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Hideki Matsuyama

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Hideki Matsuyama is a Japanese professional golfer, born on 25 February 1992, who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first Japanese golfer to win a men's major championship, taking the 2021 Masters Tournament. He has 20 worldwide wins, an Olympic bronze medal, ten top-10 finishes in major championships and six Presidents Cup appearances, and his 11 PGA Tour victories make him the most successful Japanese member of that tour. He has won two World Golf Championships events, was an eight-time winner on the Japan Golf Tour and twice won the Asian Amateur Championship. He was ranked first in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2012 and reached second in the Official World Golf Ranking in June 2017.

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1992 1
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5+ 1
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    born 25 February 1992
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    Matsuyama has 20 worldwide wins
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    is a Japanese professional golfer
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    is a Japanese professional golfer
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    the 2021 Masters Tournament
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