Hideki Matsuyama is setting a pretty high bar for the rest of his 2025 PGA Tour season. The 32-year-old broke a tour record with his 35-under final score

The Olympic bronze medalist also improves his record as a 36-hole leader. Commanding the seventh lead of his career at the halfway point, Matsuyama converted his advantage into his fourth victory while in that position. It is his second straight conversion with his last coming at what was his most recent victory, the 2024 St. Jude Championship.

Hideki Matsuyama carded the lowest-ever 72-hole score in the history of the PGA Tour on Sunday, shooting an astonishing 35-under to win The Sentry in Kapalua, Hawaii.

Matsuyama’s birdie on No. 18 gave him a round of 65 and the new record, previously owned by Cameron Smith (34-under, 2022 The Sentry). The top five, including Morikawa’s 32-under this week, have all come at The Sentry.

Hideki Matsuyama looked unstoppable at Kapalua all week, and even set a new PGA Tour scoring record in the process.

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.

Just two of the seven golfers who have turned this trick did so by winning the Hawaiian stops in consecutive weeks.