Hideki Matsuyama Biography
Hideki Matsuyama is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Matsuyama is the first Japanese professional golfer to win a major men’s golf championship – the 2021 Masters Tournament. As of January 2022, he has 17 world wins, eight career top-10 major championships, and four Presidents Cup appearances.
In addition, he is a two-time World Golf Championship Tournament Winner, a two-time Waste Management Phoenix Open winner, an eight-time Japan Golf Tour winner, and a two-time Asian Amateur Championship winner. His eight PGA Tour wins make him the most successful Japanese member in PGA Tour history. Furthermore, he achieved his second highest place in the Official World Golf Rankings for Men in June 2017.
Born in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan, he was introduced to golf at the age of four by his father. During eighth grade, he transferred to Meitoku Gijuku Junior & Senior High School in Kochi Prefecture in search of a better golfing environment. He studied at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai.
Hideki Matsuyama’s Age
How old is Matsuyama? Matsuyama It is 30 years old from 2022. He was born February 25, 1992, in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. Furthermore, he celebrates his birthday on February 25th and his Zodiac sign is Pisces.
Hideki Matsuyama Height
Matsuyama is on average height of 5 feet 11 inches and it’s from moderate weight.
Hideki Matsuyama family
Matsuyama is a proud son of Mikio Matsuyama (father). However, he has not shared information about his mother and siblings.
Hideki Matsuyama’s Wife
Matsuyama is happy married for Mei Matsuyama. They married in 2017 and are blessed with a daughter, Kanna, who was born in July 2017.
Hideki Matsuyama Net Worth
Matsuyama have an estimate net worth of $35 million. His income is attributed to his successful career as a professional golfer.
Career Hideki Matsuyama
His big breakthrough came in 2010 when he won the 2010 Asian Amateur Championship with a score of 68-69-65-67=269. This gave him the chance to compete as an amateur in the 2011 Masters Tournament, becoming the first Japanese amateur to do so. At the Masters, he was the top amateur and won the Silver Cup. Furthermore, he was the only amateur to make the cut.
A week after his win, Matsuyama finished tied for third in the Japan Open Golf Championship, which is an event on the Japan Golf Tour. In 2011, he won the gold medal at the 2011 World University Games. Matsuyama also led Team Japan to the gold medal in the team event.
In October 2011, he successfully defended his Asian Amateur Championship title. Later, in November of the same year, he won the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters at the Japan Golf Tour. In August 2012, it reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
On February 7, 2016, he won the Waste Management Phoenix Open in a playoff with Rickie Fowler. This victory placed him 12th in the Official World Golf Ranking, the highest of his career. On October 16, 2016, he won the Japanese Open by three strokes over Yuta Ikeda and Lee Kyoung-hoon.
He then followed up his Japanese Open triumph by winning the WGC-HCBC CHampions on October 30, 2016 in Shanghai. Matsuyama became the first Asian golfer to win a World Golf Championship since the series opened in 1999. With the victory, he rose to number 6 in the Official World Golf Rankings, his highest position and second by a player. Japanese. after Masashi Ozaki.
On November 13, 2016, he won his second Taiheiyo Masters, following his victory as a 19-year-old amateur in 2011. Later, on December 4 of the same year, he won the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. Although he was the highest ranked Japanese golfer at the time, he withdrew from participating in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games out of concern over the Zika virus epidemic in 2016.
On his return to the Waste Management Phoenix Open, he again entered a playoff on Sunday to defend his title, this time against Webb Simpson. On the fourth hole of the playoff, he birdieted to win the tournament for the second time in as many years. After finishing 2nd at the 2017 US Open in Erin Hills, he achieved 2nd place in the Official World Golf Rankings, the highest ever for a male Japanese golfer.
On April 11, 2021, he won the Masters Tournament, becoming the first Japanese player and the first Asian-born player to win the tournament. In August, he finished tied for 3rd at the Olympics. He lost in a 7-man playoff for the bronze medal.
The following week, he was tied for the lead after 72 holes at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Innovation. However, he was defeated in the playoff when Abraham Acer hit the second extra hole. In October 2021, he won the Zozo Championship at Narashino Country Club. He also won by five strokes over Cameron Tringale and Brendan Steele. On January 16, 2022, he won the Sony Open in Hawaii; having made a five-shot deficit in the back nine to enter a playoff with Russell Henley.
