ESPN.com · Jan 17, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama caps late rally with playoff eagle to win Sony Open
HONOLULU -- Hideki Matsuyama made up a five-shot deficit on the back nine and then won the Sony Open in a playoff with one of the best shots he never saw, a 3-wood into the sun to 3 feet for an eagle to beat Russell Henley on Sunday.
The eighth career PGA Tour victory for Matsuyama tied him with K.J. Choi for most tour victories by an Asian-born player.
"I got on a roll," said Matsuyama, who shot 31 on the back nine while Henley made eight pars and a bogey. "I'm glad it came out this way."
Matsuyama hammered a driver on the par-5 18th in regulation to set up a two-putt birdie for a 7-under 63 and got into a playoff when Henley missed a 10-foot birdie putt and closed with 65.