Jul 14, 2022; St. Andrews, SCT; Collin Morikawa tees off on the third hole during the first round of the 150th Open Championship golf tournament at St. Andrews Old Course. Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports

Collin Morikawa had near disaster with his golf clubs at airport

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Steve DelVecchio | Last updated 8/7/22

Anyone who has flown understands the anxiety of wondering whether your luggage might be lost, but Collin Morikawa experienced that on a much more dramatic level when he was traveling on Sunday.

Morikawa was on a flight waiting to take off when he saw his golf clubs fall off of a luggage cart and onto the tarmac. The two-time major champion watched helplessly as his clubs sat on the ground. He tweeted a photo of the near disaster.

Clubs fell out of the luggage cart and sat there for a few min with no one in sight. Let’s just say I was freaking out on the inside. Here we come #playoffs pic.twitter.com/0Rwde5sHSV

— Collin Morikawa (@collin_morikawa) August 7, 2022

Fortunately, a vehicle did not come by and run the clubs over. Morikawa tweeted an update a few hours later showing that there was a happy resolution.

There’s a hero out there somewhere pic.twitter.com/9cXzbtMR7y

— Collin Morikawa (@collin_morikawa) August 7, 2022

Believe it or not, we have actually seen a situation where a golfer had his clubs lost by an airline on the way to a tournament. Fortunately, Morikawa did not meet the same fate.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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