Jon Rahm reacts to Collin Morikawa’s spectacular hole-in-one at the Memorial Tournament
Jon Rahm paired up with Collin Morikawa for the second round at the 2023 Memorial Tournament. The duo played remarkably well and were fortunate to make the cut and qualified for the third round.
Morikawa sank an eagle on the 15th hole on Friday, June 2. He shot a hole-in-one and received praise from the 2023 Masters winner Jon Rahm, who appreciated him while walking onto the next hole.
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.@JonRahmPGA loved this one from @Collin_Morikawa 🤝 https://t.co/seX5o2v5sN
Collin Morikawa started the second round with a bogey on the first hole and then sank a birdie on the third hole. He carded three birdies, four bogeys, and a double bogey to wrap up with a score of 73. Morikawa made four birdies and three bogeys in the first round and finished with a score of 71.
He tied up in the 28th position with a score of under one. Morikawa will start the third round seven strokes behind the leader Justin Suh, who settled at the top position with a scoring deficit of eight.
Jon Rahm, on the other hand, secured seventh place in a five-way tie alongside Sepp Straka, Rory McIlroy, Patrick Rodgers, and Rickie Fowler. He finished with a scoring deficit of four.
Rahm started the tournament with a bogey but quickly got back in the game with two back-to-back birdies on the next two holes on Thursday, June 1. He carded three birdies and two bogeys to wrap up with a score of 70.
Rahm again started the second round with two bogeys but luckily he also made four birdies to finish four strokes behind the leader.
"Good shot"- Fans react to Collin Morikawa's hole-in-one shot
The PGA Tour shared a post on the spectacular shot of Collin Morikawa at the 2023 Memorial Tournament on Twitter.
"Fireworks to finish. @Collin_Morikawa reels it in and holes out at the last @MemorialGolf," the caption read.
Fireworks to finish 🔥
@Collin_Morikawa reels it in and holes out at the last @MemorialGolf. https://t.co/t7qTlNJx4E
He received a mixed reaction from people, who flocked into the comments section and wrote:
"Good shot but I hate when players drop the club like "hey my slave will grab it"..."
@PGATOUR @collin_morikawa @MemorialGolf Good shot but I hate when players drop the club like "hey my slave will grab it"...
"Yes I can feel the excitement," one wrote.
@PGATOUR @collin_morikawa @MemorialGolf Yes I can feel the excitement 😂
"That back spin was Filthy. What a shot," another one wrote.
@PGATOUR @collin_morikawa @MemorialGolf That back spin was Filthy. What a shot
Collin Morikawa and Stewart Cink will begin the third round at 10:00 am ET on Saturday, June 3, while Jon Rahm will begin the game at 12:55 pm with Patrick Rodgers.
Billy Horschel, last year's winner, missed the cut after the second round, as did Jason Day, Jason Dufner, Chris Kirk, Zach Johnson, and Justin Thomas.
The Memorial Tournament's star-studded field includes some of the world's top golfers. The world's top three players have been playing and made the cut in the second round.
Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy finished seventh, while World No.1 Scottie Scheffler settled in 31st place.
Here is the leaderboard of the 2023 Memorial Tournament Round 2:
- 1. Justin Suh
- 2. Hideki Matsuyama
- T3. Patrick Cantlay
- T3. David Lipsky
- T5. Si Woo Kim
- T5. Mark Hubbard
- T7. Rickie Fowler
- T7. Patrick Rodgers
- T7. Jon Rahm
- T7. Rory McIlroy
- T7. Sepp Straka
- T12. Keegan Bradley
- T12. Sungjae Im
- T12. Wyndham Clark
- T12. Austin Eckroat
- T12. Jordan Spieth
- T12. Luke Donald
- T12. Lee Hodges
The Memorial Tournament will conclude on Sunday, June 4.