Hideki Matsuyama was delighted with his performance in winning The Sentry, in which he set a new PGA Tour record score of 35 under for 72 holes. (More Golf News)
The 32-year-old Hideki Matsuyama carded an eight-under 65 in the final round to set the PGA Tour r♊ecord in Hawaii, beating the previous mark of 34 under set by Cameron Smith at the same course in 2022
Hideki Matsuyama was delighted with his performance in winning The Sentry, in which he set a new PGA Tour record score of 35 under for 72 holes. (More Golf News)
The 32-year-old carded an eight-under 65 in the final round 🍃to set the record in Hawaii, beating the previous record of 34 under set by Cameron Smith at the same course in 2022.
Matsuyama's eight-under-par 𒊎fourth round included an eagle, seven birdies and a bogey, with the 2021 Masters champion getting a birdie on the 18th hole to break Smith's record.
"That last putt, it felt like if I make it, it's going to be the re🍌cord, so I'm so happy that it went in," said Matsuyama, who won his 11th PGA Tour title.
"I was able to get a great off-season and get a fresh start this week a🧸nd play well, so it's a great way to start."
American Collin Morikawa had started the final round one shot behind M𓆉atsuyama and managed to hold onto second place, having shot 32 under throughout the four rounds.
"He [Matsuy♐ama] just never let up," Morikawa said. "I just knew I had to be on top of everything, and just kind of let a few slip on t💫hat front nine.
"Just going through the shots I left out there, there was a good handful that I🀅 wish I could have back.
"I know there is a lot of positives, and it's go🗹ing to take me a few hours or a day to get over it.
"I played a good back nine, but to win on a course like this, conditions like this, you've got to have it for 72 [holes﷽]. And I had it for 65."
South Korean golfer Sungjae Im, who had equalled Smith's re⭕cord in 2024 on the same course, to🐓ok third place as he closed with 65.
Elsewhere, Taylor Pendrith hit the f💦irst albatross on the Plantation course at Kapalua since the PGA Tour season opener moved there in 1999.
The Canadian found the hole from 2🌳00 yards 🔯out on the par-five fifth hole before ending tied for 13th place on 22 under.
"As soon ❀as I hit it, I knew it was going to be really good [but] I didn't expect it to 💛go in," he said.
"I didn't see it go in but the fans that were up by the green went crazy so, yeahꦦ, it was a really good bonus."