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HIDEKI MATSUYAMA

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Apr 18, 2021
Hideki Matsuyama's Masters win a potential boost for Japan's golf industry
The 29-year-old's triumph at Augusta National, achieved with clubs produced by Japanese manufacturers, could raise sales and bring younger participants to ranges and courses.
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Apr 17, 2021
In Hideki Matsuyama, Japan gets its long-sought Masters champion
His victory was the first ever for a Japanese man in a major golf championship, and with it Matsuyama claimed his place in the pantheon of Japanese sports heroes.
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Apr 13, 2021
Ready or not, Hideki Matsuyama is now a national hero in Japan
With his dramatic win at the Masters, the glare of fame will be inescapable for the 29-year-old, who has preferred to focus on improving his game.
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Apr 13, 2021
Masters champ Matsuyama open to lighting Tokyo Olympic cauldron
'If the schedule works out and I am in Japan when that happens and they ask me, what an honor that would be,' he said.
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Apr 13, 2021
Hideki Matsuyama: A quiet Masters winner long lionized in Japan
In 2017, his penchant for privacy became clear: He announced that he'd married months earlier and that he and his wife had had a child.
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Apr 10, 2021
Justin Rose leads Masters; Hideki Matsuyama three shots off the pace
Rose, who withdrew from his last start a month ago with back spasms and began the day four shots clear, dug deep to overcome a tepid start.
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Nov 20, 2018
Zozo set to host PGA Tour event in Japan
Japan will host its first-ever PGA Tour event starting next year with one of the fastest growing online business companies in the nation as the tourney's title sponsor, organizers announced on Tuesday.

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