World No. 4 Collin Morikawa has break up with longtime caddie J.J. Jakovac and reportedly has employed Joe Greiner to switch him.
Jakovac confirmed the information of his exit in a textual content message to Golfweek on Tuesday. It was first reported by SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio.
Jakovac had been Morikawa’s solely caddie since he turned skilled in 2019. They’ve gained six instances on the PGA Tour, together with two majors.
The rent of Greiner, which additionally was first reported by SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio, caps a whirlwind few weeks for the veteran caddie.
He selected to half methods with shut good friend Max Homa in early April.
Greiner then crammed in for Justin Thomas‘ injured caddie Matt “Rev” Minister on the Masters and on the RBC Heritage, which Thomas gained for his first tour victory in practically three seasons. Thomas, No. 5 in world, stated the association was momentary till Minister recovered from his ailing again.
Morikawa’s six years with Jakovac included victories on the 2020 PGA Championship and the 2021 Open Championship. Morikawa final gained on the Zozo Championship in October 2023.
He has completed second twice in eight occasions this yr (The Sentry in January, the Arnold Palmer Invitational in March). For his profession, Morikawa has 11 runner-up finishes, two thirds, 29 top-fives and 44 top-10 placings whereas making 109 of 129 cuts.
Morikawa and teammate Kurt Kitayama missed the lower final weekend on the Zurich Traditional of New Orleans.
Morikawa’s subsequent scheduled occasion is the Truist Championship from Could 8-11 in Philadelphia.
Info from Subject Degree Media was used on this report.
