| Hideki Matsuyama 松山 英樹 | |||||||
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.jpg) Matsuyama in 2021 | |||||||
| Personal information | |||||||
| Born | (1992-02-25)25 February 1992 (age 33) Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | ||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st) | ||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||||||
| Residence | Sendai, Japan | ||||||
| Spouse | |||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| College | Tohoku Fukushi University | ||||||
| Turned professional | 2013 | ||||||
| Current tour | PGA Tour | ||||||
| Former tour | Japan Golf Tour | ||||||
| Professional wins | 20 | ||||||
| Highestranking | 2 (18 June 2017)[1] (as of 16 November 2025) | ||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||
| PGA Tour | 11 | ||||||
| European Tour | 3 | ||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 8 | ||||||
| Other | 1 | ||||||
| Best results in major championships (wins: 1) | |||||||
| Masters Tournament | Won:2021 | ||||||
| PGA Championship | T4:2016 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | T2:2017 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | T6:2013 | ||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Medal record | |||||||
Hideki Matsuyama (Japanese:松山 英樹,romanized: Matsuyama Hideki;IPA:[ma̠t͡sɨja̠ma̠çide̞kʲi]; born 25 February 1992) is a Japaneseprofessional golfer who plays on thePGA Tour. He is the first Japanese golfer to win amen's major golf championship – the2021 Masters Tournament.[2][3]
As of January 2025, Matsuyama has 20 worldwide wins, an Olympic bronze medal, ten career top-10 finishes in major championships, and sixPresidents Cup appearances. Matsuyama is a two-time winner of tournaments in theWorld Golf Championships, two-time winner of theWaste Management Phoenix Open, eight-timeJapan Golf Tour winner, two-time winner of theAsian Amateur Championship,[4][5] and most recently winner of theFedEx St. Jude Championship.[6] His 11 wins on thePGA Tour make him the most successful Japanese member of the PGA Tour in history.[4][5]
Matsuyama was ranked first in theWorld Amateur Golf Ranking in 2012. As a professional, he has been ranked as high as second in theOfficial World Golf Ranking, doing so in June 2017.[4][7]
Matsuyama was born on 25 February 1992 inMatsuyama, Ehime,Japan. 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 inKochi Prefecture, in search of a better golf environment.
Matsuyama studied atTohoku Fukushi University inSendai. He won the 2010Asian Amateur Championship with a score of 68-69-65-67=269.[8] This gave him the chance to compete as an amateur in the2011 Masters Tournament, 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.[9] He was the only amateur to make the cut.[10] A week after his victory, he finished in a tie for third at theJapan Open Golf Championship which is an event on theJapan Golf Tour.[11]
In 2011, Matsuyama won thegold medal at the2011 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.[12] In November, Matsuyama won theMitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters on theJapan Golf Tour while still an amateur.[13]
In August 2012, Matsuyama reached number one in theWorld Amateur Golf Ranking.[14]
Matsuyama turned professional in April 2013 and won his second professional tournament, the 2013Tsuruya Open on the Japan Golf Tour. Five weeks later, Matsuyama won his third title on the Japan Golf Tour at theDiamond Cup Golf tournament. Following a top 10 finish at the2013 U.S. Open, Matsuyama entered the top 50 of theOfficial World Golf Ranking. He won his fourth Japan Golf Tour event in September at theFujisankei Classic. Matsuyama would win his fifth Japan Golf Tour event in December at theCasio World Open. The win also made Matsuyama the first rookie to lead the Japan Tour's money list.
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 the2013 Open Championship.
Matsuyama earned his first PGA Tour win at the2014Memorial Tournament, beatingKevin Na in a playoff and moving to a career-high OWGR ranking of 13th. The win was the first for a Japanese player sinceRyuji Imada in 2008. In his first full season as a PGA tour member, he finished 28th in the FedEx Cup standings.[15]
Matsuyama would win his sixth Japan Golf Tour event late in the 2014 season. In November, the victory came at theDunlop Phoenix in a playoff overHiroshi Iwata.
