Hideki Matsuyama claims the Hero World Challenge title in a playoff against Alex Norén, while Sepp Straka finishes strong in third.
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Sepp Straka takes the lead at the Hero World Challenge with a brilliant 64, closely followed by World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.
Hideki Matsuyama’s golf bag this week is not being carried by his regular caddie Shota Hayafuji, who had to return to Japan due to a stolen passport, but by Taiga Tabuchi, Ryo Hisatsune’s actual caddie. Thanks to the quick replacement, Matsuyama doesn’t have to lug his Srixon, TaylorMade and Cobra equipment around the TPC Southwind himself and even changes his putter at the last minute before the tournament.
Hideki Matsuyama WITB: Woods From Three Companies Ensure Success in the FedExCup Playoffs
Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9,5°)
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15°)
5-wood: Cobra King RadSpeed Tour (17,5° at 19°)
Irons: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (3), Srixon Z-Forged II (4-9)
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 4 Forged Prototype (48°, 52°, 56°, 60°)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Prototype
Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV
Former Masters winner Hideki Matsuyama was robbed during a stay in London, as were his caddie Shota Hayato and his swing coach Mikihito Kuromiya. The trio made a stopover in the English capital after the games in Paris. In an interview with Golf Digest Japan, Matsuyama revealed that his wallet had been stolen. His two team members’ passports and visas had been stolen, he said. The good news: The bronze medal from the Summer Olympics in Paris is still in his possession. From a sporting point of view, however, the incident has consequences.
Hideki Matsuyama lends caddie from his compatriot Ryo Hisatsune
Matsuyama’s caddie Hayato and coach Kuromiya had to return home to apply for replacement documents. This means he will be without his closest confidants for the first event of the FedExCup Playoffs. Instead of Shota Hayato, Taiga Tabuchi, the caddie of Matsuyama’s compatriot Ryo Hisatsune, will be at the 32-year-old’s bag this week. This information comes from the PGA Tour’s caddie list. Hisatsune finished 83rd in the FedExCup and missed out on the top 70 playoffs.
Matsuyama talked to Golf Digest Japan about his new caddie:”I’m glad he accepted. He’s worked with Hisatsune this year, so I think he knows the ropes, and he can speak English, so I can rely on him.” Matsuyama does not yet know exactly when his regular team will return:”There’s a chance they’ll make it to the BMW Championship (second playoffs event), but we have to go into it thinking it’s close to zero.”
Hideki Matsuyama is in 8th place in the FedExCup ahead of the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first event of the playoffs, and is therefore as good as guaranteed a place in the TOUR Championship. The top 30 in the FedExCup after the conclusion of the BMW Championship will play for the FedExCup title and a large prize purse at the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club.
The Olympic medalists have arrived @FedExChamp 🥇🥈🥉 pic.twitter.com/30BJQ732C0
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 13, 2024
The flagship tournament of the PGA Tour, the Players Championship, started on Thursday morning local time in Florida. At the TPC Sawgrass, however, the fans will have to do without another top-class player. Hideki Matsuyama has cancelled his participation in the “fifth major” at short notice due to injury.
Players Championship: Hideki Matsuyama withdraws
The Japanese player is suffering from a “persistent back injury”, the PGA Tour announced. Hideki Matsuyama was supposed to play the first two rounds at TPC Sawgrass together with Joaquin Niemann and Cameron Smith. However, due to the injury of the reigning Masters champion, Patrick Rodgers will now tee off for Matsuyama.
Hideki Matsuyama is a WD from THE PLAYERS Championship due to a back injury.
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) March 10, 2022
Patrick Rodgers replaces Matsuyama in the field.
