Golf: Matsuyama wins Masters, becomes Japan s 1st men s major champion
Hideki Matsuyama won the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday to become the first player from Japan to claim a men s major championship.
Matsuyama finished one stroke ahead of American rookie Will Zalatoris after carding four birdies and five bogies for a final-round score of 73 and 10-under for the four days.
He started the final round 11 under par with a four-stroke lead over four golfers England s Justin Rose, Australia s Marc Leishman and Americans Xander Schauffele and Zalatoris.
Matsuyama survived some late slip-ups, and a determined challenge down the back nine from Schauffele, who finished 7-under, to claim the iconic green jacket in dramatic fashion.
Japan in jubilant mood as Hideki Matsuyama wins Masters title
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Japan in jubilant mood as Hideki Matsuyama wins Masters title.(Credit: Sam Greenwood/Augusta National). Image Source: IANS News
Tokyo, April 12 : Japanese fans and officials were elated at the news that golfer Hideki Matsuyama has won the 85th Masters at Augusta National in the US.
The 29-year-old Matsuyama became the first Japanese to win a major championship, a decade after he finished as the leading amateur at the Masters.
Many Japanese got up early Monday morning to watch the historic moment live on TV, DPA reported.
A television newscaster for Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) choked up with tears when Matsuyama clinched the tournament win.