Collin Morikawa and Joel Dahmen share US Open lead 

This week before the U.S. Open commenced at The Country Club, Morikawa poo-pooed his chances lamenting the state of his game as “pretty bad.”

Collin Morikawa during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club,  in Brookline, Mass. 

The old axiom to beware the injured golfer applies whenever Collin Morikawa downplays his form on the eve of a major championship.

Prior to last year’s Open Championship at Royal St. George’s, Morikawa lamented his inability to play his irons on links turf after a rubbish week at the Scottish Open. He changed his irons and won the claret jug.