Hideki Matsuyama achieved many firsts with his one-stroke victory in the 2021 Masters: the first Japanese male golfer to win a major, the first player of Asian descent to win the Masters, and the first former Asia-Pacific Amateur champion to earn a Green Jacket.
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Matsuyama fired a sensational third-round 65 last year that gave him a four-stroke lead heading into Sunday.
The image of Matsuyama’s caddie, Shota Hayafuji, showing his respect by bowing to the course on the 18th green instantly became a Masters classic.
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Matsuyama, 30, is making his 11th appearance at Augusta National, coming off his eighth PGA Tour victory, at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January.
As of January 2022, Matsuyama has 17 worldwide wins, eight career top-10 finishes in major championships, and four 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, and two-time winner of the Asian Amateur Championship.
His eight wins on the PGA Tour make him the most successful Japanese member of the PGA Tour in history.
He attained his highest rank of second in the Official World Golf Rankings for men in June 2017.
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