Hideki Matsuyama’s first spherical bought off to an inauspicious begin on the Sony Open.
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Hideki Matsuyama arrived at this week’s Sony Open recent off a historic win on the season-opening Sentry, seeking to begin the season with back-to-back wins in Hawaii.
However the 32-year-old’s week bought off to an inauspicious begin Thursday when he hit an errant tee shot on the ninth gap. Matsuyama misplaced the grip on his driver throughout his follow-through and launched it towards the patrons on the rope line.
Happily for the previous Masters champion, the wayward membership hit the rope and missed the spectators.
The near-disaster didn’t faze Matsuyama on the 517-yard Par 5.
The off-line tee shot landed close to the boundary fence to the left, however that wasn’t a difficulty for Matsuyama. He escaped hazard and left his second shot simply wanting the inexperienced. A pitch and putt allowed him to depart the opening with a birdie en path to a three-under-par 67.
Matsuyama’s 67 was adequate to place him in a tie for twenty sixth after Day 1. He’s at the moment three pictures again of Denny McCarthy, Harry Corridor, Eric Cole, Adam Schenk, Tom Hoge, and Paul Peterson. Prime beginner Luke Clanton, who can safe his Tour card with a top-five end this week, is 5 pictures again at one beneath.
The Japanese star will get his Friday spherical began at 12:50 p.m. ET alongside Russell Henley (4 beneath) and Sahith Theegala (three beneath).
