is a Japanese

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who plays on the

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. He is the first-ever Japanese

to win a

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the 2021 Masters Tournament. As of January 2022, Matsuyama has 17 worldwide wins, eight career top-10 finishes in major championships, and five

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appearances. Matsuyama is a two-time winner of tournaments in the

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, two-time winner of the

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, eight-time

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winner, and two-time winner of the

Asian Amateur Championship The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Asia-Pacific. It is organized by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) and was first played in 2009. It was organized in ...

. His eight wins on the

make him the most successful Japanese member of the PGA Tour in history. He attained his highest rank of second in the

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for men in June 2017.

Early life and amateur career

Matsuyama was born on 25 February 1992 in

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. 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

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, in search of a better golf environment. Matsuyama studied at

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. He won the 2010

with a score of 68-69-65-67=269. This gave him the chance to compete as an amateur in the

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, 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. He was the only amateur to make the cut. A week after his victory, he finished in a tie for third at the

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which is an event on the

. In 2011, Matsuyama won the

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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. In November, Matsuyama won the

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on the

while still an amateur. In August 2012, Matsuyama reached number one in the

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Professional career

2013

Matsuyama turned professional in April 2013 and won his second professional tournament, the 2013

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on the Japan Golf Tour. Five weeks later, Matsuyama won his third title on the Japan Golf Tour at the

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tournament. Following a top 10 finish at the 2013 U.S. Open, Matsuyama entered the top 50 of the

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. He won his fourth Japan Golf Tour event in September at the

Fujisankei Classic The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973 at the Takasaka Country Club (Yoneyama Course). The tournament moved to the Higashi-Matsuyama Golf Club in 1979 and to the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course in 198 ...

. 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

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, beating

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in a playoff and moving to a career-high OWGR ranking of 13th. The win was the first for a Japanese player since

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in 2008. In his first full season as a PGA tour member, he finished 28th in the FedEx Cup standings. 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

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2015

Matsuyama finished fifth at the

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, the best major finish of his career to that point. He finished 16th in the

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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

in a playoff with Rickie Fowler. He secured his victory on the fourth hole. 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

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. 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

's five ￥200,000,000 events. On 30 October 2016, Matsuyama followed up his Japan Open triumph by winning the

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, colloquially known as "Asia's Major", in

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. Matsuyama became the first Asian golfer to claim a

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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

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, who achieved a ranking of fifth. He later moved up to fifth in the world after the Farmers Insurance Open. On 13 November 2016, Matsuyama won his second

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, following his victory as a 19-year-old amateur in 2011. He romped to a seven-shot win over South Korea's

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. On 4 December 2016, Matsuyama won the

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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.

2017

In Matsuyama's return to the

, he again entered a playoff on Sunday to defend his title, this time against

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. 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 (

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, Rory McIlroy and

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) failed to make the cut, Matsuyama reached 2nd in the

, 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

, 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

, before the month of July. He then won the

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in August, shooting a course record-tying 61 in the final round to win by five strokes. At the 2017 PGA Championship, Matsuyama had opening rounds of 70–64 to share the 36-hold lead, with

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at Quail Hollow.

2019

In December 2019, Matsuyama played on the International team at the

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in Australia. The U.S. team won, 16–14. Matsuyama went 2–1–1 and halved his Sunday singles match against

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2021

On 11 April 2021, Matsuyama won the

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, 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

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. 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. In August, Matsuyama finished in a tie for 3rd place at the

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. He lost in a 7-man playoff for the bronze medal. The following week Matsuyama was tied for the lead after 72 holes at the

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. He was beaten in the playoff when

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birdied the second extra hole. In October 2021, Matsuyama won the

Zozo Championship The Zozo Championship (Japanese: ''ゾゾ・チャンピオンシップ'') is a professional golf tournament in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, which is located in the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan. It is co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour and the PG ...

at Narashino Country Club. The Zozo Championship is the only PGA Tour event held in Japan. Matsuyama won by five strokes over

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and Brendan Steele.

2022

On 16 January 2022, Matsuyama won the

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; having made up a five-shot deficit on the back nine to get into a

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with

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, he made an

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on the first extra hole to claim the victory. It was his eighth win on the PGA Tour, tying

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for most tour victories by an Asian-born player. On 2 June 2022, at the

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.

Personal life

Matsuyama's wife is Mei (married in January 2017) and his daughter is Kanna (born in July 2017).

Amateur wins

*2010

Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship The Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Asia-Pacific. It is organized by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation (APGC) and was first played in 2009. It was organized in ...

*2011 Japan Collegiate Championship, World University Games,

*2012 Japan Collegiate Championship

Professional wins (17)

PGA Tour wins (8)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

, but unofficial money event. PGA Tour playoff record (4–1)

Japan Golf Tour wins (8)

''*Note: The 2013 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.'' * The

is also a Japan major championship. Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–0)

Other wins (1)

Major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to

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Summary

* Most consecutive cuts made – 10 (2020 PGA – 2022 Open Championship, current) *Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2013 U.S. Open – 2013 Open Championship)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the

World Golf Championships

Wins (2)

Results timeline

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' ¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
WD = Withdrew
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = no tournament
"T" = tied

PGA Tour career summary

* ''As of the 2021 season''

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing Japan):

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* World University Games (representing Japan):

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(winners) * Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2012 Professional *

(representing the International team):

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(representing Japan):

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References

External links

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