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HIDEKI MATSUYAMA

Hideki Matsuyama celebrates with the trophy after winning the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Sunday.
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Feb 19, 2024
Hideki Matsuyama surges to victory at Genesis Invitational with final-round 62
Matsuyama, hindered by neck and back injuries in recent years, claimed his ninth PGA Tour title.
Beau Hossler tees off on the 10th hole during the second round of the Zozo Championship at Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture.
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Oct 20, 2023
Beau Hossler takes one shot lead at Zozo Championship
Hossler had seven birdies and two bogeys in the second round.
Hideki Matsuyama will look to recapture the Zozo Championship crown he last won in 2021.
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Sep 12, 2023
Keegan Bradley and Hideki Matsuyama to play Zozo Championship
Former world No. 1 golfer Adam Scott of Australia is also scheduled to come to Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture.
Hideki Matsuyama lines up a putt during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament in Olympia Fields, Illinois, on Aug. 17.
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Sep 5, 2023
Matsuyama to play golf's Dunlop Phoenix in November
The tournament will be Matsuyama's first JGTO Tour appearance since the 2019 Dunlop Phoenix.
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Jun 5, 2023
Hideki Matsuyama finishes 7 strokes back at Memorial; Viktor Hovland wins in playoff
Hideki Matsuyama carded a 4-over 76 in the final round of the Memorial Tournament to finish seven strokes back as Norway's Viktor Hovland claimed the title in a playoff.
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Jun 3, 2023
Hideki Matsuyama gets into contention with flawless 65 at Memorial
The Japanese star, who began the day in a tie for 33rd, moved to a 7-under 137 total, one stroke behind Justin Suh of the United States at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio.
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Oct 11, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama shuns LIV, commits to PGA on eve of Zozo defense
The PGA Tour has banned LIV golfers from competing in their events and world No. 19 Matsuyama said he had no intention of joining the rebel circuit.
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Sep 27, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama to defend Zozo Championship in Japan
The 2021 Masters champion delighted huge galleries on home soil a year ago as he was cheered to a five-shot victory at Narashino Country Club in Chiba.
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Sep 22, 2022
South Koreans form backbone of International team's Presidents Cup hopes
Adding Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, a record five Asian players are represented on the International squad.
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Sep 21, 2022
Record five Asian players at Presidents Cup a sign of golf's growth
Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion, has been joined by four South Korean players in the International team at Quail Hollow.
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Aug 22, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama finishes in tie for 35th at BMW Championship
Hideki Matsuyama shot a 3-over-par 74 in the final round of the BMW Championship on Sunday to finish tied for 35th at 2-under for the tournament, which was won for the second straight year by Patrick Cantlay.
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Aug 21, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama 7 shots back at BMW Championship after third round
The 2021 Masters champion is 5-under for the tournament in a tie for 18th after dropping seven spots down the leaderboard.
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Jul 15, 2022
Cameron Young races out to lead as Tiger Woods stumbles at British Open
Hideki Matsuyama shot a 1-under 71 to sit seven strokes behind Young after carding four birdies and three bogeys.
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Jun 3, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama disqualified from Memorial over equipment violation
The PGA's senior tournament director Steve Rintoul said images of the club were posted online and his team only learned of them after Matsuyama used it on the first tee.
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May 16, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama finishes third at AT&T Byron Nelson
Matsuyama, who finished alongside Colombian Sebastian Munoz, has struggled with a shoulder injury since March and returned after four weeks of rest after finishing 14th at the Masters.
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Apr 9, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama moves into second at Masters, but five shots off leader Scottie Scheffler
Starting the day in 19th and at even par, Matsuyama piled up four birdies and a bogey for a 3-under 69 at Augusta National Golf Club to pull himself into contention.
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Mar 23, 2022
Matsuyama better prepared for Masters defense than Champions Dinner
Matsuyama hopes to play in the Valero Texas Open the week before the Masters while at the same time putting the finishing touches to the menu for the Champions Dinner he will host.
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Jan 18, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama returns to top 10 in world rankings
The reigning Masters champion has been as high as No. 2 in the world, but hasn't finished a year higher than No. 18 since 2017.
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Jan 17, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama beats Russell Henley in playoff to win Sony Open
The victory is the 29-year-old Matsuyama's eighth PGA Tour title, tying South Korea's K.J. Choi for the most wins by a player from Asia.
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Jan 8, 2022
Hideki Matsuyama hopeful Masters title leads to bright future for Japanese golf
The reigning Masters champion wants other players to help him lift Japanese golf to new heights.

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