Golf: 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 ArticleKenichi Matsuyama to star in Fukushima-set film “Ieji”
Japanese actor Kenichi Matsuyama will star in the upcoming movie Ieji (lit. “the road home”), a family drama set in the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake of 2011.
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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