Matsuyama finished fifth at the2015 Masters Tournament, the best major finish of his career to that point.[16] He finished 16th in theFedEx Cup standings. In 8–11 October, he played for the International Team in the2015 Presidents Cup and went 2–1–1 (win–loss–half).
On 7 February 2016, Matsuyama won theWaste Management Phoenix Open in a playoff withRickie Fowler. He secured his victory on the fourth hole.[17] The win moved him to 12th in the Official World Golf Ranking, the highest in his career.
On 16 October 2016, Matsuyama captured theJapan Open by three strokes overYuta Ikeda andLee Kyoung-hoon. 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 theJapan Golf Tour's five ¥200,000,000 events.[18]
On 30 October 2016, Matsuyama followed up his Japan Open triumph by winning theWGC-HSBC Champions, colloquially known as "Asia's Major", inShanghai. Matsuyama became the first Asian golfer to claim aWorld Golf Championship 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 afterMasashi Ozaki, who achieved a ranking of fifth.[19] He later moved up to fifth in the world after theFarmers Insurance Open. On 13 November 2016, Matsuyama won his secondTaiheiyo Masters, following his victory as a 19-year-old amateur in 2011. He romped to a seven-shot win over South Korea'sSong Young-han.[19] On 4 December 2016, Matsuyama won theHero World Challenge in the Bahamas.
Although he was the highest ranked male Japanese golfer at the time, Matsuyama withdrew from participating in the2016 Rio Olympic Games out of concern about the2016 Zika virus epidemic, which caused several of the world's top players to withdraw from the Olympic golf event.[20]
In Matsuyama's return to theWaste Management Phoenix Open, he again entered a playoff on Sunday to defend his title, this time againstWebb Simpson. On the fourth playoff hole, Matsuyama made birdie to win the tournament for the second time in as many years. After finishing second in the2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills, while the top three players in the world at the time (Dustin Johnson,Rory McIlroy andJason Day) failed to make the cut, Matsuyama reached 2nd in theOfficial World Golf Ranking, 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 firstWorld Golf Championship, and three second-place finishes in his first 15 events, as well as winning $5,945,990, putting him second on the money list behindDustin Johnson, before the month of July. He then won theWGC-Bridgestone Invitational in August, shooting a course record-tying 61 in the final round to win by five strokes.[21]
At the 2017 PGA Championship, Matsuyama had opening rounds of 70–64 to share the 36-hold lead, withKevin Kisner at Quail Hollow.
In December 2019, Matsuyama played on the International team at the2019 Presidents Cup atRoyal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. The U.S. team won, 16–14. Matsuyama went 2–1–1 and halved his Sunday singles match againstTony Finau.[22]
On 11 April 2021, Matsuyama won theMasters Tournament, 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-upWill Zalatoris.[23] At the conclusion of the tournament, Matsuyama's caddie, Shota Hayafuji, bowed to the 18th fairway of theAugusta course as a gesture of Japanese respect.[24]
In August, Matsuyama finished in a tie for 3rd place at theOlympic Games. He lost in a 7-man playoff for the bronze medal.[25] The following week Matsuyama was tied for the lead after 72 holes at theWGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational. He was beaten in the playoff whenAbraham Ancer birdied the second extra hole.[26]
