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Hideki Matsuyama

Major trailblaze­r

- BY THE NUMBERS

Hideki Matsuyama became the first Japanese male to win a Major Championsh­ip with his one-stroke victory over Will Zalatoris at Augusta National. Matsuyama, playing with the weight of a nation on his shoulders, capitalise­d on the softer conditions after Saturday’s rain delay to fire a superb back-nine 30. On Sunday, a nervy first tee shot was followed by some imperious ball-striking as he fended off the chasing pack, made history and sent his homeland into raptures.

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Matsuyama became the first Asian-born player to win The Masters

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Since 1970, there have only been four over-par final rounds by the Masters Champion

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His victory came 1,344 days after his last win on the PGA Tour, at Firestone in 2017

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He became the 7th player to go from low amateur at The Masters (2011) to the champion

$33m

The 29-year-old’s career earnings on the PGA Tour

Billy Horschel defeated Scottie Scheffler in the final of the WGC-DELL Technologi­es Match Play to land his first career WGC title

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