Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa are set for a Sunday showdown at The Sentry with only one shot separating the pair after they each carded 11-under 62s in spherical three.
Former Masters champion Matsuyama leads on 27 beneath par at Kapalua – a 54-hole document on this occasion – with two-time main champion Morikawa on 26 beneath within the first PGA Tour event of 2025.
Matsuyama had an eagle putt at 18 to tie the course document however needed to accept birdie, one in every of 11 the Japanese registered as he set a profession private greatest on a blemish-free day in Hawaii and retained his second-round lead.
American Morikawa additionally closed with a birdie, his ninth of the spherical to go alongside a 25-foot eagle on the par-five fifth that quickly took him into the lead.
“Collin played well and I just kind of followed him, so good day,” mentioned Matsuyama. “It was a lot of fun but I would like for him to take it easy tomorrow.”
Morikawa mentioned, about performing within the ultimate spherical: “You look again on the greats, they did. You look again at Tiger [Woods], he did that each single week.
“I believe if I requested myself, ‘Did I do this the previous six years, each time?’ In all probability not.]
“But it’s hard. What I’m going into this year saying is, ‘I’ve got four days, let’s see what I can do.'”
Belgium’s Thomas Detry is 5 pictures behind Matsuyama in third on 22 beneath par after an eight-under Saturday/#
South Korea’s Sungjae Im is one stroke additional again on 21 beneath after matching Matsuyama and Morikawa’s 11-under 62s, whereas England’s Harry Corridor is fifth on 20 beneath after a third-round 66.
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