Golf: Matsuyama grabs share of lead at Casio World Open
Japanese tour money rankings leader Hideki Matsuyama fired a 6-under-par 66 to move into a share of the lead alongside Komei Oda after the second round of the Casio World Open on Friday.Matsuyama, who...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama becomes 1st rookie to win JGTO money title
Hideki Matsuyama became the first rookie to win the JGTO money title after capturing the Casio World Open for his fourth victory on Sunday.
View Article“Ieji” starring Kenichi Matsuyama Teaser
A new 30-second teaser has been released for Nao Kubota’s debut film Ieji starring Kenichi Matsuyama.Matsuyama plays a young man named Jiro Sawada who was forced to leave his hometown in Fukushima in...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama aims for victory in 3rd shot at Masters
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama said Monday he is aiming to win next year's Masters.Matsuyama earned his invitation to the season's first major by being among the top 50 golfers when the world rankings that...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama question mark for Sony Open
Hideki Matsuyama, who became the first ever to win the Japanese money title in his rookie season last year, is stillstruggling with an injury to his left hand with just two days before the Sony Open...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama pulls out of Sony Open
Japanese tour money winner Hideki Matsuyama on Wednesday withdrew from the Sony Open because of a hand injury.
View Article“Ieji” starring Kenichi Matsuyama Trailer
Here’s the full 90-second trailer for Nao Kubota’s upcoming film Ieji (lit. “The Road Home”) starring Kenichi Matsuyama.
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama finishes strong, fails to register 1st overseas win
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama shot a final-round 69 on Sunday but finished two strokes back in a tie for fourth place at the Phoenix Open.
View ArticleMatsuyama to make first Masters appearance as a pro
Patience is starting to pay off for Hideki Matsuyama, the lone Japanese entrant in this week’s Masters.While Matsuyama has largely been overshadowed by compatriot Ryo Ishikawa, he is now emerging as...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama struggles in 1st round of Masters
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama got off to a woeful start at the Masters Tournament on Thursday, shooting an 8-over par 80 in the first round.
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama 7th at Wells Fargo Championship
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama got off to a solid start with a 3-under 69 to sit three shots off the pace after the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship on Thursday.
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama slips to 17th at Wells Fargo
Hideki Matsuyama faded to 17th in the second round of the Wells Fargo Championship on Friday.Matsuyama, who started the day in seventh, cancelled four birdies with four bogeys to sit at 3-under 141,...
View ArticleBaseball: Kimura, Matsuyama prop up Maeda for win in Hiroshima
Shogo Kimura hit a tiebreaking single and Ryuhei Matsuyama had a two-run homer to help make a winner of Kenta Maeda as the Hiroshima Carp beat the DeNA BayStars 5-2 on Sunday afternoon.
View ArticleBaseball: Matsuyama comes thru in clutch as Carp hold off Dragons
Ryohei Matsuyama had a one-out clutch tiebreaking RBI single and Eishin Soyogi added a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning as the Central League-leading Hiroshima Carp beat Chunichi Dragons 3-2 in the...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama wins Memorial in a playoff
Hideki Matsuyama earned his first victory in America and validation as one of golf's young stars Sunday with birdie on the 18th hole to force a playoff and a 10-foot par putt on the first extra to win...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama 4 strokes back at U.S. Open
Hideki Matsuyama fired a 1-under-par 69 in the first round of the U.S. Open Thursday to move into a share of sixth place in the second major of the year.Matsuyama, who tied for 10th in his debut at the...
View ArticleGolf: Japan's Matsuyama drops back at U.S. Open
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama could only manage a 1-over 71 at the U.S. Open on Friday, leaving him 10 shots adrift of sole leader Martin Kaymer in a tie for 14th after the second round of play at Pinehurst...
View ArticleLexus Golf – Hideki Matsuyama heads for U.S Open Championships
Lexus-sponsored Hideki Matsuyama will take to the course at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club in the Village of Pinehurst, NC, from June 9 to 22.
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama struggles to 3rd-round 74 at U.S. Open
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama stumbled early in the third round of the U.S. Open on Saturday and never fully recovered, carding a 74 that left him tied for 23rd place at 4-over-par 214.
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama ties for 35th at U.S. Open, Kaymer clinches 2nd major
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama shot a final-round 74 at the U.S. Open on Sunday, tying for 35th place at 8-over-par 288 as Germany's Martin Kaymer clinched his second career major.
View ArticleMatsuyama chases history at Hoylake
Fast rising star Hideki Matsuyama is one of the dark horses set to tee off at the Open on Thursday as he bids to become the first Japanese player to win a major.
View ArticleLexus The Open Championship 2014 : Hideki Matsuyama interview
We speak to one of the golfers to watch at this year’s Open Championship at Hoylake – Hideki Matsuyama.The world famous Open Championship tees off at the Royal Liverpool course on Thursday and a golfer...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama, Oda, Tsukada open with 69s at British Open; trio 3 off lead
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama as well as countrymen Koumei Oda and Yoshinobu Tsukada all fired three-under 69s in the opening round of the British Open on Thursday, joining a tie for 10th place at the...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama slips to 24th place after 2nd round at British Open
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama shot a two-over-par 74 in the second round of the British Open on Friday, leaving him 11 shots behind sole leader Rory McIlroy in a tie for 24th place heading into the weekend.
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama drops to 38th, McIlroy opens lead at British Open
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama failed to gain any ground in the third round of the British Open on Saturday as he dropped into a share of 38th place with sole leader Rory McIlroy extending his advantage to...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama finishes in 39th at British Open
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama signed off with a birdie on the 18th hole but was left to rue a frustrating final round at the British Open on Sunday.
