The golf gods can be as cruel as they come sometimes. On Thursday's opening round of the Masters, Hideki Matsuyama was their biggest victim on the 13th hole. The 2021 Masters champion hit his ...

Hideki Matsuyama gets some brutal luck as his approach shot bounces off the flag stick and rolls into the water.

Hideki Matsuyama is hungry to add another major to his resume. In April 2021, Matsuyama won the Masters, becoming both the first Japanese player and the first Asian-born player to win the tournament.

With all the attention focused on Scheffler and McIlroy, and the usually fickle nature of golf as a sport, the stage seems set for Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuyama, or 2024 Masters ...

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Matsuyama has tough luck as ball bounces off flag stick and into water Hideki Matsuyama gets some brutal luck as his approach shot bounces off the flag stick and rolls into the water.