After playing links golf at the Scottish Open, Morikawa sought the help of TaylorMade’s Senior Tour Manager Adrian Rietveld on the Sunday evening before teeing it up at The Open – where he became the first man in history to win two majors on his debut, beating Jordan Spieth into second with his total of 15-under.
“When I got back to California I was woken by a text in the middle of the night,” explains Adrian. “It was Collin. ‘Really appreciate everything over these past couple of weeks, everything worked for me, it’s awesome being in a team with you guys’. Of course, for us it’s just another week, but on this occasion, it feels like TaylorMade owns a tiny bit of the victory. From here we go on to the Olympics, the WGC, the FedEx Cup and Tour Championship, and Ryder Cup – the tour wheels never stop turning.”
To see how Morikawa approached his bag set-up for links golf, we asked Rietveld to give us the lowdown...
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