Hideki Matsuyama
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{{nihongo|Hideki Matsuyama|松山 英樹|Matsuyama Hideki|born 25 February 1992}} is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first Japanese golfer to win a men's major golf championship {{ndash}} the 2021 Masters Tournament.{{cite web |author1=Alan Shipnuck |title=Masters 2021: Hideki Matsuyama, quiet star, makes a loud statement for his nation and for himself |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-2021-hideki-matsuyama-wins |publisher=Golf Digest |access-date=14 April 2021 |date=12 April 2021 |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412012033/https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-2021-hideki-matsuyama-wins |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Hideki Matsuyama wins Masters, becomes first men's major champion from Japan |url=https://www.pgatour.com/daily-wrapup/2021/04/11/hideki-matsuyama-wins-masters--becomes-first-mens-major-champion-from-japan.html |publisher=PGA Tour and Associated Press |access-date=14 April 2021 |date=11 April 2021 |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412000728/https://www.pgatour.com/daily-wrapup/2021/04/11/hideki-matsuyama-wins-masters--becomes-first-mens-major-champion-from-japan.html |url-status=live }}
As of January 2025, Matsuyama has 20 worldwide wins, an Olympic bronze medal, ten career top-10 finishes in major championships, and six Presidents Cup appearances. Matsuyama is a two-time winner of tournaments in the World Golf Championships, two-time winner of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, eight-time Japan Golf Tour winner, two-time winner of the Asian Amateur Championship, and most recently winner of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. His 11 wins on the PGA Tour make him the most successful Japanese member of the PGA Tour in history.{{cite web |first1=Ben |last1=Everill |first2=Laury |last2=Livsey |title=From Miyamoto to Matsuyama: A look at Japan's PGA Tour history |url=https://www.pgatour.com/tour-insider/2019/10/22/japan-history-on-pga-tour-matsuyama-ozaki-maruyama-ishikawa.html |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=13 April 2021 |date=19 October 2020 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618031524/https://www.pgatour.com/tour-insider/2019/10/22/japan-history-on-pga-tour-matsuyama-ozaki-maruyama-ishikawa.html |url-status=live }}
Matsuyama was ranked first in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2012. As a professional, he has been ranked as high as second in the Official World Golf Ranking, doing so in June 2017.{{cite web |author1=Joel Beall |title=Masters 2021: Hideki Matsuyama and Japan's best male golfers of all-time |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-hideki-matsuyama-japan-golfers |publisher=Golf Digest |access-date=13 April 2021 |date=10 April 2021 |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413025631/https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-hideki-matsuyama-japan-golfers |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=Hideki Matsuyama - World Golf Ranking |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=13562 |publisher=Official World Golf Rankings |access-date=13 April 2021 |date=12 April 2021 |archive-date=13 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513181621/https://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=13562 |url-status=dead }}
Early life and amateur career
Matsuyama was born on 25 February 1992 in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. He was introduced to golf at the age of four, by his father. During eighth grade, he transferred to Meitoku Gijuku Junior & Senior High School in Kochi Prefecture, in search of a better golf environment.