In October 2021, Matsuyama won theZozo Championship atNarashino Country Club. The Zozo Championship is the only PGA Tour event held in Japan. Matsuyama won by five strokes overCameron Tringale andBrendan Steele.[27]
On 16 January 2022, Matsuyama won theSony Open in Hawaii; having made up a five-shot deficit on the back nine to get into aplayoff withRussell Henley, he made aneagle on the first extra hole to claim the victory. It was his eighth win on the PGA Tour, tyingK. J. Choi for most tour victories by an Asian-born player.[28]
On 2 June 2022, at theMemorial Tournament 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 the2022 Presidents Cup; he won one, tied one and lost three of the five matches he played.[29]
On 18 February 2024, Matsuyama won theGenesis Invitational. He entered the final round six strokes off the lead, but overcame the deficit, shooting a 62 to win his first PGA Tour event since the 2022Sony Open in Hawaii.[6] Matsuyama posted the second-lowest round in course history. It was also the lowest in the fourth round of a tournament atRiviera Country Club.[30]
In August, Matsuyama won the bronze medal at the2024 Olympic Games. He finished two shots behindScottie Scheffler, the gold medalist, and one shot behindTommy Fleetwood, the silver medalist, with a score of 267 (−17).[31] Later that month, he won theFedEx St. Jude Championship by two strokes with a score of 263 (−17). Matsuyama nearly lost control of a five shot lead in the final round after errant shots on the back nine, but birdies on the last two holes brought him his 10th victory on the PGA Tour.[32]
In January, Matsuyama wonThe Sentry, three strokes ahead ofCollin Morikawa. His winning score of 35-under 257 broke the PGA Tour scoring record in relation to par, previously set byCameron Smith in 2022 at 34-under total, also at The Sentry.[33]
Matsuyama and his wife Mei (married in January 2017) have a daughter born in July 2017.[34][35]
After winning a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics in August 2024, Matsuyama became the victim of a robbery inLondon, while in the city during a layover toMemphis, Tennessee for theFedEx St. Jude Championship. His wallet was stolen, and both his caddie and his coach had their passports stolen. Matsuyama's Olympic medal was not among the stolen items.[36]
| Legend |
|---|
| Major championships (1) |
| World Golf Championships (2) |
| FedEx Cup playoff events (1) |
| Signature events (2) |
| Other PGA Tour (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Jun2014 | Memorial Tournament | −13 (70-67-69-69=275) | Playoff |  Kevin Na |
| 2 | 7 Feb2016 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | −14 (65-70-68-67=270) | Playoff | Rickie Fowler |
| 3 | 30 Oct2016 | WGC-HSBC Champions | −23 (66-65-68-66=265) | 7 strokes | Daniel Berger, Henrik Stenson |
| 4 | 5 Feb2017 | Waste Management Phoenix Open (2) | −17 (65-68-68-66=267) | Playoff | Webb Simpson |
| 5 | 6 Aug 2017 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | −16 (69-67-67-61=264) | 5 strokes | Zach Johnson |
| 6 | 11 Apr2021 | Masters Tournament | −10 (69-71-65-73=278) | 1 stroke | Will Zalatoris |
| 7 | 24 Oct2021 | Zozo Championship1 | −15 (64-68-68-65=265) | 5 strokes | Brendan Steele,Cameron Tringale |
| 8 | 16 Jan2022 | Sony Open in Hawaii | −23 (66-65-63-63=257) | Playoff | Russell Henley |
| 9 | 18 Feb2024 | Genesis Invitational | −17 (69-68-68-62=267) | 3 strokes | Luke List,Will Zalatoris |
| 10 | 18 Aug 2024 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | −17 (65-64-64-70=263) | 2 strokes |  Viktor Hovland,Xander Schauffele |
| 11 | 5 Jan2025 | The Sentry | −35 (65-65-62-65=257) | 3 strokes | Collin Morikawa |
1Co-sanctioned by theJapan Golf Tour, but unofficial event on that tour.
