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Hideki Matsuyama

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Hideki Matsuyama (Japanese: 松山 英樹, romanized: Matsuyama Hideki; IPA: [ma̠t͡sɨja̠ma̠ çide̞kʲi]; born 25 February 1992) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first Japanese golfer to win a men's major golf championship – the 2021 Masters Tournament. As of January 2025, Matsuyama has 20 worldwide wins, an Olympic bronze medal, ten career top-10 finishes in major championships, and six Presidents Cup appearances. Matsuyama is a two-time winner of tournaments in the World Golf Championships, two-time winner of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, eight-time Japan Golf Tour winner, two-time winner of the Asian Amateur Championship, and most recently winner of the FedEx St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Hideki Matsuyama is the 39th most popular golfer (up from 43rd in 2024), the 3,369th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,841st in 2019) and the most popular Japanese Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Hideki Matsuyama ranks 39 out of 71. Before him are Justin Rose, Lorena Ochoa, Ernie Els, Shane Lowry, Henrik Stenson, and Ángel Cabrera. After him are Sergio García, Patty Sheehan, Inbee Park, Sandy Lyle, Colin Montgomerie, and Martin Kaymer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Hideki Matsuyama ranks 473. Before him are Patrik Carlgren, Boran Kuzum, Lucy Ayoub, Simone Verdi, Modou Barrow, and Dylan Teuns. After him are Louis Ducruet, Marco Cecchinato, Norbert Gyömbér, Gustavo Cuéllar, Anna Shaffer, and Thiago Mendes.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hideki Matsuyama ranks 3,376 out of 6,245. Before him are Yoshitoki Ōima (1989), Yūki Tabata (1983), Takuya Honda (1985), Masaki Okada (1989), Satoru Sakuma (1963), and Nicola Formichetti (1977). After him are Miho Fukumoto (1983), Atomu Tanaka (1987), Masato Yamasaki (1980), Aimer (1990), Atsuhiro Iwai (1967), and Keiji Suzuki (1980).

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Among GOLFERS In Japan

Among golfers born in Japan, Hideki Matsuyama ranks 1. 

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