Matsuyama studied at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai. He won the 2010 Asian Amateur Championship with a score of 68-69-65-67=269.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=5670603 |title=Hideki Matsuyama wins spot in Masters |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=10 October 2010 |access-date=11 April 2011 |archive-date=13 October 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101013162855/http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=5670603 |url-status=live }} This gave him the chance to compete as an amateur in the 2011 Masters Tournament, becoming the first Japanese amateur to do so. At the Masters, Matsuyama was the leading amateur and won the Silver Cup, which is presented to the lowest scoring amateur.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/mastersaugusta/8442888/The-Masters-2011-diary-Hideki-Matsuyamas-tough-decision-is-rewarded.html |title=The Masters 2011 diary: Hideki Matsuyama's tough decision is rewarded |newspaper=The Telegraph |first=Oliver |last=Brown |date=11 April 2011 |access-date=2 April 2018 |archive-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417200457/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/mastersaugusta/8442888/The-Masters-2011-diary-Hideki-Matsuyamas-tough-decision-is-rewarded.html |url-status=live }} He was the only amateur to make the cut.{{cite web |url=http://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2011-04-10/201104111302481656889.html?promo=espn |title=Matsuyama Gains Priceless Memories |publisher=Masters |first=John |last=Steinbreder |date=10 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110413051756/http://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2011-04-10/201104111302481656889.html?promo=espn |archive-date=13 April 2011}} A week after his victory, he finished in a tie for third at the Japan Open Golf Championship which is an event on the Japan Golf Tour.{{Cite web|title=Hideki Matsuyama PGA TOUR Profile - News, Stats, and Videos|url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.32839.hideki-matsuyama.html|access-date=14 April 2021|website=PGATour|language=en|archive-date=19 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819141428/http://https/|url-status=live}}
In 2011, Matsuyama won the gold medal at the 2011 World University Games. He also led the Japan team to the gold medal in the team event. In October 2011, he also successfully defended his title at the Asian Amateur Championship.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/7049930/hideki-matsuyama-repeats-asian-amateur-championship |title=Hideki Matsuyama wins Asian Amateur |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=2 October 2011 |access-date=3 October 2011 |archive-date=4 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004033532/http://espn.go.com/golf/story/_/id/7049930/hideki-matsuyama-repeats-asian-amateur-championship |url-status=live }} In November, Matsuyama won the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters on the Japan Golf Tour while still an amateur.{{cite web |url=http://www.iseekgolf.com/news/42121-amateur-star-matsuyama-wins-in-japan |title=Amateur star Matsuyama wins in Japan |website=iseekgolf.com |first=Bruce |last=Young |date=14 November 2011 |access-date=13 November 2011 |archive-date=4 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404032153/http://www.iseekgolf.com/news/42121-amateur-star-matsuyama-wins-in-japan |url-status=live }}
In August 2012, Matsuyama reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.{{cite web |url=http://www.wagr.com/en/News/2012/August/Week-30.aspx |title=All change at the top as Matsuyama moves into top spot |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=9 February 2016 |archive-date=2 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802003518/http://www.wagr.com/en/News/2012/August/Week-30.aspx |url-status=live }}
Professional career
= 2013 =
Matsuyama turned professional in April 2013 and won his second professional tournament, the 2013 Tsuruya Open on the Japan Golf Tour. Five weeks later, Matsuyama won his third title on the Japan Golf Tour at the Diamond Cup Golf tournament. Following a top 10 finish at the 2013 U.S. Open, Matsuyama entered the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. He won his fourth Japan Golf Tour event in September at the Fujisankei Classic. Matsuyama would win his fifth Japan Golf Tour event in December at the Casio World Open. The win also made Matsuyama the first rookie to lead the Japan Tour's money list.
= 2014 =
For 2014, Matsuyama qualified for the PGA Tour through non-member earnings. In just seven PGA Tour-sanctioned events, Matsuyama had six top-25 finishes, including a T-6 at the 2013 Open Championship.
Matsuyama earned his first PGA Tour win at the 2014 Memorial Tournament, beating Kevin Na in a playoff and moving to a career-high OWGR ranking of 13th. The win was the first for a Japanese player since Ryuji Imada in 2008. In his first full season as a PGA tour member, he finished 28th in the FedEx Cup standings.{{cite web |title=FedExCup – Official Standing |url=http://www.pgatour.com/fedexcup/official-standings.2014.html |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=9 February 2016 |archive-date=1 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801235747/http://www.pgatour.com/fedexcup/official-standings.2014.html |url-status=live }}
Matsuyama would win his sixth Japan Golf Tour event late in the 2014 season. In November, the victory came at the Dunlop Phoenix in a playoff over Hiroshi Iwata.
= 2015 =
Matsuyama finished fifth at the 2015 Masters Tournament, the best major finish of his career to that point.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/golf/32278605 |title=Masters 2015: Jordan Spieth wins first major with dominant display |date=13 April 2015 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=13 April 2015 |archive-date=13 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413102122/http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/golf/32278605 |url-status=live }} He finished 16th in the FedEx Cup standings. In 8–11 October, he played for the International Team in the 2015 Presidents Cup and went 2–1–1 (win–loss–half).
