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-ever Japanese professional golfer to win a men's major golf championship – the 2021 Masters Tournament.[2][3]
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| Born | 25 February 1992 Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Sendai, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Mei Matsuyama (m. 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Tohoku Fukushi University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (18 June 2017)[1] (as of 17 November 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PGA Tour | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Tour | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters Tournament | Won: 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | T4: 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T2: 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T6: 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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As of August 2024, Matsuyama has 19 worldwide wins, an Olympic bronze medal, ten career top-10 finishes in major championships, and five 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,[4][5] and most recently winner of the FedEx St. Jude Championship.[6] His 10 wins on the PGA Tour make him the most successful Japanese member of the PGA Tour in history.[4][5]
He attained his highest rank of second in the Official World Golf Ranking for men in June 2017.[4][7]
Early life and amateur career
editMatsuyama 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.[8] 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.[9] He was the only amateur to make the cut.[10] 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.[11]
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.[12] In November, Matsuyama won the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters on the Japan Golf Tour while still an amateur.[13]
In August 2012, Matsuyama reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.[14]
Professional career
edit2013
editMatsuyama 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
editFor 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.[15]
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
editMatsuyama finished fifth at the 2015 Masters Tournament, the best major finish of his career to that point.[16] 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
editOn 7 February 2016, Matsuyama won the Waste Management Phoenix Open in a playoff with Rickie Fowler. He secured his victory on the fourth hole.[17] 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.[18]
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.[19] 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.[19] On 4 December 2016, Matsuyama won the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
2016 Olympics withdrawal
editAlthough 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.[20]
2017
editIn 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.[21]
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
editIn 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.[22]
2021
editOn 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.[23] 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.[24]
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.[25] 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.[26]
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.[27]
2022
editOn 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.[28]
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.[29]
2024
editOn 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.[6] 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.[30]
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).[31] 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.[32]
Personal life
editMatsuyama and his wife Mei (married in January 2017) have a daughter born in July 2017.[33][34]
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.[35]
Amateur wins
edit- 2010 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
- 2011 Japan Collegiate Championship, World University Games, Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship
- 2012 Japan Collegiate Championship
Professional wins (19)
editPGA Tour wins (10)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (1) |
| World Golf Championships (2) |
| FedEx Cup playoff events (1) |
| Other PGA Tour (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Jun 2014 | Memorial Tournament | −13 (70-67-69-69=275) | Playoff |  Kevin Na
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| 2 | 7 Feb 2016 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | −14 (65-70-68-67=270) | Playoff | Rickie Fowler
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| 3 | 30 Oct 2016 | WGC-HSBC Champions | −23 (66-65-68-66=265) | 7 strokes | Daniel Berger,  Henrik Stenson
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| 4 | 5 Feb 2017 | Waste Management Phoenix Open (2) | −17 (65-68-68-66=267) | Playoff | Webb Simpson
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| 5 | 6 Aug 2017 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | −16 (69-67-67-61=264) | 5 strokes | Zach Johnson
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| 6 | 11 Apr 2021 | Masters Tournament | −10 (69-71-65-73=278) | 1 stroke | Will Zalatoris
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| 7 | 24 Oct 2021 | Zozo Championship1 | −15 (64-68-68-65=265) | 5 strokes | Brendan Steele, Cameron Tringale
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| 8 | 16 Jan 2022 | Sony Open in Hawaii | −23 (66-65-63-63=257) | Playoff | Russell Henley
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| 9 | 18 Feb 2024 | Genesis Invitational | −17 (69-68-68-62=267) | 3 strokes | Luke List, Will Zalatoris
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| 10 | 18 Aug 2024 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | −17 (65-64-64-70=263) | 2 strokes |  Viktor Hovland, Xander Schauffele
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1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but unofficial event on that tour.
