Hideki Matsuyama
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Hideki Matsuyama is a Japan
ese amateur
golf
er, 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. 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. He was the only amateur to make the cut. 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
. In November, Matsuyama won the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters
on the Japan Golf Tour
while still an amateur.
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.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese amateur
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er, who at age 18, won the 2010 Asian Amateur Championship
Asian Amateur Championship
The Asian Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Asia. It is organized by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation and was first played in 2009. It was organized in conjunction with the Masters Tournament and The R&A, organizers of The...
.
Matsuyama was born in Matsuyama, Ehime
Matsuyama, Ehime
is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture on the Shikoku island of Japan. It is located on the northeastern portion of the Dōgo Plain. Its name means "pine mountain." The city was founded on December 15, 1889....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He has studied, since 2010, at Tohoku Fukushi University
Tohoku Fukushi University
is a Japanese private university in Sendai.-Sports:*Baseball**Mamoru Kishida**Takashi Saito**Kazuhiro Sasaki**Kazuhiro Wada**Ken Kadokura**Tomoaki Kanemoto*Figure skating**Akiko Suzuki*Golf**Hidemasa Hoshino**Yūsaku Miyazato**Hideto Tanihara...
in Sendai. He won the 2010 Asian Amateur Championship with a score of 68-69-65-67=269. This gave him the chance to compete as an amateur in the 2011 Masters Tournament
2011 Masters Tournament
The 2011 Masters Tournament was the 75th Masters Tournament and was played from April 7–10 at Augusta National Golf Club. It was the first major championship of the 2011 season. South African Charl Schwartzel won the 2011 event by two strokes over Adam Scott and Jason Day.Eight players held a share...
, 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. He was the only amateur to make the cut. A week after his victory, he finished in a tie for third at the Japan Open Golf Championship
Japan Open Golf Championship
The is Japan's national open golf championship. As of 2011, it is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥200 million...
which is an event on the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
.
In 2011, Matsuyama won the gold medal
Golf at the 2011 Summer Universiade
Golf was contested at the 2011 Summer Universiade from August 17 to August 20 at the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. Men's and women's individual and team events were held.-Medal table:-Events:...
at the 2011 World University Games
2011 Summer Universiade
The 2011 Summer Universiade, the XXVI Summer Universiade, was hosted in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.-Bid selection:The cities of Kazan, Russia, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Shenzhen, China, Murcia, Spain, and Poznań, Poland were in contention for the Games. On 16 January 2007, FISU announced at the conference...
. 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
Asian Amateur Championship
The Asian Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Asia. It is organized by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation and was first played in 2009. It was organized in conjunction with the Masters Tournament and The R&A, organizers of The...
. In November, Matsuyama won the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters
Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters
is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and in recent years at the Taiheiyo Club, Gotenba Course, Gotenba, Shizuoka and attracts some of the leading international golfers. It was founded in 1972...
on the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
while still an amateur.
Amateur wins (4)
- 2010 Asian Amateur ChampionshipAsian Amateur ChampionshipThe Asian Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Asia. It is organized by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation and was first played in 2009. It was organized in conjunction with the Masters Tournament and The R&A, organizers of The...
- 2011 Japan Collegiate Championship, World University GamesGolf at the 2011 Summer UniversiadeGolf was contested at the 2011 Summer Universiade from August 17 to August 20 at the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. Men's and women's individual and team events were held.-Medal table:-Events:...
, Asian Amateur ChampionshipAsian Amateur ChampionshipThe Asian Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament. It is played at various locations throughout Asia. It is organized by the Asia Pacific Golf Confederation and was first played in 2009. It was organized in conjunction with the Masters Tournament and The R&A, organizers of The...
Japan Golf Tour wins
- 2011 Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo MastersMitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Mastersis an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and in recent years at the Taiheiyo Club, Gotenba Course, Gotenba, Shizuoka and attracts some of the leading international golfers. It was founded in 1972...
(as an amateur)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2011 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | T27 LA |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
DNP |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open 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.
Japanese national team appearances
- World University Games: 2011Golf at the 2011 Summer UniversiadeGolf was contested at the 2011 Summer Universiade from August 17 to August 20 at the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, China. Men's and women's individual and team events were held.-Medal table:-Events:...
(winners)