= 2016 =
On 7 February 2016, Matsuyama won the Waste Management Phoenix Open in a playoff with Rickie Fowler. He secured his victory on the fourth hole.{{cite web |title=Hideki Matsuyama beats Rickie Fowler in playoff at Phoenix Open |url=http://www.pga.com/news/pga-tour/hideki-matsuyama-beats-rickie-fowler-in-playoff-phoenix-open |publisher=PGA of America |agency=Associated Press |first=John |last=Nicholson |date=7 February 2016 |access-date=9 February 2016 |archive-date=1 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801235306/http://www.pga.com/news/pga-tour/hideki-matsuyama-beats-rickie-fowler-in-playoff-phoenix-open |url-status=live }} The win moved him to 12th in the Official World Golf Ranking, the highest in his career.
On 16 October 2016, Matsuyama captured the Japan Open by three strokes over Yuta Ikeda and Lee Kyoung-hoon. The win was Matsuyama's first title at his country's national open and his seventh victory in Japan. The title gives Matsuyama victories in four of the Japan Golf Tour's five ¥200,000,000 events.{{cite web |title=Japan Open Golf Championship 2016 Leaderboard |url=http://www.jgto.org/pc/WG02020000Init.do?year=2016&tournaKbnCd=0&conferenceCd=26 |publisher=Japan Golf Tour |date=16 October 2016 |access-date=16 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018225505/http://www.jgto.org/pc/WG02020000Init.do?year=2016&tournaKbnCd=0&conferenceCd=26 |archive-date=18 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}
On 30 October 2016, Matsuyama followed up his Japan Open triumph by winning the WGC-HSBC Champions, colloquially known as "Asia's Major", in Shanghai. Matsuyama became the first Asian golfer to claim a World Golf Championship since the series was inaugurated in 1999. With the victory, Matsuyama rose to number 6 in the Official World Golf Ranking, his highest position and the second highest ever by a Japanese player after Masashi Ozaki, who achieved a ranking of fifth.{{cite web |title=Matsuyama Wins Taiheiyo Masters, His Third Win in Four Weeks |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/matsuyama-wins-taiheiyo-masters-3rd-win-4-weeks-140822021.html |publisher=Yahoo |date=13 November 2016 |access-date=13 November 2016 |archive-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114084525/https://www.yahoo.com/news/matsuyama-wins-taiheiyo-masters-3rd-win-4-weeks-140822021.html |url-status=dead }} He later moved up to fifth in the world after the Farmers Insurance Open. On 13 November 2016, Matsuyama won his second Taiheiyo Masters, following his victory as a 19-year-old amateur in 2011. He romped to a seven-shot win over South Korea's Song Young-han. On 4 December 2016, Matsuyama won the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
==2016 Olympics withdrawal==
Although he was the highest ranked male Japanese golfer at the time, Matsuyama withdrew from participating in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games out of concern about the 2016 Zika virus epidemic, which caused several of the world's top players to withdraw from the Olympic golf event.{{cite web |title=Hideki Matsuyama of Japan Withdraws from the Olympics in Rio |url=https://golf.com/news/hideki-matsuyama-of-japan-withdraws-from-the-olympics-in-rio/ |publisher=Golf |access-date=14 April 2021 |date=4 July 2016 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414160500/https://golf.com/news/hideki-matsuyama-of-japan-withdraws-from-the-olympics-in-rio/ |url-status=live }}
=2017=
In Matsuyama's return to the Waste Management Phoenix Open, he again entered a playoff on Sunday to defend his title, this time against Webb Simpson. On the fourth playoff hole, Matsuyama made birdie to win the tournament for the second time in as many years. After finishing second in the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills, while the top three players in the world at the time (Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day) failed to make the cut, Matsuyama reached 2nd in the Official World Golf Ranking, his highest ever, and the highest ever for a male Japanese golfer.
