The native form of this personal name is Matsuyama Hideki. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
In this Japanese name, the surname is Matsuyama.
Hideki Matsuyama 松山 英樹
Matsuyama in 2021
Personal information
Born
(1992-02-25) 25 February 1992 (age 32) 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
Mei Matsuyama
(m. 2017)
Children
1
Career
College
Tohoku Fukushi University
Turned professional
2013
Current tour(s)
PGA Tour
Former tour(s)
Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins
18
Highest ranking
2 (18 June 2017)[1] (as of 23 June 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour
9
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
Japan Golf Tour money list winner
2013
Japan Golf Tour Most Valuable Player
2013
Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year
2013
Medal record
Summer Universiade
2011 Shenzhen
Individual
2011 Shenzhen
Men's team
Hideki Matsuyama (松山 英樹, Matsuyama Hideki, born 25 February 1992) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first-ever Japanese professional golfer to win a men's major golf championship – the 2021 Masters Tournament.[2][3]
As of February 2024, Matsuyama has 18 worldwide wins, nine career top-10 finishes in major championships, and five Presidents Cup appearances. Matsuyama is a two-time winner of tournaments in the World Golf Championships, two-time winner of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, eight-time Japan Golf Tour winner, two-time winner of the Asian Amateur Championship,[4][5] and most recently winner of the Genesis Invitational.[6] His nine wins on the PGA Tour make him the most successful Japanese member of the PGA Tour in history.[4][5]
He attained his highest rank of second in the Official World Golf Rankings for men in June 2017.[4][7]
^"Week 24 2017 Ending 18 Jun 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^Alan Shipnuck (12 April 2021). "Masters 2021: Hideki Matsuyama, quiet star, makes a loud statement for his nation and for himself". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^"Hideki Matsuyama wins Masters, becomes first men's major champion from Japan". PGA Tour and Associated Press. 11 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ abcJoel Beall (10 April 2021). "Masters 2021: Hideki Matsuyama and Japan's best male golfers of all-time". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^ abEverill, Ben; Livsey, Laury (19 October 2020). "From Miyamoto to Matsuyama: A look at Japan's PGA Tour history". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
^Cite error: The named reference genesis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Hideki Matsuyama - World Golf Ranking". Official World Golf Rankings. 12 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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