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 underneath par at Kapalua – a 54-hole file on this occasion – with two-time main champion Morikawa on 26 underneath within the first PGA Tour event of 2025.
Matsuyama had an eagle putt at 18 to tie the course file however needed to accept birdie, one in every of 11 the Japanese registered as he set a profession private finest 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 briefly took him into the lead.
“Collin performed nicely and I simply type of adopted him, so good day,” mentioned Matsuyama. “It was loads of enjoyable however I would love for him to take it simple tomorrow.”
Morikawa mentioned, about performing within the last spherical: “You look again on the greats, they did. You look again at Tiger [Woods], he did that each single week.
“I feel if I requested myself, ‘Did I try this the previous six years, each time?’ In all probability not.]
“However it’s exhausting. What I am going into this 12 months saying is, ‘I’ve acquired 4 days, let’s have a look at what I can do.'”
Belgium’s Thomas Detry is 5 photographs behind Matsuyama in third on 22 underneath par after an eight-under Saturday/#
South Korea’s Sungjae Im is one stroke additional again on 21 underneath after matching Matsuyama and Morikawa’s 11-under 62s, whereas England’s Harry Corridor is fifth on 20 underneath after a third-round 66.
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