The 2017 season has been a breakthrough year with Matsuyama winning three Tour titles, including his first World Golf Championship, and three second-place finishes in his first 15 events, as well as winning $5,945,990, putting him second on the money list behind Dustin Johnson, before the month of July. He then won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in August, shooting a course record-tying 61 in the final round to win by five strokes.{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.co.uk/golf/story/_/id/20268120/golf-wgc-bridgestone-invitational-victory-raises-hideki-matsuyama-profile-ahead-pga-championship |title=Win raises Matsuyama's profile ahead of PGA Championship |date=6 August 2017 |work=ESPN |first=Bob |last=Harig |access-date=9 August 2017 |archive-date=9 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809173812/http://www.espn.co.uk/golf/story/_/id/20268120/golf-wgc-bridgestone-invitational-victory-raises-hideki-matsuyama-profile-ahead-pga-championship |url-status=live }}
At the 2017 PGA Championship, Matsuyama had opening rounds of 70–64 to share the 36-hold lead, with Kevin Kisner at Quail Hollow.
=2019=
In December 2019, Matsuyama played on the International team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The U.S. team won, 16–14. Matsuyama went 2–1–1 and halved his Sunday singles match against Tony Finau.{{cite magazine |url=https://golfweek.com/2019/12/15/presidents-cup-grades-tiger-woods-high-marks/ |first=David |last=Dusek |magazine=Golfweek |date=15 December 2019 |title=Presidents Cup grades: Captains, Royal Melbourne score high marks |access-date=21 December 2019 |archive-date=17 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217130010/https://golfweek.com/2019/12/15/presidents-cup-grades-tiger-woods-high-marks/ |url-status=live }}
=2021=
On 11 April 2021, Matsuyama won the Masters Tournament, becoming both the first Japanese player and the first Asian-born player to win the tournament. He finished with an overall score of 278 (−10), one shot ahead of runner-up Will Zalatoris.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/56713156|title=Masters 2021: Hideki Matsuyama claims one-shot victory at Augusta National|date=11 April 2021|work=BBC Sport|access-date=12 April 2021|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411234207/https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/56713156|url-status=live}} At the conclusion of the tournament, Matsuyama's caddie, Shota Hayafuji, bowed to the 18th fairway of the Augusta course as a gesture of Japanese respect.{{Cite news|author=Ben Morse|title=Hideki Matsuyama's caddie bowing respectfully to Augusta symbolizes emotional Masters win for a proud Japan|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/12/golf/masters-2021-hideki-matsuyama-caddie-shota-hayafuji-spt-intl/index.html|access-date=12 April 2021|work=CNN|date=12 April 2021|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412110450/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/12/golf/masters-2021-hideki-matsuyama-caddie-shota-hayafuji-spt-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}
In August, Matsuyama finished in a tie for 3rd place at the Olympic Games. He lost in a 7-man playoff for the bronze medal.{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12176/12369583/tokyo-olympics-xander-schauffele-wins-golf-gold-as-rory-mcilroy-paul-casey-miss-out-on-medals |title=Tokyo Olympics: Xander Schauffele wins golf gold as Rory McIlroy, Paul Casey miss out on medals |website=Sky Sports |first=Ali |surname=Stafford |date=1 August 2021 |access-date=1 August 2021 |archive-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801115714/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12176/12369583/tokyo-olympics-xander-schauffele-wins-golf-gold-as-rory-mcilroy-paul-casey-miss-out-on-medals |url-status=live }} The following week Matsuyama was tied for the lead after 72 holes at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. He was beaten in the playoff when Abraham Ancer birdied the second extra hole.{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12376950/wgc-invitational-abraham-ancer-wins-in-memphis-after-playoff-with-hideki-matsuyama-and-sam-burns |title=WGC Invitational: Abraham Ancer wins in Memphis after playoff with Hideki Matsuyama and Sam Burns |website=Sky Sports |first=Keith |surname=Jackson |date=9 August 2021 |access-date=10 August 2021 |archive-date=10 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810194442/https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12376950/wgc-invitational-abraham-ancer-wins-in-memphis-after-playoff-with-hideki-matsuyama-and-sam-burns |url-status=live }}
