Hideki Matsuyama
| Hideki Matsuyama 松山 英樹 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 February 1992 Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sporting nationality | Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Sendai, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Mei Matsuyama (m. 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Tohoku Fukushi University | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned professional | 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current tour | PGA Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former tour | Japan Golf Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional wins | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 2 (18 June 2017) (as of 15 March 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| PGA Tour | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Tour | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hideki Matsuyama (Japanese: 松山 英樹, romanized: Matsuyama Hideki; IPA: [ma̠t͡sɨja̠ma̠ çide̞kʲi]; born 25 February 1992) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first Japanese golfer to win a men's major golf championship – the 2021 Masters Tournament.
As of January 2025, Matsuyama has 20 worldwide wins, an Olympic bronze medal, ten career top-10 finishes in major championships, and six 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, and most recently winner of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. His 11 wins on the PGA Tour make him the most successful Japanese member of the PGA Tour in history.
Matsuyama was ranked first in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2012. As a professional, he has been ranked as high as second in the Official World Golf Ranking, doing so in June 2017.