Hideki Matsuyama gained The Sentry on Sunday by taking pictures 35 underneath round Kapalua’s Plantation Course, breaking a PGA Tour document within the course of.
Matsuyama bested by a shot Cameron Smith’s earlier 72-hole document rating in relation to par, which Smith set on the 2022 version at Kapalua. Of the eight scores of 30 underneath or higher in Tour historical past (since 1983 a minimum of), seven of them have been recorded at Kapalua, together with Collin Morikawa’s 32 underneath in a runner-up efficiency on Sunday.
Matsuyama’s document is likely to be protected for some time, too.
Golf Channel’s Mark Rolfing reported Sunday that whereas “it’s not a accomplished deal but,” there have been “plenty of discussions” about altering the Plantation Course from a par 73 to a par 72, particularly turning the 520-yard, par-5 fifth gap right into a par-4.
Here’s a have a look at the bottom 72-hole scores in relation to par in PGA Tour historical past (since 1983), together with Hideki Matsuyama’s 35-under successful rating on the 2025 Sentry.
“Which it’s a par-4,” Rolfing mentioned. “… It’s simply approach too quick in at this time’s world, and gamers are hitting, what, 8- or 9-irons into that inexperienced, most of them, and I by no means preferred a par 73 anyway.”
