Collin Morikawa is making another caddie change.
After just five tournaments, Morikawa and looper Joe Greiner have split. Korn Ferry Tour player K.K. Limbhasut, Morikawa’s former college teammate at Cal, will make a spot start on the bag for this week’s Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club, as Morikawa begins the search for another permanent option.
The news was first reported by Golfweek and confirmed by Morikawa during Wednesday’s presser in Detroit.
“When I split with J.J. Jakovac, I had him except for one tournament my entire career and you get used to that,” Morikawa said. “J.J.'s an amazing caddie and I wish him all the best. So when I leave that, it’s a process for me to find because I only know one way. I think people, they’re going to be surprised but the way I put it is just because two people are great at what they do doesn’t mean they’re going to be great together.
“I think Joe is an amazing caddie, but I think just the way we kind of saw things or just day to day how we kind of went about it, we were just a little bit on a different page. That doesn’t mean it’s right or wrong, but for me it just didn’t feel right.”
Morikawa hired Greiner after parting ways with Jakovac following the RBC Heritage in late April. Greiner, who was Max Homa’s longtime caddie, worked a couple tournaments filling in for Justin Thomas’ regular caddie, Matt Minister, including at Harbour Town, where Thomas won. With Greiner as caddie, Morikawa notched three top-25s, though nothing better than T-17, at the Truist Championship, their first event together.
Limbhasut has made nine starts on the KFT this season and ranks No. 159 on the tour’s points list.
Morikawa does not know who will be on his bag after this week.
“It’s a process that I’m going through,” Morikawa added. “Hopefully we’ll find out when the time comes, and I will let everyone know.”