PGA Tour playoff record (4–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Memorial Tournament | Kevin Na
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Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2016 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | Rickie Fowler
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Won with par on fourth extra hole |
| 3 | 2017 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | Webb Simpson
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Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 4 | 2021 | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational |  Abraham Ancer, Sam Burns
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Ancer won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 5 | 2022 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Russell Henley
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Won with eagle on first extra hole |
Japan Golf Tour wins (8)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (1) |
| Japan majors (1)[a] |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (7) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Nov 2011 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (as an amateur) |
−13 (71-64-68=203)* | 2 strokes | Toru Taniguchi
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| 2 | 28 Apr 2013 | Tsuruya Open | −18 (69-63-68-66=266) | 1 stroke | David Oh
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| 3 | 2 Jun 2013 | Diamond Cup Golf | −9 (71-69-68-71=279) | 2 strokes |  Brad Kennedy,  Kim Hyung-sung, Park Sung-joon
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| 4 | 8 Sep 2013 | Fujisankei Classic | −9 (66-70-66-73=275) | Playoff | Park Sung-joon, Hideto Tanihara
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| 5 | 1 Dec 2013 | Casio World Open | −12 (72-66-68-70=276) | 1 stroke | Yuta Ikeda
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| 6 | 23 Nov 2014 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −15 (68-64-67-70=269) | Playoff | Hiroshi Iwata
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| 7 | 16 Oct 2016 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −5 (71-70-65-69=275) | 3 strokes | Yuta Ikeda, Lee Kyoung-hoon
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| 8 | 13 Nov 2016 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (2) | −23 (65-66-65-69=265) | 7 strokes | Song Young-han
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*Note: The 2013 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | Fujisankei Classic | Park Sung-joon, Hideto Tanihara
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Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2014 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Hiroshi Iwata
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Won with par on first extra hole |
Other wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Dec 2016 | Hero World Challenge | −18 (65-67-65-73=270) | 2 strokes | Henrik Stenson
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Major championships
editWins (1)
edit| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Masters Tournament | 4 shot lead | −10 (69-71-65-73=278) | 1 stroke | Will Zalatoris
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Results timeline
editResults not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T27LA | T54 | CUT | 5 | T7 | T11 | 19 | |
| U.S. Open | T10 | T35 | T18 | CUT | T2 | T16 | ||
| The Open Championship | T6 | T39 | T18 | CUT | T14 | CUT | ||
| PGA Championship | T19 | T35 | T37 | T4 | T5 | T35 |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T32 | T13 | 1 | T14 | T16 | T38 |
| PGA Championship | T16 | T22 | T23 | T60 | T29 | T35 |
| U.S. Open | T21 | T17 | T26 | 4 | T32 | 6 |
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT | T68 | T13 | T66 |
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
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 12 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 47 | 42 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 18 (2020 PGA – 2024 Open Championship, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2013 U.S. Open – 2013 Open Championship)
Results in The Players Championship
edit| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T23 | T17 | T7 | T22 | CUT | T8 | C | CUT | 5 | T6 |
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
editWins (2)
edit| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | WGC-HSBC Champions | 3 shot lead | −23 (66-65-68-66=265) | 7 strokes | Daniel Berger, Henrik Stenson
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| 2017 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | 2 shot deficit | −16 (69-67-67-61=264) | 5 strokes | Zach Johnson
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Results timeline
editResults not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T34 | T23 | T35 | T25 | T19 | T6 | T15 | ||||
| Match Play | R32 | R16 | T18 | T51 | T36 | T24 | NT1 | T42 | T31 | ||
| Invitational | T21 | T12 | T37 | T42 | 1 | T39 | T43 | T20 | T2 | ||
| Champions | WD | T41 | WD | 1 | T50 | T30 | T11 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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
edit| Season | Starts | Cuts made |
Wins (majors) |
2nd | 3rd | Top-10 | Top-25 | Earnings ($) |
Money list rank[36] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 690,473 | 0 |
| 2014 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2,837,477 | 27 |
| 2015 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 3,758,619 | 15 |
| 2016 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 4,193,954 | 9 |
| 2017 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 8,380,570 | 4 |
| 2018 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2,687,477 | 39 |
| 2019 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3,335,137 | 23 |
| 2020 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3,665,825 | 12 |
| 2021 | 27 | 22 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4,963,594 | 18 |
| 2022 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5,776,298 | 12 |
| 2023 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3,874,772 | 46 |
| Career* | 244 | 206 | 8 (1) | 7 | 9 | 57 | 135 | 44,164,197 | 18[37] |
* As of the 2023 season
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 2008, 2012
- World University Games (representing Japan): 2011 (winners)
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2012
Professional
Notes
edit- ^ The 2016 Japan Open Golf Championship was also a Japan major championship.
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According to the PGA Tour website, Matsuyama's wife's name is Mei and their daughter is Kanna.
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External links
edit
- Hideki Matsuyama at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hideki Matsuyama at the PGA Tour official site
- Hideki Matsuyama at the Official World Golf Ranking official site