Japan sucked in its breath as Hideki Matsuyama almost blew his chance to win the Masters but the golfer’s one-shot victory at Augusta National sparked a joyous reaction back home as the country celebrated another sporting triumph in testing times.Matsuyama, 29, became the first man from Japan to win one …

But as often happens on a Masters Sunday, odd, unforeseen things ensued.At the par-5 15th hole, Matsuyama sized up a second shot in the fairway that was 227 yards from the flagstick. He said he “flushed” a 4-iron but his golf ball rocketed off the green and scooted into the …

AUGUSTA, Ga. — As an undergraduate at Wake Forest, Will Zalatoris received an invitation familiar to members of the golf team: Come play at Augusta National Golf Club. When he did in 2017, he recalled recently, he stood on the bridge straddling Rae’s Creek and gazed around Amen Corner.He has …

There will be a second green jacket awarded in a five-month span on Sunday, but even as Round 4 at the 2021 Masters begins, we’re not sure who will be be honored by 2020 champion Dustin Johnson at the tournament’s end. Hideki Matsuyama (-11) took a commanding four-shot lead after …

Billy Horschel just made it through No. 13 without slipping down a slope.This counts as something of an achievement — even if, for the second consecutive day, he needed to remove his socks and shoes to make it through the hole.Let’s back up. Horschel’s second shot on Saturday landed in …

[Follow live updates from the 2021 Masters final round.]AUGUSTA, Ga. — José María Olazábal hit a tee shot at Augusta National Golf Club’s 12th hole one day this week, jokingly bowed to the spectators and meandered toward the green of one of the great holes in golf.Much of the gallery …