The back nine at Kapalua is where the Sentry Tournament of Champions comes to life.
Collin Morikawa acknowledges the gallery after making his birdie putt on the ninth green during the third round of the Tournament of Champions golf event, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, at Kapalua Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. – Collin Morikawa can make golf look simple. He has a shot in mind and the ball is going where he's looking. The difference at the Sentry Tournament of Champions is that includes shots on the green.
Asked if he was hungry to win again — his last victory was the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai in November 2021 — Morikawa smiled.The two-time major champion hired putting coach Stephen Sweeney late last year. It's not a major change with his stroke except for a better understanding of what he's doing. He leads the field at Kapalua in putting, a combined with his pure iron play, it can be a frightening combination.
Morikawa was at 24-under 195, six shots clear of U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick, Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and Texas Open winner J.J. Spaun. Spaun dropped two shots on the back nine, one when his ball spun off the 13th green and rolled 50 yards down the fairway, the other when his second shot to the par-5 15th sailed left and into the native grass. He had a 69.
Jordan Spieth was three shots behind to start the third round and lost ground with three bogeys in his round of 71.Morikawa began his scoring with a 12-foot eagle putt on the par-5 fifth hole, made a tough 20-footer for birdie on the next and did everything right by doing so little wrong.
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