Japanese professional golfer Hideki Matsuyama was born on February 25, 1992, and currently competes on the PGA Tour. He is the only professional golfer from Japan to have ever won the Masters Tournament and is one of the most successful Japanese on the Tour. In major championships, he has eight career top-10 finishes, five Presidents Cup appearances, and a total of 18 wins as of March 2024.
Furthermore, being the winner of two World Golf Championship events, Matsuyama is also the winner of two Waste Management Phoenix Open events, eight Japan Golf Tour victories, two Asian Amateur Championship events, and most recently, the 2024 Genesis Invitational.
After starting the final round six strokes behind the lead, Matsuyama rallied to win the Genesis Invitational in February 2024. It was his first PGA Tour victory since the 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii. He shot 62 to overcome the six-shot deficit and recorded the second-lowest score in the history of the course.
How many PGA Tour wins does Hideki Matsuyama have?
Matsuyama has won nine times on the PGA Tour, including the 2021 Masters Tournament, and two WGC events in 2016 and 2017.
Hideki Matsuyama PGA Wins Year-by-Year
No. | Date | Tournament | Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
1 | 1 Jun 2014 | Memorial Tournament | 275, under 13 | Playoff | Kevin Na |
2 | 7 Feb 2016 | Waste Management Phoenix Open | 270, under 14 | Playoff | Rickie Fowler |
3 | 30 Oct 2016 | WGC-HSBC Champions | 265, under 23 | 7 strokes | Daniel Berger, Henrik Stenson |
4 | 5 Feb 2017 | Waste Management Phoenix Open (2) | 267, under 17 | Playoff | Webb Simpson |
5 | 6 Aug 2017 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | 264, under 16 | 5 strokes | Zach Johnson |
6 | 11 Apr 2021 | Masters Tournament | 278, under 10 | 1 stroke | Will Zalatoris |
7 | 24 Oct 2021 | Zozo Championship | 265, under 15 | 5 strokes | Brendan Steele, Cameron Tringale |
8 | 16 Jan 2022 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 257, under 23 | Playoff | Russell Henley |
9 | 18 Feb 2024 | Genesis Invitational | 267, under 17 | 3 strokes | Luke List, Will Zalatoris |
Hideki Matsuyama PGA Tour Appearances
Matsuyama joined the PGA Tour a decade ago in 2014, and since then he has played in 250 events, making cuts in 212 of them. As per his official PGA profile, he has nine wins, eight international wins, seven runner-ups, nine third-place finishes, 40 top-5s and 58 top-10s.
Hideki Matsuyama Professional Career Wins
Matsuyama has a total of 18 professional career wins, with nine on the PGA Tour, eight on the Japan Golf Tour, and one more win at the Hero World Challenge.
Japan Golf Tour Wins
No. | Date | Tournament | Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
1 | 13 Nov 2011 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (as an amateur) | 203, under 13 | 2 strokes | Toru Taniguchi |
2 | 28 Apr 2013 | Tsuruya Open | 266, under 18 | 1 stroke | David Oh |
3 | 2 Jun 2013 | Diamond Cup Golf | 279, under 9 | 2 strokes | Brad Kennedy, Kim Hyung-sung, Park Sung-joon |
4 | 8 Sep 2013 | Fujisankei Classic | 275, under 9 | Playoff | Park Sung-joon, Hideto Tanihara |
5 | 1 Dec 2013 | Casio World Open | 276, under 12 | 1 stroke | Yuta Ikeda |
6 | 23 Nov 2014 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament | 269, under 15 | Playoff | Hiroshi Iwata |
7 | 16 Oct 2016 | Japan Open Golf Championship | 275, under 5 | 3 strokes | Yuta Ikeda, Lee Kyoung-hoon |
8 | 13 Nov 2016 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (2) | 265, under 23 | 7 strokes | Song Young-han |
Other Wins
No. | Date | Tournament | Score | Margin | Runner-up |
1 | 4 Dec 2016 | Hero World Challenge | 270, under 18 | 2 strokes | Henrik Stenson |
World Golf Championship
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up |
2016 | WGC-HSBC Champions | 3 shot lead | 265 | 7 strokes | Daniel Berger, Henrik Stenson |
2017 | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | 2 shot deficit | 264 | 5 strokes | Zach Johnson |
FAQ's on Hideki Matsuyama Wins
A. Hideki Matsuyama has nine PGA Tour victories, including the 2021 Masters Tournament and two World Golf Championship events.
A. Hideki Matsuyama has accumulated a total of 18 professional career victories.
A. Matsuyama secured his first PGA Tour victory at the 2014 Memorial Tournament after a playoff with Kevin Na.
A. Hideki Matsuyama's most recent PGA Tour triumph came at the 2024 Genesis Invitational, where he prevailed by three strokes.
A. Matsuyama has garnered 58 top-10 finishes in his 250 PGA Tour appearances since joining in 2014.