Hideki Matsuyama changed putters because he saw someone else using the model and "it looked good." He made seven birdies and and eagle with it.

Steady winds and an unusually soft golf course gave players something different to think about in the first round of the 2025 Sentry. While some struggled with the atypical conditions, Tom Hoge did not.

Hoge shot 9-under 64 on the Plantation course to lead by one after the opening round of the 2025 PGA Tour season.

Tom Hoge arrived in Maui this week with zero expectations. He last played competitively at the World Wide Technology Championship in Mexico two months ago, and yet, he felt confident in his putting heading into this week.

Hoge fired a 9-under 64 to carry a one-shot lead over Plano’s Will Zalatoris heading into the second round of the PGA Tour season opener.

In the opening round of The Sentry 2025, Tom Hoge cards a 9-under 64 to take the solo lead after Thursday at Kapalua.

Tom Hoge birdied four of his first five holes and finished with a 9-under-par 64 on Thursday to grab the first-round lead at The Sentry, the PGA Tour season opener at The Plantation Course in Kapalua,