Hideki Matsuyama shines with new putter at The Sentry 2025

Hideki Matsuyama has a new putter for the Sentry 2025. The name of the putter is Scotty Cameron center-shafted blade putter and it has worked wonders for the golfer at the PGA Tour event. He has hit back-to-back 65s and sits with a one-shot lead over Collin Morikawa on top of the leaderboard.

Matsuyama shot four birdies on the front nine of his first round, followed by three birdies on the last nine, along with an eagle and a bogey to finish at 65. In the second round, he shot four birdies through the first nine holes and carded four more birdies on the last nine to land at 65.

After Friday's round, Matsuyama also shared with the PGA Tour about his playing experience.

“There was (frustration), but I'm definitely satisfied with where I am…I don't know. Might not be good to get used to it, so we'll see how that goes. I was able to add on and play well, and so just everything was okay,” Hideki Matsuyama said.

He continued to talk about the scenic beauty of the course.

“Obviously the views are beautiful here, I haven't played well here (Kapalua) in a while, so it's good to get off to a good start…I just have to believe I'm in good shape and ready to go, so that's where I'm at."

Hideki Matsuyama will start his third round at 3 pm EST on the first tee with Collin Morikawa and Corey Conners. At the same time, Brian Harman will also tee off with Davis Riley on the 10th tee.

Patrick Cantlay, Viktor Hovland, and Patton Kizzire have the first tee time of 1:12 pm EST on the first tee. At the same time, Stephan Jaeger, Russell Henley, and Denny McCarthy will start from the 10th tee.

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What was in Hideki Matsuyama’s golf bag in 2024 and 2023?

The 10-time PGA Tour winner Hideki Matsuyama had quite a variety of equipment in his bag in 2024 and 2023. The clubs in 2024 included Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5°, Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX), 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10, 5-wood: Cobra King RadSpeed Tour, Irons: Srixon ZX5 Mk II and Srixon Z-Forged II, Wedge: Cleveland RTX 4 Forged Prototype, and Putter: Scotty Cameron Prototype.

He also carried a Srixon Z-Star XV ball, Descente apparel, and Asics Gel-Ace Pro footwear.

Matsuyama’s 2023 WITB included Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (9.5°, Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX), 3-wood: TaylorMade SIM2, 5-wood: Cobra King RadSpeed Tour, Driving iron: Srixon ZX (20°), Iron: Srixon Z-Forged, Wedge: Cleveland RTX 4 Forged Prototype, Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS, and Srixon Z-Star XV ball.

In 2024, Matsuyama had two triumphs including the Genesis Invitational and the FedEx St. Jude Championship with scores of 17-under 267 and 17-under 263. In 2023, Matsuyama won no tournaments.