Morikawa and his caddie, J.J. Jakovac, had an interesting back-and-forth while sizing up an approach shot Saturday at The Sentry – and it led to a birdie.

Freelance sports writer Marty James covers various people and topics with ties to the Napa Valley sports scene.

Morikawa joined Nicolai Hojgaard of Denmark and Tyler McCumber in bowing out of the 156-golfer field at famed Torrey Pines.

With his dominant victory, Matsuyama has earned top favorite honors for the Sony Open, leg two of the Hawaii Swing at Waialae Country Club. Going back-to-back does not seem out of the question for the ...

A defenseless Plantation course at Kapalua surrendered birdies in bunches and none did it better than Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa.

Hideki Matsuyama opened the PGA Tour's 2025 season with a record performance, though it was hard to tell from his emotions.

He only broke into a wide smile when his caddie, Shota Hayafuji, spoke to him on the side of the 18th green Sunday, Jan. 5, at Kapalua after one final birdie gave Matsuyama the scoring records and a ...