Hideki Matsuyama, a Japanese professional golfer, was born on February 25, 1992. He became professional in April 2013, winning his second tournament, the Tsuruya Open on the Japan Golf Tour. By winning the Masters Tournament in 2021, he became the first Japanese professional golfer to win a men's major.
Matsuyama has 18 career victories and eight top-ten finishes in major events. He also has a record of five President's Cup appearances. He has won two World Golf Championship events and the Waste Management Phoenix Open. He has also won eight Japan Golf Tour events, including the Genesis Invitational lately. In June 2017, he achieved the highest official world golf ranking for men, placing second.
How many majors did Hideki Matsuyama win?
Matsuyama has won one Major as of March 2024 - the 2021 Masters. Since turning professional in 2013, Matsuyama has competed in major championships. In 2011, he competed in masters events as a low amateur, finishing 27th. At the outset of his professional career, he finished outside the top ten in two of the PGA Majors. He finished T10 in the US Open and T6 in the Open Championship. In 2015, he finished fifth in the Masters competition and first in 2021. In the US Open 2022, he finished fourth.
Hideki Matsuyama’s Masters Tournaments Wins
Hideki Matsuyama won the 2021 Masters, defeating Will Zalatoris by one shot, with a total score of -10, he won his first major. His first Master's game was in 2011, as a lower amateur, and he ended up tied for 27th place. However, in the previous two years, he has finished tied for 14th place and 16th place in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
Hideki Matsuyama’s PGA Championship WIns
Hideki Matsuyama has won two PGA Tournaments in 2024. He won the Genesis Invitational on 18th February 2024, and later on, he won the FedEx St. Jude Championship on 18th August 2024. 2013 he competed in his first PGA Championship, finishing tied for 19th. His greatest result came in 2016, as he tied for fourth place. Last year, in 2023, he tied for 29th place in the PGA Championship.
Hideki Matsuyama’s US Open Wins
Hideki Matsuyama has no record of winning the US Open. His first game in US Open was in 2013 where he finished in tenth place. His highest ranking was fourth in the year 2022. However, in 2023, he finished with an overall score of T32.
Hideki Matsuyama’s Open Championship Wins
Matsuyama hasn't won the Open title since his professional debut. He debuted in the event in 2013 and finished sixth. In 2019, he failed to make the cut. Due to the covid, there was no competition in 2020, and he did not compete in the next year. In 2013, he finished 13th in the event.
Hideki Matsuyama’s major wins year by year
Tournament | Masters Tournament | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | PGA Championship |
2011 | T27LA | DNP | DNP | DNP |
2012 | T54 | T10 | DNP | DNP |
2013 | DNP | T35 | T6 | T19 |
2014 | 5 | T18 | T39 | T35 |
2015 | T7 | CUT | T18 | T37 |
2016 | T11 | T2 | CUT | T4 |
2017 | DNP | T16 | T14 | T5 |
2018 | 19 | DNP | CUT | T35 |
2019 | T32 | T21 | CUT | T16 |
2020 | T13 | T17 | NT | T22 |
2021 | Won | T26 | DNP | T23 |
2022 | T14 | 4 | T68 | T60 |
2023 | T16 | T32 | T13 | T29 |
Hideki Matsuyama’s Players Championship Wins
Matsuyama has no record of winning the Players Championship. He first competed in the competition in 2014, reaching T23. In 2017, he reached T17 but did not make the cut in 2018. In 2019, he advanced to T8 at the end of the competition. The event was scrapped in 2020 owing to COVID-19 regulations. In 2021, he failed to make the cut. In 2023, he placed fifth in the event.
Hideki Matsuyama’s FedEx Cup Wins
In 2024, Hideki Matsuyama secured his first-ever FedEx Cup win; he won the FedEx St Jude Championship on the 18th of August 2024.
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