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Athlete
Hideki Matsuyama
Famoose for
Becoming the first Japanese man to win a major golf championship.
Masters amateur · Memorial Tournament
- Born
- 25 February 1992
- Birthplace
- Matsuyama, Japan
More people
Hideki Matsuyama
Hideki Matsuyama is a Japanese golfer whose 2021 Masters victory was a landmark for Japanese men’s golf.
Early life
Starting young
Learned golf with his father.
University
Studied at Tohoku Fukushi University while competing.
Career
- 2010–2011
Amateur titles
Won consecutive Asian Amateur Championships.
- 2013
Professional career
Turned professional and won on the Japan Golf Tour.
- 2014 onward
PGA Tour
Established a career on the American tour.
Achievements
Masters amateur
Finished as the leading amateur.
Memorial Tournament
Won his first PGA Tour title.
Masters champion
Won at Augusta National.
Beyond golf
Olympic competition
Represented Japan at the Olympics.
2024 bronze
Won the men’s golf bronze medal in Paris.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Srixon/Cleveland Golf. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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