ATLANTA, GA - There we were thinking it was going to be another humdrum Thursday at the Tour Championship in East Lake Golf Club when Collin Morikawa, the two-time major champion, decides to go and do something as outrageous as score a 9-under 61. Frankly, his seven birdies and an eagle threatened to spoil the fun for the rest of us who were happy to see bogeys and bunker failures. Presumably hoping to firmly plant the idea in U.S. Ryder Cup captain Zach Johnson's head that he's something more than a routinely skilled golfer, Morikawa evidently thought it was high time to seize a chunk of the limelight and grab a share of the 18-hole lead at 10 under. Our advice to him? Don't be too hasty, young man. There's still plenty of sand to hit and many more balls to drown in water hazards. Scottie Scheffler, on the other hand, was seen skulking in the shadows of Morikawa's birdie bonanza, probably rethinking his previously claimed philosophy of "Par is good enough". Probably because Scheffler’s par-favouring golf game was looking less exciting next to Morikawa’s fireworks, Scheffler is now rumored to be working on a new strategy that involves sinking holes in single-digit strokes, which could revolutionize the game of golf as we know it. Morikawa’s high-scoring adventures have now placed him under far too much consideration for Johnson's six captains' picks set to be announced on Tuesday. Note the key phrase here, Collin: "far too much consideration". Maybe scoring higher and sinking that many birdies wasn’t such a good idea after all. No pressure though. We’ll be waiting here, with our less spectacular performance, readying ourselves for whatever the Tuesday announcement brings. Thank you, Morikawa, for giving us a reason to watch, even if it is through gritted teeth. Here’s hoping the weekend brings many more characteristically over-achieved performances and new strategies from these youngsters.