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Matsuyama still hoping to play Olympic golf

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PACIFIC PALISADES, United States: Japan’s still hoping a sexism row won’t

Matsuyama didn’t wade into the thorny debate sparked that women couldn’t become - Olympic Committee.

- pic tournament, Matsuyama merely said he hoped that

“There are some membership questions right now, but I played - teur,” Matsuyama said Tuesday as

“When I won there, that’s kind I’m sitting here today,” he said.

Matsuyama will tee it up Thurs in the world rankings to number then it would depend on where current world number one Jason

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- tory in his last nine starts worldwide, a stretch that included his triumph in the prestigiou­s in October.

“He’s been playing tremen those guys that goes under the radar, no one really thinks about Hideki too much and then he’s always there.”

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Day say that I might be underrat- ed is a great compliment and an honor,” he said. up to that expectatio­n and to try to get

world number one ranking, although Matsuyama wasn’t

“I did know that that is a possibilit­y and I can’t control what Jason does this week,” he said.

goals and it would be a great goal it happens this week or next or that will happen.”

 ?? AFP PHOTO ?? Hideki Matsuyama
AFP PHOTO Hideki Matsuyama

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