KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) — Collin Morikawa has played Kapalua enough to know that trailing Hideki Matsuyama by seven shots early in the second round was no reason to panic. Sure enough, he nearly caught up to the Japanese star on Friday at The Sentry.

Collin Morikawa has never finished worse than seventh in his five appearances at Kapalua. But he has not yet won The Sentry either. His most notable result came in 2023, when he finished solo second to Jon Rahm.

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Matsuyama shot an 8-under-par 65 for the second day in a row Friday to hold a one-shot lead midway through the PGA Tour season opener. "Seems like Hideki is trying to birdie every