AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hideki Matsuyama stood on the 18th green at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday evening, a winner of the Masters Tournament. There had been no skyward leap, no cathartic, celebratory climb into his caddie’s arms.Just a hat tip and some hugs — an understated, in-the-moment recognition of …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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