Matsuyama set the PGA Tour scoring record, posting a 35-under score to win The Sentry at Kapalua. He faced an 8-footer for birdie on the 18th green to make history, and the 2021 Masters Champion drained it to etch his name into the record books.
Collin Morikawa didn't hold back. In the PGA Tour's season-opening Sentry at Kapalua, Collin Morikawa shot 32 under, tied for the fourth-lowest score in Tour history. Not too shabby, right? Well, only one thing—he finished runner-up,
Morikawa finished runner-up at The Sentry for the second time in three years on Sunday, coming up three shots short of Matsuyama's PGA Tour-record, 72-hole score.
Morikawa, who also finished runner-up at Kapalua in 2023, could think of only one NSFW way to describe Matsuyama's performance.
A defenseless Plantation course at Kapalua surrendered birdies in bunches and none did it better than Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa.
KAPALUA, Hawaii – Astonished by Hideki Matsuyama’s relentless play and disappointed in his latest close call, Collin Morikawa could only resort to an expletive to describe what he’d ...
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.
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.
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama is leading the charge, but he'll be pursued by a host of contenders in Sunday's final round. Matsuyama shot an 11-under par 62 on Saturday to maintain a one-shot lead through three rounds in what turned into a shootout with Collin Morikawa on Saturday at The Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii.
In the PGA Tour's season-opening Sentry at Kapalua, Collin Morikawa shot 32 under ... three strokes behind champion Hideki Matsuyama, who broke the Tour's scoring record at 35 under.
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Collin Morikawa had to judge how his ball ... settling 20 inches away for a sure birdie in his terrific duel with Hideki Matsuyama. Matsuyama was some 20 yards closer.
The Japanese shot an 11-under 62 on Jan 4 to maintain a one-shot lead after three rounds. Read more at straitstimes.com.