Hideki Matsuyama wins The Sentry with 35 strokes under par

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HIDEKI MATSUYAMA achieved the lowest 72-hole score in the history of the PGA Tour on Sunday with an impressive overall result of 35 under par under par and secured victory at Sentry in Kapalua, Hawaii. With this record he exceeded Cameron's Smith's previous record of 34 under par from 2022 and ultimately won three strokes ahead of the American Collin Morikawa.

record and victory

To seal the record, Matsuyama played a birdie on the last hole of the tournament on the plantation Course and ended the day with a round of 65 strokes. "I thought the record was perhaps at 34 or 35, I was unsure, but I thought: 'If I think so, it probably won't go into the hole," Matsuyama said about the last hole. "But it actually went in and I'm happy about it."

pga tour records

With the decisive putt, the Masters Champion from 2021 also set a PGA tour record for most holes with birdie or better, it was his 35th during the tournament. The victory, his third in the past ten months, earned him prize money of $ 3.6 million.

Collin Morikawa's challenge

The second -placed Morikawa, who was a blow behind Matsuyama before the final round, achieved a total of 32 under par, which was not sufficient for the title. The calm and windless conditions contributed to the low results. On Sunday Morikawa played a 67 round, which may have cost him the front places, especially because of his first nine holes that only contained two birdies and his second bogey of the tournament. Matsuyama, on the other hand, kept the nerve with four birdies on the back nine holes.

further placements and incidents

"He was able to match me yesterday, and I felt as if I was playing perfectly," said Morikawa, who scored an incredible 62 (11 under par) on Saturday. "Yes, you can leave some strokes, but if you play 11 under every golf course, you are satisfied."

The South Korean in Sung-Jae landed in third place with 29 under par, while the Venezolan Jhonattan Vegas took fourth place under par.

costly mistakes

In the meantime, the Australians Cam Davis and the American wanted Zalatoris in the last section of the tournament an unfortunate incident when they accidentally hit the balls of the other on the 15th hole. They later returned and played their blows from the correct position, but both received a two-stroke penalty, which led to Davis ultimately the 13th and Zalatoris 26th place. These costly mistakes had an impact on their prize money: Without the punishment, Davis had taken 5th place and won $ 306,625 more, while Zalatoris would have landed with almost $ 120,000 more in the 15th place.