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Hideki Matsuyama

The native form of this personal name is Matsuyama Hideki. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Japanese name, the surname is Matsuyama.

Hideki Matsuyama
松山 英樹
Matsuyama in 2021
Personal information
Born (1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 32)
Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
ResidenceSendai, Japan
Spouse
Mei Matsuyama
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(m. 2017)​
Children1
Career
CollegeTohoku Fukushi University
Turned professional2013
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins18
Highest ranking2 (18 June 2017)[1]
(as of 12 May 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour9
European Tour3
Japan Golf Tour8
Other1
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentWon: 2021
PGA ChampionshipT4: 2016
U.S. OpenT2: 2017
The Open ChampionshipT6: 2013
Achievements and awards
Japan Golf Tour
money list winner		2013
Japan Golf Tour
Most Valuable Player		2013
Japan Golf Tour
Rookie of the Year		2013
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Individual
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Men's team

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 February 2024, Matsuyama has 18 worldwide wins, nine 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 Genesis Invitational.[6] His nine 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 Rankings for men in June 2017.[4][7]

  1. ^ "Week 24 2017 Ending 18 Jun 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference genesis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Hideki Matsuyama - World Golf Ranking". Official World Golf Rankings. 12 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.

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