Matsuyama already with two wins on the PGA Tour this season
Matsuyama is generally in good form this season. The 30-year-old won already two times on the PGA Tour and recorded two top-10 finishes. Most recently he finished tied for 20th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. As a result, the FedExCup runner-up was considered one of the favourites to win the Players Championship. Matsuyama stood at the top of the leaderboard when the tournament was cut short by corona in 2020. After Bryson DeChambeau, Phil Mickelson or Tiger Woods, Matsuyama is thus the next well-known professional to miss the tournament. In a few weeks, the first Major of the year will begin for professional golfers. At Augusta National, Matsuyama will tee off as the defending champion. How serious the injury of the Japanese Major winner is and whether his participation in the Masters is in danger is still unclear at the moment.
Hideki Matsuyama, the winner of the 2021 US Masters, gets more than 2 Million USD. But the rest haven’t gone home with nothing.
The US Masters is not only the most prestigious golf tournament in the world, it is also one of the most lucrative for anyone who can get relatively close to the top of the leader board.
But the Masters even makes a millionaire out of the runner-up. This year, American runner-up Will Zalatoris, got himself to second place in his very first time competing at the tournament and is going home with a hefty sum.
Here’s the full list of what each player gets:
Winner: Hideki Matsuyama, -10, $2,070,000
2: Will Zalatoris, -9, $1,242,000
T3: Xander Schauffele, 281/-7, $667,000
T3: Jordan Spieth, 281/-7, $667,000
T5: Marc Leishman, 282/-6, $437,000
T5: Jon Rahm, 282/-6, $437,000
7: Justin Rose, 283/-5, $385,250
T8: Corey Conners, 284/-4, $345,000
T8: Patrick Reed, 284/-4, $345,000
T10: Tony Finau, 285/-3, $299,000
T10: Cameron Smith, 285/-3, $299,000
T12: Stewart Cink, 286/-2, $218,500
T12: Brian Harman, 286/-2, $218,500
T12: Si Woo Kim, 286/-2, $218,500
T12: Robert MacIntyre, 286/-2, $218,500
T12: Kevin Na, 286/-2, $218,500
T12: Webb Simpson, 286/-2, $218,500
T18: Tyrrell Hatton, 287/-1, $161,000
T18: Collin Morikawa, 287/-1, $161,000
T18: Scottie Scheffler, 287/-1, $161,000
T21: Harris English, 288/E, $119,600
T21: Viktor Hovland, 288/E, $119,600
T21: Shane Lowry, 288/E, $119,600
T21: Phil Mickelson, 288/E, $119,600
T21: Justin Thomas, 288/E, $119,600
T26: Abraham Ancer, 289/+1, $79,925
T26: Paul Casey, 289/+1, $79,925
T26: Cameron Champ, 289/+1, $79,925
T26: Matt Jones, 289/+1, $79,925
T26: Louis Oosthuizen, 289/+1, $79,925
T26: Ian Poulter, 289/+1, $79,925
T26: Charl Schwartzel, 289/+1, $79,925
T26: Bubba Watson, 289/+1, $79,925
T34: Matt Fitzpatrick, 290/+2, $60,663
T34: Ryan Palmer, 290/+2, $60,663
T34: Michael Thompson, 290/+2, $60,663
T34: Matt Wallace, 290/+2, $60,663
T38: Martin Laird, 291/+3, $52,900
T38: Henrik Stenson, 291/+3, $52,900
T40: Christiaan Bezuidenhout, 292/+4, $43,700
T40: Mackenzie Hughes, 292/+4, $43,700
T40: Sebastián Muñoz, 292/+4, $43,700
T40: Joaquin Niemann, 292/+4, $43,700
T40: Bernd Wiesberger, 292/+4, $43,700
T40: Gary Woodland, 292/+4, $43,700
T46: Bryson DeChambeau, 293/+5, $33,503
T46: Tommy Fleetwood, 293/+5, $33,503
T46: Brendon Todd, 293/+5, $33,503
49: Jason Kokrak, 295/+7, $29,900
T50: Billy Horschel, 296/+8, $28,635
T50: José María Olazábal, 296/+8, $28,635
52: Francesco Molinari, 297/+9, $27,600
53: Jim Herman, 298/+10, $27,140
54: Adam Scott, 299/+11, $26,680
Check the scorecards of players from this weekend at Augusta National here.