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Hideki rides sizzling putter en route to course-record 63 to take lead at BMW

Hideki on record 63: 'Every time I had a birdie chance ... I made the putt'

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MEDINAH, Ill. – The services of Hideki Matsuyama’s trusty manager and translator, Bob Turner, were not required when Matsuyama was asked if Friday’s effort at the BMW Championship was his best round of the season.

“Yes,” Matsuyama said with a grin.

It’s hard to think of many recent rounds that might compare with his 9-under 63 at Medinah Country Club, a score that gave him the lead in the season’s penultimate event and broke the existing course record by two shots.