Hideki Matsuyama and Collin Morikawa are set for Sunday's showdown at The Sentry with just one shot separating them after both shot 11-under 62s in the third round.
Former Masters champion Matsuyama leads at 27 under at Kapalua with two-time major champion Morikawa at 26 under in the first PGA Tour event of 2025.
Matsuyama had an eagle putt at 18 to tie the course record but had to settle for birdie, one of 11 Japanese players to register as he set a career-high on a spot-free day in Hawaii and held onto the lead going into the second round.
American Morikawa also closed with a birdie, his ninth of the round, and followed through with a 25-foot eagle at the par-five par five, which temporarily moved him into the lead.
Collin played well and I just followed him, good day, Matsuyama said. “It was a lot of fun, but I'd like him to relax tomorrow.”
Morikawa said of his final-round performance: “You look back at the greats, they did. You look back at Tiger (Woods), he did it every week.
“I think if I asked myself, 'Have I done this for the past six years, every time?' Probably not, but it's hard to go into this year and say, 'I've got four days, let's see what I can do.'
Belgium's Thomas Detry is five shots behind Matsuyama in third on 22-under after Saturday's eight-under, while Korea's Sungjae Im is one back at 21-under after matching Matsuyama and Morikawa's 11-under 62s.
Englishman Harry Hall is fifth at 20 under after a third-round 66.
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