Hideki Matsuyama is the reigning Masters champion, and has already put together a ridiculous resume on the course despite being just 29.
He added another PGA Tour win to that career total today at the Sony Open in Hawaii. It wasn’t an easy win; Hideki had to fend off Russell Henley (who always plays well in Hawaii) in a playoff. On the par 5 18th hole, though, Matsuyama unleashed this three wood up into a blinding sun. It’s really a shame he couldn’t see it, because look at where it ended up:
UNREAL SHOT. 😳
Hideki delivers a beauty from 277 yards out on the first playoff hole! pic.twitter.com/qT8ByiAVrm
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 17, 2022
Predictably, that shot absolutely lit up golf Twitter:
HIDEKI pic.twitter.com/TAGeCM5wH8
— Tron Carter (@TronCarterNLU) January 17, 2022
Hideki hits straight LASERS with every club. Every freakin' club.
— Shane Bacon (@shanebacon) January 17, 2022
What a shot, what a day of golf from Hideki.
— Andy Johnson (@AndyTFE) January 17, 2022
“Do I even need the putter?” pic.twitter.com/zMD1jWdoOs
— Will Knights (@willknightsTFE) January 17, 2022
Hideki with an absolute 🎯 from 277!!!!!!! 3 wood for eagle. #SonyOpeninHawaii
— Taylor Twellman (@TaylorTwellman) January 17, 2022
— Ryan Lavner (@RyanLavnerGC) January 17, 2022
The Shot Heard ‘Round the Waialae.
— Sean Martin (@PGATOURSMartin) January 17, 2022
made a loud noise when that ball hit the ground
— Brendan Porath (@BrendanPorath) January 17, 2022
Hideki with the no-look! pic.twitter.com/vmgDRoZ86O
— Brentley Romine (@BrentleyGC) January 17, 2022
Hideki 😳 pic.twitter.com/iq0x0vgse1
— The First Cut Podcast (@FirstCutPod) January 17, 2022
Matsuyama went on to make that putt for a winning eagle, while Henley, pressed into going for something spectacular, finished with a bogey. What an unreal finish for Hideki. When he putts well, he’s almost impossible to beat, and if he’s hitting three woods from 277 yards to a few feet away, well, that makes putting a lot easier.
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