2025 Sentry leaderboard, grades: Hideki Matsuyama fends off Collin Morikawa, sets PGA Tour scoring record
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Matsuyama put on a masterclass in scoring during the PGA Tour's opening event of 2025
The year may have changed, but Hideki Matsuyama is still all the same. Reaching 35 under for at the 2025 Sentry, Matsuyama fended off Collin Morikawa for a three-stroke victory at the PGA Tour's season opener. Matsuyama's triumph marks the 11th title of his PGA Tour career -- the third in his last 16 PGA Tour starts dating back to last season -- and his 20th worldwide win.
Matsuyama's 35-under total is the lowest score in relation to par in PGA Tour history. Besting the old record of 34 under (Cameron Smith, 2022 Sentry), Matsuyama made easy work of the Plantation Course at Kapalua. His 33 birdies and two eagles also stand as a new PGA Tour record for birdies or better made in a 72-hole tournament, which was previously held by Sungjae Im from, you guessed it, the 2024 Sentry.
Last year's Olympic bronze medalist, Matsuyama also improved his record as a 36-hole leader. Commanding the seventh lead of his career at the halfway point, he converted his advantage into his fourth victory while in that position. It is his second straight conversion with his last coming in most recent prior victory, the 2024 St. Jude Championship.
