Hideki Matsuyama narrowly avoided disaster during the first round of the Sony Open when his driver flew out of his hands toward some fans.

It’s been an eventful year for Hideki Matsuyama thus far and we’re only 1.25 tournaments in. After a red-hot 35 under at The Sentry—featuring a PGA Tour-record, 33 birdies—Matsuyama has kept things interesting at the Sony Open … especially for the fans.

Considering the horrified reaction to the tee shot, you might be surprised to learn that Matsuyama actually birdied this hole, which goes to show that it doesn't matter what your swing looks like as long as you make solid contact. And while holding a pose looks cool, it doesn't ensure the ball lands in the fairway.

As Hideki Matsuyama raced to an apparent victory at The Sentry, the season-opening PGA Tour event, another story was emerging: He was making a run at Cam Smith's 72-hole PGA Tour scoring record of 34 under. What follows is a live diary as it played out in Kapalua, where Matsuyama made birdie on the 72nd hole to capture his 11th PGA Tour victory.

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.

A complete list of the golf equipment Hideki Matsuyama used to win the PGA Tour's The Sentry 2025: DRIVER: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX shaft

It was another Signature victory for Hideki Matsuyama and an all-time PGA Tour record. Matusyama, the stoic, slow-swinging native of Japan, birdied the par-5 18th hole of the Kapalua Plantation Course in Maui, Hawaii on Sunday on an 8-foot putt to set the ...

Kensai Hirata of Japan opened with four straight birdies, and he got up-and-down for one last birdie on the 18th at Waialae for a 7-under 63 and a one-shot lead among the early starters Friday in the Sony Open.

(AP Photo/Matt York) Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan ... those two shots behind were figures from the last Ryder Cup outside Rome — Sepp Straka of Austria, and U.S. captain Zach Johnson.

Hideki Matsuyama, who won the PGA Tour's opening event of the season on Jan. 5 at The Sentry, was in a tie for 29th entering the final round of the Sony Open on Jan. 12 at the Waialae Country Club ...

Hideki Matsuyama had a historic victory Sunday at The Sentry, the PGA Tour's opening event of 2025. The 32-year-old captured his 11th PGA Tour title at Kapalua's Plantation Course, shooting a ...

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