Collin Morikawa shares NSFW thoughts following Hideki Matsuyama’s INCREDIBLE performance at The Sentry

Hideki Matsuyama shot 8-under in the final round to finish three strokes ahead of Collin Morikawa and win The Sentry tournament.

Collin Morikawa shares NSFW thoughts following Hideki Matsuyama’s INCREDIBLE performance at The Sentry

Collin Morikawa and Hideki Matsuyama (Image via Imago/X)

In the first PGA Tour event of the year, Hideki Matsuyama stunned the golfing world. The Japanese international fired an incredible score of 35-under to win The Sentry. Following his performance, Collin Morikawa shared an NSFW thoughts.

Morikawa went toe-to-toe with Matsuyama during the event. On Sunday, he entered the final round while having a one-stroke lead over the American golfer.

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In the final round, Matsuyama shot a score of 8-under. He made seven birdies and one eagle. Morikawa on the other hand, shot 6-under par and finished three strokes behind him at 32-under for the tournament.

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After the event, Morikawa was asked about his thoughts regarding Matsuyama’s performance at the Kapalua course in Hawaii. He would drop an NSFW message while being awestruck by the 32-year-old’s gameplay.

Excuse my language, but f**k!, 35 under par… that’s low.

Collin Morikawa said in the post-round conference

Morikawa further added that Matsuyama did not have any moment where he slipped up and seemed pleased with his own performance despite falling short again in this event.

I mean, he was matching me yesterday shot for shot, and I felt like I was playing lights out, right? Like, yes, you could leave some shots out there, but you shoot 11-under on any golf course, you’re going to be happy, right? Today he just never let up.

Collin Morikawa said as per PGA Tour

Collin Morikawa had finished as a runner-up in this event in 2023 as well. That year, he finished two shots behind Jon Rahm, after firing a score of 25-under. During that event, Morikawa had shot 1-under in the final round, which derailed his chances of walking out as the winner of this signature event.

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Hideki Matsuyama sets PGA Tour record following victory at The Sentry

Hideki Matsuyama seemed unstoppable during The Sentry tournament. The golfer posted scores of 65 in three rounds and finished with 62 in the third round. This performance saw him claim his 11th PGA Tour victory and also saw him set a PGA Tour record.

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Hideki Matsuyama (Image via X)

Matsuyama’s final score of 35-under is the lowest par score in the history of the PGA Tour. The previous tour record belonged to Cameron Smith, who shot 34-under at The Sentry as well in 2022.

In fact, the previous three lowest 72-hole total scores have all come in The Sentry. Following Smith’s 34-under was Jon Rahm’s score of 33-under followed by Matt Jones‘ 32-under. Before this, the lowest score record at The Sentry belonged to Ernie Els, who finished 31-under in 2003.

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This is Matsuyama’s third victory in the last 12 months. He won the Genesis Invitational in February last year before winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August.