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama gets top 15th world ranking
Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama moved two notches up from 17th to 15th in the new men's official world rankings released on Sunday.
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama gears up for season's last major
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, who captured his first U.S. tour title at The Memorial on June 1, expressed confidence in his preparations a day ahead of the opening round of the PGA Championship at Valhalla...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama makes cut with late heroics on soggy 2nd day at Valhalla
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama rallied to a birdie-eagle finish in the rain-delayed second round of the PGA Championship on Friday, landing right on the 36-hole cut line of 1-over 143 to advance to the...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama finishes 13 strokes back in tough PGA Championship
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama shot a 68 in the rain-delayed final round of the PGA Championship on Sunday, finishing in a tie for 36th place as overnight leader Rory McIlroy (68) fended off a pack of...
View ArticleBaseball: Ace Maeda, returnee Matsuyama lead Carp past Tigers
Ace Kenta Maeda threw a five-hit shutout and Ryohei Matsuyama drove in three runs on Friday as the Hiroshima Carp beat the Hanshin Tigers 6-0 in the first game of an enticing three-game series.
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama qualifies for season-ending Tour C'ship
Hideki Matsuyama qualified for next week's Tour Championship after finishing 20th with a 4-under 276 at the BMW Championship on Sunday.
View ArticleMatsuyama 5 shots off Tour lead
Hideki Matsuyama faltered on back nine, squandering a strong early half of an opening round that included a eagle and finishing with a 1-over 71 that left him tied for 20th place at the season-ending...
View ArticleGolf : Matsuyama drops six back at Silverado
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama put together a 69 to keep seventh place but dropped six shots off the pace after the third round of the Frys.com Open on Saturday.
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama rides route 66 into 4th place in Las Vegas
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama continued his strong start in the new U.S. PGA season on Thursday, with a first-round 66 that left him two back of the provisional leaders in a tie for fourth place at the...
View ArticleGolf: Late eagle rescues Matsuyama on tough day
Japan's Hideki Matsuyama rescued a tough day with a 16th-hole eagle on Friday as he managed an even-par, second-round 71 and fell into a tie for 22nd at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
View ArticleMatsuyama rises for 2nd top-10 finish
Hideki Matsuyama continued his strong start to the 2014-2015 PGA Tour season with a second consecutive top-10 finish.Shooting a 5-under 66 in the final round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open...
View ArticleGolf: Matsuyama earns 1st win of season in Japan
Hideki Matsuyama, who plays primarily on the U.S. PGA tour, won his first domestic event of the year on Sunday, beating Hiroshi Iwata in a playoff to capture the JGTO's Dunlop Phoenix title.
View ArticleMatsuyama opts out of Japan tour
If Hideki Matsuyama plays on the Japan golf tour this season, it will be as a guest.Matsuyama revealed Sunday that he did not officially register to play on the JGTO tour, opting instead to focus more...
View ArticleMatsuyama Kenichi and more to star in special NHK Kohaku drama
As part of the celebration for the 90th anniversary of NHK this year, the broadcast company has announced a special drama titled "Kohaku ga Umareta Hi" to be aired on March 21 starring actor Matsuyama...
View ArticleMatsuyama nears lead
Hideki Matsuyama tied for Saturday’s low round of the day with a 66 to move up from 18th place the day before to fifth, one stroke off the lead at 10-under 136 after two rounds in the Hyundai...
View ArticleGolf: Walker, Matsuyama share lead at Tournament of Champions
Hideki Matsuyama and Jimmy Walker made their moves on different parts of the Plantation Course on Sunday and wound up in the same spot -- tied for the lead going into the final round of the PGA Tour's...
View ArticleMatsuyama finishes 2nd in Phoenix
Hideki Matsuyama moved into the lead at one point, but quickly lost it and came up just short of a second career title on the U.S. PGA tour.Matsuyama, starting the final round three shots off the lead...
View ArticleMatsuyama, Ishikawa both miss cut at Farmers
For Hideki Matsuyama, it was the first time since August. For Ryo Ishikawa, it’s becoming a little too common.Both Japanese players finished the second round of the Farmers Insurance Open at even-par...
View ArticleMatsuyama ties for 4th at Riviera, 1 shot out
The way he improved throughout the tournament was encouraging for Hideki Matsuyama. It also made it a little easier to take when he came up one shot short of joining a playoff for the title.
View ArticleGolf: Hideki Matsuyama of Japan has his best finish yet at Masters
Hideki Matsuyama turned in his best round yet at the Masters and his fifth-place finish has him setting his sights even higher at Augusta National.
View ArticleMatsuyama plunges from lead to 27th at Players
Hideki Matsuyama saw his hopes of a second career title on the U.S. PGA tour take a hit Friday when he tumbled from a share of the lead down to 27th place after the second round at The Players...
View ArticleMatsuyama, Van Pelt tied at Memorial; Woods 9 behind
Hideki Matsuyama was bracing for a rough day at the Memorial and wound up with a share of the lead Thursday.Tiger Woods still doesn't know what to expect.Matsuyama made a bold start in his bid to join...
View ArticleMatsuyama begins, ends day in 5th at Memorial
After an initial dip down the leaderboard, Hideki Matsuyama finished the day at the Memorial in the same place he started it.Matsuyama shot a 2-under 70 in the final round Sunday to finish tied for...
View ArticleMatsuyama ends day in 19th place
Hideki Matsuyama, who began the third day at the U.S. Open on Saturday at 1 over par and in 21st place, carded a 2-over 72 with two birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey in the season’s second major.
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