Hideki Matsuyama is a professional golfer from Japan playing on the PGA Tour as of January 2025. Matsuyama made history as the first Japanese golf player to win a men's major golf title by claiming victory at the 2021 Masters Tournament. The 2024 Olympic Bronze medalist has 20 professional wins, including two Waste Management Phoenix Open wins, two World Golf Championships titles, and eight Japan Golf Tour victories. Furthermore, he has recorded ten career top-10 finishes in major championships and participated in six Presidents Cups.
Matsuyama holds the record as the most successful Japanese player in PGA Tour history with 11 wins. His amateur career featured accomplishments such as being ranked first in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2012 and winning events like the 2010 Asian Amateur Championship, the 2011 Masters Tournament (as an amateur), and the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters in the Japan Golf Tour. He was named the Japan Golf Tour money list winner, Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year, and Japan Golf Tour Most Valuable Player in 2013.
Who are Hideki Matsuyama's parents?
Hideki Matsuyama was born to his parents, Mikio and Megumi Matsuyama, on 25 February 1992 in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. Hideki learned to play golf when he was four from his father, Mikio, who is a former club champion (via Golf Monthly).
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FAQs on Hideki Matsuyama Parents
A. Hideki Matsuyama is of Japanese ethnicity.
A. Hideki Matsuyama grew up in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan.
A. Mao Matsuyama is not related to Hideki, as per the PGA Tour.
A. Hideki Matsuyama speaks Japanese, as per The Hill.
A. Hideki Matsuyama resides in Sendai, Japan, based on PGA tour.com.
