Hideki Matsuyama finished the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii three-under, which was good enough for a 17-way tie for 26th place. Matsuyama had a pretty eventful round considering he only carded one bogey.

On the ninth hole at the Sony Open in Hawaii, the former Masters champion hit an iffy tee shot, but it was his driver that ended up being the truly errant projectile. Matsuyama lost grip of the club on his follow through, sending it into the observers' area.

Hideki Matsuyama narrowly avoided disaster during the first round of the Sony Open. In the end, the fly-driver mishap was just a speed bump on the way to a first-round 67. The post Hideki Matsuyama narrowly avoids flying-driver accident in first round of Sony Open appeared first on Golf.

Hideki Matsuyama is the favorite at the Sony Open in Hawaii after winning The Sentry last week. Dennis Esser has picks for the tournament.

Matsuyama won The Sentry on Sunday with a 35-under-par 257, the lowest 72-hole score in relation to par in PGA Tour history.

Hideki Matsuyama opened the PGA Tour season in record-breaking style last weekend at the Plantation Course in Kapalua, Hawaii. The Japanese star will ride a wave of birdies to Honolulu this week as he tries to make it a two-week sweep at the Sony Open in Hawaii, beginning Thursday at Waialae Country Club.