| Hideki Matsuyama 松山 英樹 |
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|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 25 February 1992 Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (170 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Career | |
| College | Tohoku Fukushi University |
| Status | Amateur |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T27: 2011 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
Hideki Matsuyama (松山 英樹 Matsuyama Hideki, born 25 February 1992) is a Japanese amateur golfer, who at age 18, won the 2010 Asian Amateur Championship.
Matsuyama was born in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. He has studied, since 2010, at Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai. He won the 2010 Asian Amateur Championship with a score of 68-69-65-67=269.[1] 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, Matsuyama was the leading amateur and won the Silver Cup, which is presented to the lowest scoring amateur.[2] He was the only amateur to make the cut.[3] A week after his victory, he finished in a tie for third at the Japan Open Golf Championship which is an event on the Japan Golf Tour.
In 2011, Matsuyama won the gold medal at the 2011 World University Games. He also lead the Japan team to the gold medal in the team event. In October 2011, he successfully defended his title at the Asian Amateur Championship.[4] In November, Matsuyama won the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters on the Japan Golf Tour while still an amateur.[5]
Contents |
| Tournament | 2011 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | T27 LA |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10.