By The Associated Press

KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama got the new season off to a smashing start Sunday when he broke the PGA Tour record to par for 72 holes by closing with an 8-under 65 for a three-shot victory over Collin Morikawa in The Sentry.

Matsuyama made an 8-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole at Kapalua, lightly pumping his fist in about the only emotion he showed all week. That put him at 35-under 257, breaking by one the 34-under par by Cameron Smith set at Kapalua in 2022.

Matsuyama set another PGA Tour record with that final birdie, his 35th hole at birdie or better for the tournament. Smith in 2022 and Sungjae Im last year held the previous record.

It added to his 11th career title on the PGA Tour, and his third win in the last 10 months, all against some of the strongest fields.

Morikawa had to settle for second place despite not posting a round worse than 66 all week.

It was another scoring fest on the Plantation course on weeks when there is little wind, such as this one to start the new PGA Tour season.

Check out “Watts” in Hideki Matsuyama’s bag below.

Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5 degrees) – Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees) – Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 9 TX

5-wood: Cobra King RadSpeed Tour (17.5 degrees @19) – Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 10 TX

Irons: Srixon Z-Forged II (4-9) – Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (4-PW)

Wedges: Cleveland RTX 4 Forged Prototype (48, 52-10, 56-08, 60-08) – Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron 009M Center Shaft Tour Prototype – Grip: Scotty Cameron

Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV