MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Qualifying for The Sentry in Maui is on every PGA Tour player’s to-do list, but for Collin Morikawa the trip to Kapalua is far more meaningful.
The two-time major champion’s grandfather owned The Morikawa Restaurant on Front Street in Lahaina and he still has relatives who live on Maui, which made Thursday’s news from Hawai'i that much more difficult.
“I woke up this morning, just checking the news, and to see how many people have passed away from that, yeah, it's … I'm at a loss for words,” Morikawa said Thursday at the FedEx St.