546463_168416623_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26546463_168416623_lowres-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26546463_168416623_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26546463_168416623_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26546463_168416623_lowres.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-435682\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PGA Tour pro Collin Morikawa talks with his caddie during the second round of the Rocket Classic at the Detroit Golf Club in Detroit on Friday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Morikawa\u2019s caddie situation has been one of the hot topics on Tour this season but the 28-year-old has been clear about the type of caddie relationship he wants. For him, it\u2019s not just about carrying the clubs but building trust, communication, and confidence. He has compared the player-caddie bond to a close friendship, one where both sides must feel comfortable and understand each other under the intense pressure of tournament golf.<\/p>\n<p>While the agreement with Foster is only for these two weeks, the possibility of a longer-term partnership remains open. But if things don&#8217;t go according to plan, then it\u2019s likely that the American could be looking for a new caddie again soon.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: \u00a9 Aaron Doster-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collin Morikawa has made another caddie change as he prepares for the Scottish swing of the PGA Tour. The two-time major winner has turned to experienced caddie Billy Foster for support during the upcoming Genesis Scottish Open and The Open Championship. This move is the latest in Morikawa\u2019s ongoing search for a long-term caddie after [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5425,"featured_media":435683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15,19],"tags":[119,152,8126],"class_list":["post-435678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf","category-pga","tag-collin-morikawa","tag-genesis-open","tag-rocket-classic"],"modified_by":"Ajayi Segun","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435678"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":435684,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435678\/revisions\/435684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/435683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}