Hideki Matsuyama

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Hideki Matsuyama is a Japanese professional golfer and major champion best known for becoming the first male golfer from Japan to win the Masters Tournament.

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instanceOf human
male golfer
professional golfer
amateurAchievement low amateur at the 2011 Masters Tournament
winner of the 2010 Asian Amateur Championship
winner of the 2011 Asian Amateur Championship
bestMastersFinish 1st place (2021)
bestOpenChampionshipFinish T6 (2013)
bestPGAChampionshipFinish T4 (2016)
bestUSOpenFinish T2 (2017)
collegeAttended Tohoku Fukushi University NERFINISHED
competedInEvent 2013 Presidents Cup NERFINISHED
2015 Presidents Cup NERFINISHED
2017 Presidents Cup
2019 Presidents Cup NERFINISHED
2022 Presidents Cup NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Japan
dateOfBirth 1992-02-25
era 21st-century golfer
gender male
hasCaddie Shota Hayafuji (notably at 2021 Masters) NERFINISHED
hasWonOnTour Japan Golf Tour NERFINISHED
PGA Tour NERFINISHED
height approximately 1.80 m
knownFor consistent ball-striking
strong iron play
majorChampionshipsWon 1
nationality Japanese
notableAchievement first Japanese male golfer to win the Masters Tournament
notableMoment bowing caddie on 18th green after 2021 Masters win
olympicParticipation golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED
golf at the 2020 Summer Olympics
placeOfBirth Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan NERFINISHED
playsOnTour Japan Golf Tour NERFINISHED
PGA Tour NERFINISHED
playsRightHanded true
professionalWinCountJapanGolfTour multiple Japan Golf Tour wins
professionalWinCountPgaTour multiple PGA Tour wins
regionOfActivity Japan NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
representedCountry Japan NERFINISHED
residence Japan
sport golf
teamCompetition International Team in Presidents Cup NERFINISHED
turnedProfessional 2013
weight approximately 90 kg
wonTournament 2021 Masters Tournament NERFINISHED
worldRankingBestPosition world top 5

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Japan Golf Tour notableAlumni Hideki Matsuyama