| Hideki Matsuyama 松山 英樹 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Matsuyama in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 13 October 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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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]
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]
- ^ "Week 24 2017 Ending 18 Jun 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Alan Shipnuck (12 April 2021). "Masters 2021: Hideki Matsuyama, quiet star, makes a loud statement for his nation and for himself". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Hideki Matsuyama wins Masters, becomes first men's major champion from Japan". PGA Tour and Associated Press. 11 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Joel Beall (10 April 2021). "Masters 2021: Hideki Matsuyama and Japan's best male golfers of all-time". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ a b Everill, Ben; Livsey, Laury (19 October 2020). "From Miyamoto to Matsuyama: A look at Japan's PGA Tour history". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
genesiswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Hideki Matsuyama - World Golf Ranking". Official World Golf Rankings. 12 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.