PGA Tour playoff record (4–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2014 | Memorial Tournament | Kevin Na | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2016 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | Rickie Fowler | Won with par on fourth extra hole |
| 3 | 2017 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | Webb Simpson | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| 4 | 2021 | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational |  Abraham Ancer,Sam Burns | Ancer won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 5 | 2022 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Russell Henley | Won with eagle on first extra hole |
| Legend |
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| Flagship events (1) |
| Japan majors (1)[a] |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (7) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Nov2011 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (as an amateur) | −13 (71-64-68=203)[b] | 2 strokes | Toru Taniguchi |
| 2 | 28 Apr2013 | Tsuruya Open | −18 (69-63-68-66=266) | 1 stroke | David Oh |
| 3 | 2 Jun 2013 | Diamond Cup Golf | −9 (71-69-68-71=279) | 2 strokes |  Brad Kennedy, Kim Hyung-sung,Park Sung-joon |
| 4 | 8 Sep 2013 | Fujisankei Classic | −9 (66-70-66-73=275) | Playoff | Park Sung-joon,Hideto Tanihara |
| 5 | 1 Dec 2013 | Casio World Open | −12 (72-66-68-70=276) | 1 stroke | Yuta Ikeda |
| 6 | 23 Nov2014 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | −15 (68-64-67-70=269) | Playoff | Hiroshi Iwata |
| 7 | 16 Oct2016 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −5 (71-70-65-69=275) | 3 strokes | Yuta Ikeda,Lee Kyoung-hoon |
| 8 | 13 Nov 2016 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (2) | −23 (65-66-65-69=265) | 7 strokes | Song Young-han |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 | Fujisankei Classic | Park Sung-joon,Hideto Tanihara | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2014 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | Hiroshi Iwata | Won with par on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Dec 2016 | Hero World Challenge | −18 (65-67-65-73=270) | 2 strokes | Henrik Stenson |
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Masters Tournament | 4 shot lead | −10 (69-71-65-73=278) | 1 stroke | Will Zalatoris |
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T27LA | T54 | CUT | 5 | T7 | T11 | 19 | |
| U.S. Open | T10 | T35 | T18 | CUT | T2 | T16 | ||
| The Open Championship | T6 | T39 | T18 | CUT | T14 | CUT | ||
| PGA Championship | T19 | T35 | T37 | T4 | T5 | T35 |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T32 | T13 | 1 | T14 | T16 | T38 | T21 |
| PGA Championship | T16 | T22 | T23 | T60 | T29 | T35 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T21 | T17 | T26 | 4 | T32 | 6 | T42 |
| The Open Championship | CUT | NT | T68 | T13 | T66 | T16 |
LA = low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 13 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 12 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 51 | 45 |
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T23 | T17 | T7 | T22 | CUT | T8 | C[37] | CUT | 5 | T6 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to theCOVID-19 pandemic
| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | WGC-HSBC Champions | 3 shot lead | −23 (66-65-68-66=265) | 7 strokes | Daniel Berger,Henrik Stenson |
| 2017 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | 2 shot deficit | −16 (69-67-67-61=264) | 5 strokes | Zach Johnson |
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T34 | T23 | T35 | T25 | T19 | T6 | T15 | ||||
| Match Play | R32 | R16 | T18 | T51 | T36 | T24 | NT1 | T42 | T31 | ||
| Invitational | T21 | T12 | T37 | T42 | 1 | T39 | T43 | T20 | T2 | ||
| Champions | WD | T41 | WD | 1 | T50 | T30 | T11 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | |
1Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic
WD = Withdrew
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
| Season | Starts | Cuts made | Wins (majors) | 2nd | 3rd | Top-10 | Top-25 | Earnings ($) | Money list rank[38] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 690,473 | 0 |
| 2014 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2,837,477 | 27 |
| 2015 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 3,758,619 | 15 |
| 2016 | 23 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 4,193,954 | 9 |
| 2017 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 8,380,570 | 4 |
| 2018 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2,687,477 | 39 |
| 2019 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 3,335,137 | 23 |
| 2020 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3,665,825 | 12 |
| 2021 | 27 | 22 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4,963,594 | 18 |
| 2022 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 5,776,298 | 12 |
| 2023 | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3,874,772 | 46 |
| Career* | 244 | 206 | 8 (1) | 7 | 9 | 57 | 135 | 44,164,197 | 18[39] |
*As of the 2023 season
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According to the PGA Tour website, Matsuyama's wife's name is Mei and their daughter is Kanna.
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