Collin Morikawa hit back at his critics, namely Brandel Chamblee, Paul McGinley and Rocco Mediate, after they criticized his choice to dodge the press post-Arnold Palmer Invitational. The American star appeared set to snag his first PGA Tour victory since 2023 on Bay Hill's greens earlier in March.

There was a two-shot swing on the par-3 14th — the toughest hole Sunday at Bay Hill, which at that point had yielded only one birdie. Morikawa missed the green and made bogey. Henley made his best swing of the tournament with a 5-iron to 10 feet for birdie.