In an interview with the media, 27-year-old Morikawa put special emphasis on the impressive performance of his opponent.

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Collin Morikawa has developed from a rising young star into a regular contender on the PGA Tour. Does he have a third major ...

(AP Photo/Matt York) Collin Morikawa watches his birdie putt at the 10th hole during the second round of The Sentry golf ...

In the PGA Tour's season-opening Sentry at Kapalua, Collin Morikawa shot 32 under, tied for the fourth-lowest score in Tour ...

The Olympic bronze medalist also improves his record as a 36-hole leader. Commanding the seventh lead of his career at the ...

Hideki Matsuyama piled up 11 birdies in an 11-under par 62 on Saturday to set the 54-hole tournament record at 27-under and maintain a one-shot lead over Collin Morikawa at The Sentry tournament at ...

Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa put on quite the show at Kapalua. Matsuyama set a personal best with 11 birdies for his ...

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama is leading the charge, but he'll be pursued by a host of contenders in Sunday's final round.

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Hideki Matsuyama opened the new season with a record performance, though it was hard to tell from his emotions. He was a machine at The Sentry, with 35 holes at birdie or ...

Matsuyama was the first Japanese player to win a men's major title The Sentry second-round leaderboard -16 H Matsuyama (Jpn); -15 C Morikawa (US); -14 C Conners (Can), M McNealy (US), T Hoge (US ...

Matsuyama had a personal best with 11 birdies in his bogey-free round of 62, setting the Plantation course record for 54 holes at 27-under 192. All that got him was a one-shot lead over Morikawa ...