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AUGUSTA, Ga. \u2013 Collin Morikawa said Monday that he is \u201ctaking it day by day\u201d as he continues to recover from a back injury that ended his THE PLAYERS Championship and threatens to jeopardize this week\u2019s Masters.<\/p>\n
Morikawa has not played since pulling out of THE PLAYERS after the first hole of his first round with a back injury. He was in the field for last week\u2019s Valero Texas Open but withdrew before the event began. That left his Masters status uncertain.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s not exactly where I want to be, and it’s unfortunate, but that’s just the body, and I can’t push it,\u201d said Morikawa, who played a nine-hole practice round alongside Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Young on Monday. \u201cIt’s been a little bit of a mental battle, I think, just trying to trust with where it’s at. The back actually feels fine. It’s just other parts of the body not cooperating a little bit how I want.\u201d<\/p>\n
Morikawa didn\u2019t elaborate on the parts of his body that he struggled with. Still, he alluded to there being a connection between the back spasms he experienced at TPC Sawgrass and his current issues. The biggest offshoot of his current struggles has been the lack of trust with his body, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had hurt myself before and never had to worry about swinging on the golf course because a lot of the stuff I had done — I hurt myself in the gym,\u201d Morikawa explained. \u201cWhen you hurt yourself swinging, it’s a completely different beast of itself because you just don’t know. There’s a little bit of a commitment, trust (issue).\u201d<\/p>\n
Morikawa has changed his preparation and game plan accordingly. He admitted Monday that there are certain shots he\u2019s hit in previous years that he won\u2019t be able to hit given his physical and mental restrictions.<\/p>\n
A limited Morikawa could still be a dangerous Morikawa. He boasts an impressive Masters history, with four straight top 15s at Augusta National. His best finish was a tie for third in 2024. He also won earlier this year at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and continued that strong play over the next month. He finished in a tie for seventh at The Genesis Invitational and fifth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. That was his last complete start, however, derailing his momentum ahead of the year\u2019s first major.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s a work in progress,\u201d Morikawa said. \u201cBut each day just staying positive, trying to get through it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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