Hideki Matsuyama

Hideki Matsuyama

(Mah-tsu-YAH-mah)

Height: 5'11" (1.8 m)
Weight: 198 (90 kg)
Age: 31 (February 25, 1992)
Birthplace: Ehime, Japan
Residence: Sendai, Japan
Family: Wife, Mei; Kanna

Education: Tohoku Fukushi University
Special Interests: All sports, photography
Turned Professional: 2013
City plays from: Sendai, Japan


Exempt Status


PGA TOURWinner, Masters Tournament (thru 2026-27)

Career Victories


PGA TOUR Victories (8):
2014 (1) the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance. 2016 (1) Waste Management Phoenix Open. 2017 (3) World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions, Waste Management Phoenix Open, World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational. 2021 (1) Masters Tournament (2021). 2022 (2) ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, Sony Open in Hawaii.
International Victories (8):
2011 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters. 2013 Tsuruya Open. 2013 Diamond Cup Golf. 2013 Fujisankei Classic. 2013 Casio World Open. 2014 Dunlop Phoenix. 2016 Japan Open Golf Championship. 2016 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters.
Other Victories (1):
2016 Hero World Challenge.

Player Statistics


Career Low Round:

61 - 2017 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational (Round 4)

Career High FedExCup Rank:

#1 : 2022 The Genesis Invitational

Career High Official World Golf Rank:

#2 : 2017 Wyndham Championship

Career Largest Paycheck:

$2,070,000 : 2021 Masters Tournament (2021) (Finished 1)

2022-23 Season Highlights


PGA TOUR
THE PLAYERS Championship - Finished solo-fifth at THE PLAYERS Championship, his third top-10 at the event. Co-led the field in Par-5 Scoring Average (4.25).

National Team Selections


Presidents Cup : 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 Olympic Games : 2020 World Cup : 2016 Eisenhower Trophy : 2008, 2012

Career Records


PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 4 - 1)
Season Events Rounds 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Cuts Made Cuts Missed WD FedExCup Rank Earnings
Total: 243 840 8 7 9 57 135 205 31 10 $44,146,452
2023 25 83 2 11 21 4 2 50 $3,857,028
2022 21 72 2 1 6 10 17 1 2 11 $5,776,298
2021 27 93 1 2 3 10 22 4 1 26 $4,963,594
2020 20 74 1 2 5 14 17 3 15 $3,665,825
2019 24 88 2 7 15 22 2 9 $3,335,137
2018 21 72 4 12 18 2 1 13 $2,687,477
2017 22 76 3 3 7 12 20 2 8 $8,380,569
2016 23 73 1 1 8 14 17 5 2 13 $4,193,954
2015 25 91 1 2 9 19 23 2 16 $3,758,619
2014 24 80 1 1 4 12 20 3 2 28 $2,837,477
2013 6 24 2 6 6 $690,473
2013 1 (A) 2 1
2012 2 (A) 6 1 1
2011 2 (A) 6 1 1
(A) - Amateur

Top Tournaments


PGA TOUR
THE PLAYERS Championship Masters Tournament PGA Championship U.S. Open The Open Championship WGC-HSBC Champions WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession
2023 5 T16 T29 T32 T13 T31
2022 T14 T60 4 T68
2021 CUT T13 T23 T17 T42 T2 (P) T15
2020 CNL T22 T11 T20 T6
2019 T8 T32 T16 T21 CUT T30 T24 T43 T19
2018 CUT 19 T35 T16 CUT T50 T36 T39 DNS
2017 T22 T11 T5 T2 T14 1 T51 1 T25
2016 T7 T7 T4 CUT CUT W/D T18 T42 T35
2015 T17 5 T37 T18 T18 T41 T9 T37 T23
2014 T23 CUT T35 T35 T39 W/D T17 T12 T34
2013 T19 T10 T6 T21
2012 T54
2011 T27
FedExCup Playoffs
FedEx St. Jude Championship Dell Technologies Championship BMW Championship TOUR Championship
2023 T16 W/D
2022 T35 T11
2021 T43 T46 T26
2020 T29 T3 T15
2019 T30 3 T9
2018 T15 T4 15 T4
2017 CUT T23 T47 T26
2016 CUT T15 T24 5
2015 T13 T25 T7 T12
2014 T30 T57 T20 22

Personal


  • Learned golf from his father, a former club champion.
  • Was a student at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai, Japan when the city was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, but was in Australia training at the time. Returned to find his dorm room destroyed and struggled to find food. A few weeks later, made his debut at the Masters having won the Asian Amateur.
  • Wore buttons at THE PLAYERS Championship in 2016 to show support for Japan after the Kumamoto earthquakes in April 2016.
  • Became the first Japanese player to win a men's major championship when he won the 2021 Masters Tournament.
  • Received the Prime Minister's Award in Japan following his 2021 Masters win. Was the first player from Japan to win the Masters Tournament.