In October 2021, Matsuyama won the Zozo Championship at Narashino Country Club. The Zozo Championship is the only PGA Tour event held in Japan. Matsuyama won by five strokes over Cameron Tringale and Brendan Steele.{{cite web |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-winner-hideki-matsuyama-wins-zozo-championship-in-japan |title=Hideki Matsuyama's Zozo win is very different from the Masters, but just as impressive |first=Tod |last=Leonard |magazine=Golf Digest |date=24 October 2021 |access-date=24 October 2021 |archive-date=24 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024121433/https://www.golfdigest.com/story/masters-winner-hideki-matsuyama-wins-zozo-championship-in-japan |url-status=live }}
=2022=
On 16 January 2022, Matsuyama won the Sony Open in Hawaii; having made up a five-shot deficit on the back nine to get into a playoff with Russell Henley, he made an eagle on the first extra hole to claim the victory. It was his eighth win on the PGA Tour, tying K. J. Choi for most tour victories by an Asian-born player.{{Cite magazine|date=17 January 2022|url=https://www.si.com/golf/news/hideki-matsuyama-caps-big-rally-with-eagle-to-win-sony-open-in-playoff|title=Hideki Matsuyama Caps Big Rally with Eagle to Win Sony Open in Playoff|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=17 January 2022|archive-date=17 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117063651/https://www.si.com/golf/news/hideki-matsuyama-caps-big-rally-with-eagle-to-win-sony-open-in-playoff|url-status=live}}
On 2 June 2022, at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, Matsuyama was disqualified midway through his first round due to having a white paint-like substance on the face of his 3-wood. The substance was said to have been applied by his equipment technician to help with alignment.
Matsuyama qualified for the International team at the 2022 Presidents Cup; he won one, tied one and lost three of the five matches he played.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/presidents-cup-grades-spieth-scheffler-kim-scott |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Joel |last=Beall |date=25 September 2022 |title=Presidents Cup 2022: Our grades for all 24 players, from an A+ for Spieth to an F for Scheffler |access-date=27 September 2022 |archive-date=27 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927084520/https://www.golfdigest.com/story/presidents-cup-grades-spieth-scheffler-kim-scott |url-status=live }}
= 2024 =
On 18 February 2024, Matsuyama won the Genesis Invitational. He entered the final round six strokes off the lead, but overcame the deficit, shooting a 62 to win his first PGA Tour event since the 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii.{{Cite web |title=Hideki Matsuyama posts final-round 62 to win The Genesis Invitational |url=https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/daily-wrapup/2024/02/18/hideki-matsuyama-shoots-final-round-62-leads-the-genesis-invitational-riviera-country-club |access-date=2024-02-18 |publisher=PGA Tour |archive-date=18 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218232527/https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/daily-wrapup/2024/02/18/hideki-matsuyama-shoots-final-round-62-leads-the-genesis-invitational-riviera-country-club |url-status=live }} Matsuyama posted the second-lowest round in course history. It was also the lowest in the fourth round of a tournament at Riviera Country Club.{{Cite news |title=2024 Genesis Invitational leaderboard, scores: Hideki Matsuyama shoots 62 to win from six strokes back in L.A. |url=https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/2024-genesis-invitational-leaderboard-scores-hideki-matsuyama-shoots-62-to-win-from-six-strokes-back-in-l-a/live/ |work=CBS Sports |date=2024-02-18 |access-date=2024-02-18 |archive-date=18 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218232526/https://www.cbssports.com/golf/news/2024-genesis-invitational-leaderboard-scores-hideki-matsuyama-shoots-62-to-win-from-six-strokes-back-in-l-a/live/ |url-status=live }}
In August, Matsuyama won the bronze medal at the 2024 Olympic Games. He finished two shots behind Scottie Scheffler, the gold medalist, and one shot behind Tommy Fleetwood, the silver medalist, with a score of 267 (−17).{{cite web |title=Japan's golfer Matsuyama Hideki wins bronze medal at Paris Olympics |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20240805_04/ |publisher=NHK World-Japan |date=4 August 2024 |access-date=5 August 2024}} Later that month, he won the FedEx St. Jude Championship by two strokes with a score of 263 (−17). Matsuyama nearly lost control of a five shot lead in the final round after errant shots on the back nine, but birdies on the last two holes brought him his 10th victory on the PGA Tour.{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=Hideki Matsuyama avoids collapse and rallies to win FedEx Cup playoffs opener |url=https://apnews.com/article/hideki-matsuyama-fedex-cup-st-jude-hovland-dunlap-3f0a3c946c1ad83e174198b3e8a4327a |work=Associated Press News |date=18 August 2024 |access-date=19 August 2024}}
= 2025 =
