As the final group made the turn to the back nine, Collin Morikawa held a three-shot advantage and looked destined to win on the PGA Tour for the first time since October 2023.
Up to that point, he had played near-flawless golf, relying heavily on his iron play to pluck his way around Bay Hill, perhaps the most challenging course that PGA Tour pros will play all year. Morikawa sat at 11-under par on the 10th tee, but then, on the first hole on the back nine, he missed the fairway by a couple of feet. His ball settled into a brutal lie. He then hacked his second shot
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