WATCH: Hideki Matsuyama accidentally hits the crowd with his driver at the Sony Open in Hawaii 2025

Hideki Matsuyama accidentally hit his driver into the crowd while playing at the Sony Open in Hawaii. The Japanese golfer teed off at the ongoing PGA Tour event this week. The tournament started with its first round on Thursday, January 9.

However, during the opening round, Hideki Matsuyama had an unfortunate accident. While taking his first shot on the par-5 ninth hole at Waialae Country Club, he hit the ball straight, but his driver launched into the crowd.

Matsuyama was shocked and went straight to check on the fans in the gallery. Check out the video below:

Hideki Matsuyama has had a remarkable start to the 2025 PGA Tour season. He won the season-opening The Sentry event last week. He started the game with a round of 65, then played another round of 65 before carding 62 in the third round and 65 in the finale.

During the press conference of the tournament on Jan. 5, Matsuyama opened up about his performance and also reflected on his victory, saying (via ASAP Sports):

"After the fire we didn't know if we were going to get to play here. We were able to get to play, and play again this year. And then be able to win, this is a tournament that I've always wanted to win, it's a special place here, so definitely happy to have won here."

He even reflected on his desire to win the Sony Open in Hawaii. He said:

"I'm very happy. I wanted to definitely win both tournaments in Hawaii. So I'm very happy to be able to do that."

Following his win last week, Matsuyama has been in good form and also started with a good round at the Sony Hawaii Open this week.

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A look into Hideki Matsuyama's performance at the 2025 Sony Open

Matsuyama teed off on the first hole for the opening round of the Sony Open in Hawaii on January 9 and had a decent outing. He carded four birdies and a bogey in the round for a 3-under 67, tying for 26th place. However, the play was suspended on Thursday due to darkness, and some players are yet to complete their games.

Meanwhile, Harry Hall had a solid start at the Sony Open. He carded a fabulous round of 6-under 64 in the opening round. After the semifinished round, Hall was in a six-way tie with Adam Schenk, Eric Cole, Denny McCarthy, Paul Peterson, and Tom Hoge.

Henrik Norlander shot 65 in the opening round of the Sony Open and settled in a tie for seventh with Ben Griffin, Adam Hadwin, Patrick Fishburn, Sam Ryder, and Ben Kohles. It is a four-day event and is scheduled to have its finale on Sunday, January 12.