In January, Matsuyama won The Sentry, three strokes ahead of Collin Morikawa. His winning score of 35-under 257 broke the PGA Tour scoring record in relation to par, previously set by Cameron Smith in 2022 at 34-under total, also at The Sentry.{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Doug |title=Hideki Matsuyama has record-setting start to the PGA Tour season with victory at Kapalua |url=https://apnews.com/article/hideki-matsuyama-sentry-kapalua-pga-tour-morikawa-a9313650c1ac0c2d1cd21ab71993c2fa |work=Associated Press News |access-date=6 January 2025 |date=5 January 2024}}
Personal life
Matsuyama and his wife Mei (married in January 2017) have a daughter born in July 2017.{{Cite web|date=23 August 2017|title=Hideki reveals he was 'secretly' married in January and that wife gave birth to child in July|url=https://golf.com/news/hideki-reveals-he-was-secretly-married-in-january-and-that-wife-gave-birth-to-child-in-july/|access-date=12 April 2021|website=Golf|language=en-US|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412085846/https://golf.com/news/hideki-reveals-he-was-secretly-married-in-january-and-that-wife-gave-birth-to-child-in-july/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Bastable |first=Alan |date=11 April 2021 |title=How Hideki Matsuyama's undisclosed marriage revealed his private nature |url=https://golf.com/news/hideki-matsuyama-secret-marriage-revealed-private-nature/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414033827/https://golf.com/news/hideki-matsuyama-secret-marriage-revealed-private-nature/ |archive-date=14 April 2021 |access-date=14 April 2021 |website=Golf |quote=According to the PGA Tour website, Matsuyama's wife's name is Mei and their daughter is Kanna.}}
After winning a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics in August 2024, Matsuyama became the victim of a robbery in London, while in the city during a layover to Memphis, Tennessee for the FedEx St. Jude Championship. His wallet was stolen, and both his caddie and his coach had their passports stolen. Matsuyama's Olympic medal was not among the stolen items.{{Cite news |date=2024-08-14 |title=Matsuyama without caddie, coach after robbery |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/40859880/hideki-matsuyama-caddie-coach-passports-stolen |access-date=2024-08-14 |work=ESPN |first= Mark |last=Schlabach}}
Amateur wins
- 2010 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
- 2011 Japan Collegiate Championship, World University Games, Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
- 2012 Japan Collegiate Championship
Professional wins (20)
=PGA Tour wins (11)=
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! Legend |
style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|Major championships (1) |
style="background:#dfe2e9;"
|World Golf Championships (2) |
style="background:thistle;"
|FedEx Cup playoff events (1) |
style="background:#D6E8FF;"
| Signature events (2) |
Other PGA Tour (5) |
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner(s)-up |
align=center|1
|align=right|1 Jun 2014 |−13 (70-67-69-69=275) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Na |
align=center|2
|align=right|7 Feb 2016 |Waste Management Phoenix Open |−14 (65-70-68-67=270) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Rickie Fowler |
style="background:#dfe2e9;"
|align=center|3 |align=right|30 Oct 2016 |−23 (66-65-68-66=265) |7 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Berger, {{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Stenson |
align=center|4
|align=right|5 Feb 2017 |Waste Management Phoenix Open (2) |−17 (65-68-68-66=267) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Webb Simpson |
style="background:#dfe2e9;"
|align=center|5 |align=right|6 Aug 2017 |−16 (69-67-67-61=264) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Zach Johnson |
style="background:#e5d1cb;"
|align=center|6 |align=right|11 Apr 2021 |−10 (69-71-65-73=278) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} Will Zalatoris |
align=center|7
|align=right|24 Oct 2021 |−15 (64-68-68-65=265) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Brendan Steele, {{flagicon|USA}} Cameron Tringale |
align=center|8
|align=right|16 Jan 2022 |−23 (66-65-63-63=257) |Playoff |{{flagicon|USA}} Russell Henley |
style="background:#D6E8FF;"
|align=center|9 |align=right|18 Feb 2024 |−17 (69-68-68-62=267) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Luke List, {{flagicon|USA}} Will Zalatoris |
style="background:thistle;"
|align=center|10 |align=right|18 Aug 2024 |−17 (65-64-64-70=263) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|NOR}} Viktor Hovland, {{flagicon|USA}} Xander Schauffele |
style="background:#D6E8FF;"
|align=center|11 |align=right|5 Jan 2025 |−35 (65-65-62-65=257) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Collin Morikawa |
1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but unofficial event on that tour.
