Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa put on quite the show at Kapalua. Matsuyama set a personal best with 11 birdies for his round of 62.
Morikawa holed a 4-foot birdie putt on the par-5 closing hole for his 62. He briefly took the lead on the front nine by starting 5 under in five holes, including a 25-foot eagle putt on the fifth hole during a display of sublime shotmaking.
Collin Morikawa opened the 2025 PGA Tour schedule by shooting 32 under par over four rounds at The Sentry at Kapalua, Hawaii, last weekend. For his trouble, the
Hideki Matsuyama is off to a record-breaking start to the new PGA Tour season. The Japanese star made an 8-foot birdie putt on the final hole at The Sentry to break the tour's record to par.
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The first full-field event begins this week on the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup schedule at the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii.
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Collin Morikawa has played Kapalua enough to know that trailing Hideki Matsuyama by seven shots early in the second round was no reason to panic. Sure enough, he nearly caught up to the Japanese star on Friday at The Sentry.
With his dominant victory, Matsuyama has earned top favorite honors for the Sony Open, leg two of the Hawaii Swing at Waialae Country Club. Going back-to-back does not seem out of the question for the former Masters winner,
Hideki Matsuyama is the favorite at the Sony Open in Hawaii after winning The Sentry last week. Dennis Esser has picks for the tournament.
In his 265th competition on tour, and at the age of 32 years, 10 months and 11 days, Matsuyama set, at the Plantation Course (par 73), not only the lowest score of the competition but also the best score ever for a PGA Tour event over a distance of 72 holes.
Hideki Matsuyama set the PGA Tour record to par at 35 under and won by three. The previous record belonged to Cameron Smith in 2022. He finished at 34 under and won by a single shot. The similarities for both years — virtually no wind.