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Collin Morikawa Says Rory McIlroy’s No. 18 Break Was ‘Hit And Hope’ At Soft Riviera

Morikawa said Riviera’s rain-soft greens turned approach control into “purely hit and hope” on Thursday. “I’ve never seen greens like this,” he continued, citing flyer lies from rough where “you could stop any club.” He pointed to McIlroy’s shot at No. 18 as “unfair’s not the right word,” forcing “those 30-footers” and birdies elsewhere. McIlroy still shot 66; Morikawa 69.