“Excuse my language, but f**k!" - Collin Morikawa reacts to Hideki Matsuyama’s 'low' winning score at The Sentry

Collin Morikawa gave his all at The Sentry 2025 but still fell short of Hideki Matsuyama, who broke the PGA Tour record to win the season opener. Following Matsuyama's historic low aggregate at Kapalua, Morikawa's first reaction left everyone in splits.

On Sunday, January 5, Matsuyama entered the final round of The Sentry 2025 with a one-stroke lead at 27-under. He carded his third 65 of the week to finish at 35-under and beat Collin Morikawa by a three-stroke margin. This is the lowest 72-hole scoring record on the PGA Tour, which was previously set by Cameron Smith in the same tournament three years ago.

During the post-round interview, Morikawa reacted to Hideki Matsuyama's incredible run at Kapalua.

"Excuse my language, but f**k!, 35 under par… that’s low," he said. "I mean, he was matching me yesterday shot for shot, and I felt like I was playing lights out, right? Like, yes, you could leave some shots out there, but you shoot 11-under on any golf course, you're going to be happy, right? Today he just never let up.

"Then you get to the third hole and the guy holes it. I just knew I had to be on top of everything, and just kind of let a few slip on that front nine. Played a good back nine, but to win on a course like this, conditions like this, you got to have it for 72, and I had it for 65."

This was Collin Morikawa's second runner-up finish at the Kapalua and sixth straight top-ten finish here.

How much did Collin Morikawa earn from The Sentry 2025?

The purse size for the Sentry 2025 was a whopping $20 million and Hideki Matsuyama received a paycheck of $3.6 million for his win. Morikawa also bagged $2.16 million for his solo runner-up finish.

Here's the payout for The Sentry 2025:

1. Hideki Matsuyama: $3.60 million (-35)
2. Collin Morikawa: $2.16 million (-32)
3. Sungjae Im: $1.36 million (-29)
4. Jhonattan Vegas: $975,000 (-25)
T5. Ludvig Aberg: $744,166 (-24)
T5. Corey Conners: $744,166 (-24)
T5. Thomas Detry: $744,166 (-24)
T8. Sam Burns: $550,000 (-23)
T8. Cameron Young: $550,000 (-23)
T8. Maverick McNealy: $550,000 (-23)
T8. Tom Hoge: $550,000 (-23)
T8. Harry Hall: $550,000 (-23)
T13. Taylor Pendrith: $410,000 (-22)
T13. Cam Davis: $410,000 (-22)
T15. Aaron Rai: $292,000 (-21)
T15. Robert MacIntyre: $292,000 (-21)
T15. Austin Eckroat: $292,000 (-21)
T15. Patrick Cantlay: $292,000 (-21)
T15. Keegan Bradley: $292,000 (-21)
T15. Tony Finau: $292,000 (-21)
T15. Wyndham Clark: $292,000 (-21)
T15. Adam Scott: $292,000 (-21)
T15. Sepp Straka: $292,000 (-21)