Collin Morikawa Backs in Latest Media Clash: ‘He’s Absolutely Right’
Collin Morikawa is once again in the media spotlight — and this time, a former PGA Tour pro is stepping up to defend him. Amid growing media scrutiny, the ex-pro is standing firm, declaring: “He’s absolutely right.” The powerful endorsement is sparking debate across the golf world.
Watch now to learn what triggered the latest clash, what the former pro said, and how fans are reacting to Morikawa’s stance and rising media tension.
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The Colin Moricawa versus the media feud has resurfaced this time over his recent caddy change and Golf Week’s Alan Shupac unintentionally upsetting the golfer with his reporting in his original piece on Caddy Exchange. Shupac noted Moriawa who is scheduled to compete this week at the Rocket Classic confirmed as much Caddy split before teeing off in Wednesday’s prom. Mory Cowwood didn’t take this lightly and responded that he didn’t understand why shoe pack would make me sound bad because you put out my quote that I was playing with pro and partner. Although this exchange has reignited Moricawa’s media debate feud, a former PG actor proves Moria was right to do so. Recently, Smiley Kaufman and Charlie Holmes sat down for an episode on the Smiley Show. Taking note of the aforementioned quote from Shupac’s article, Kaufman said of the situation, “All right, so it’ll start from Colin’s standpoint.” He’s absolutely right. Sure, Kaufman agrees that asking questions such as about the firing of a caddy is fine, but it shouldn’t be done ahead of a prom. Kaufman adds, “Of course, it’s been confirmed that Joe Grryer is not working that week, but there’s a time and a place to ask, and it’s definitely not on the first he of the prom.” The former tour proucates his point by repeating the timing of that is really poor. and Colin Moraw was clipped but respectable reply ahead of the pro and made that pretty obvious. Ask me anything you want in my press conference later. I’m with my prom partners now. When he returned from the prom and sat down for the press conference Shupac posed the caddy split question again. Although Moriawa confirmed the split, he also said, “And I read your article that you wrote.” Kaufman still had Moriawa’s back and said, “I stand with Colon on this. Am not saying that Shupac was in the wrong in all this has just doing his job reporting the news.” Following Mory Kawa’s clipped response, Shupac defended himself and said, “I thought I was actually giving you credit that you were playing. You were focused on your pro and partners.” Morikawa dismissed it and replied, “Okay, we can all read it very differently. That’s not how I read it.” Notably, Shupac is a respectable journalist in the golf industry. However, it would be interesting to see how this heated exchange affects his career, if it does at all. However, this isn’t the first Colin Morica versus the media clash this year. Earlier this year, after losing his three-stroke lead on Sunday at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational, Morikawa dismissed his media duties and said, “I don’t owe anyone anything.” Perhaps it is also because of his history with the media that his exchange with Shupac is making headlines.
