Hideki Matsuyama
JPN
- Born in Ehime, he was introduced to golf by his father at age four
- Won the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in 2010 at Kasumigaseki Country Club and repeated as champion in 2011 at Singapore Island Country Club
- Winner of the 2009 Japan Junior Championship at Kasumigaseki
- Claimed the gold medal at 2011 World University Games
- Holds six PGA TOUR victories, including the 2011 Masters Tournament which made him the first Japanese male major champion
- Received the Prime Minister’s Award following his Masters win
- A big foodie and loves all sports. Admires Japanese baseball stars, Yu Darvish, Shohei Ohtani and Kenta Maeda