PGA Tour playoff record (4–1)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |
style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1 |2014 |{{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Na |Won with par on first extra hole |
style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2 |2016 |Waste Management Phoenix Open |{{flagicon|USA}} Rickie Fowler |Won with par on fourth extra hole |
style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|3 |2017 |Waste Management Phoenix Open |{{flagicon|USA}} Webb Simpson |Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|4 |2021 |WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational |{{flagicon|MEX}} Abraham Ancer, {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Burns |Ancer won with birdie on second extra hole |
style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|5 |2022 |{{flagicon|USA}} Russell Henley |Won with eagle on first extra hole |
=Japan Golf Tour wins (8)=
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! Legend |
style="background:#f2ecce;"
| Flagship events (1) |
style="background:#D6E8FF;"
| Japan majors (1){{efn|The 2016 Japan Open Golf Championship was also a Japan major championship.}} |
Other Japan Golf Tour (7) |
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner(s)-up |
align=center|1
|align=right|13 Nov 2011 |Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters |−13 (71-64-68=203)* |2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Taniguchi |
align=center|2
|align=right|28 Apr 2013 |−18 (69-63-68-66=266) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} David Oh |
align=center|3
|align=right|2 Jun 2013 |−9 (71-69-68-71=279) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|AUS}} Brad Kennedy, {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Hyung-sung, |
align=center|4
|align=right|8 Sep 2013 |−9 (66-70-66-73=275) |Playoff |{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Sung-joon, {{flagicon|JPN}} Hideto Tanihara |
align=center|5
|align=right|1 Dec 2013 |−12 (72-66-68-70=276) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda |
align=center|6
|align=right|23 Nov 2014 |−15 (68-64-67-70=269) |Playoff |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Iwata |
style="background:#f2ecce;"
|align=center|7 |align=right|16 Oct 2016 |−5 (71-70-65-69=275) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Ikeda, {{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Kyoung-hoon |
align=center|8
|align=right|13 Nov 2016 |Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (2) |−23 (65-66-65-69=265) |7 strokes |{{flagicon|KOR}} Song Young-han |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–0)
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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |
style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1 |2013 |{{flagicon|KOR}} Park Sung-joon, {{flagicon|JPN}} Hideto Tanihara |Won with birdie on second extra hole |
style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2 |2014 |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroshi Iwata |Won with par on first extra hole |
=Other wins (1)=
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!No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of !Runner-up |
align=center|1
|align=right|4 Dec 2016 |−18 (65-67-65-73=270) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Stenson |
Major championships
=Wins (1)=
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!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up | |||||
style="background:#d0f0c0;"
| 2021 | Masters Tournament | 4 shot lead | −10 (69-71-65-73=278) | 1 stroke | {{flagicon|USA}} Will Zalatoris |
=Results timeline=
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
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!Tournament !2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018 |
align=left|Masters Tournament
|T27LA |T54 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|5 |style="background:yellow;"|T7 |T11 |19 |
align=left|U.S. Open
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|T10 |T35 |T18 |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|T2 |T16 |
align=left|The Open Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:yellow;"|T6 |T39 |T18 |CUT |T14 |CUT |
align=left|PGA Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T19 |T35 |T37 |style="background:yellow;"|T4 |style="background:yellow;"|T5 |T35 |
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!Tournament !2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023!!2024!!2025 |
align=left|Masters Tournament
|T32 |T13 |style="background:lime;"|1 |T14 |T16 |T38 |T21 |
align=left|PGA Championship
|T16 |T22 |T23 |T60 |T29 |T35 |CUT |
align=left|U.S. Open
|T21 |T17 |T26 |style="background:yellow;"|4 |T32 |style="background:yellow;"|6 |T42 |
align=left|The Open Championship
|CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"|NT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T68 |T13 |T66 | |
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
=Summary=
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!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made | ||||||||
align=left|Masters Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
align=left|PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
align=left|U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 12 |
align=left|The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 50 | 44 |
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- Most consecutive cuts made – 19 (2020 PGA – 2025 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2013 U.S. Open – 2013 Open Championship)
Results in The Players Championship
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!Tournament !2014 !2015 !2016 !2017 !2018 !2019!!2020!!2021!!2023!!2024!!2025 |
align=left|The Players Championship
|T23 |T17 |style="background:yellow;"|T7 |T22 |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|T8 |style="background:#eeeeee;"|C |CUT |style="background:yellow;"|5 |style="background:yellow;"|T6 |CUT |
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
World Golf Championships
=Wins (2)=
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!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up |
style="background:#d3ffca;"
|2016 |3 shot lead |−23 (66-65-68-66=265) |7 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Daniel Berger, {{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Stenson |
style="background:#FFFFCC;"
|2017 |2 shot deficit |−16 (69-67-67-61=264) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} Zach Johnson |
=Results timeline=
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017!!2018!!2019!!2020!!2021!!2022!!2023 |
align="left"|Championship
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T34 |T23 |T35 |T25 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T19 |style="background:yellow;"|T6 |T15 |colspan=2 style="background:#D3D3D3;"| |
align="left"|Match Play
|style="background:#eeeeee;"| |R32 |style="background:yellow;"|R16 |T18 |T51 |T36 |T24 |NT1 |T42 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T31 |
align="left"|Invitational
|T21 |T12 |T37 |T42 |style="background:lime"|1 |T39 |T43 |T20 |style="background:yellow;"|T2 |colspan=2 style="background:#D3D3D3;"| |
align="left"|Champions
|WD |T41 |WD |style="background:lime"|1 |T50 |T30 |T11 |NT1 |NT1 |NT1 |colspan=1 style="background:#D3D3D3;"| |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
{{legend|lime|Win}}
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
WD = Withdrew
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
PGA Tour career summary
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! Season !! Starts !! Cuts | |||||||||
2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | style="text-align:right;"|0 | 0 |
2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | style="text-align:right;"|0 | 0 |
2013 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | style="text-align:right;"|690,473 | 0 |
2014 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | style="text-align:right;"|2,837,477 | 27 |
2015 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | style="text-align:right;"|3,758,619 | 15 |
2016 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | style="text-align:right;"|4,193,954 | style="background:yellow;"|9 |
2017 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | style="text-align:right;"|8,380,570 | style="background:yellow;"|4 |
2018 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | style="text-align:right;"|2,687,477 | 39 |
2019 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | style="text-align:right;"|3,335,137 | 23 |
2020 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | style="text-align:right;"|3,665,825 | 12 |
2021 | 27 | 22 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | style="text-align:right;"|4,963,594 | 18 |
2022 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | style="text-align:right;"|5,776,298 | 12 |
2023 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | style="text-align:right;"|3,874,772 | 46 |
Career* | 244 | 206 | 8 (1) | 7 | 9 | 57 | 135 | 44,164,197 | 18{{Cite web |title=Career Money Leaders |publisher=PGA Tour |url=https://www.pgatour.com/stats/detail/110 |access-date=2024-08-19 |archive-date=19 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319171757/https://www.pgatour.com/stats/detail/110 |url-status=live }} |
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Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 2008, 2012
- World University Games (representing Japan): 2011 (winners)
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2012
Professional
Notes
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