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.

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.

The opening week of the 2025 PGA Tour season does not necessarily make a year, but it does make for a good reminder. Amid prognostications of Scottie Scheffler winning every tournament, Collin Morikawa returning to his winning ways and Justin Thomas continuing his path back to the top of the golf world,