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January 16, 2022; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Hideki Matsuyama acknowledges the crowd after making his putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

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January 16, 2022; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Hideki Matsuyama acknowledges the crowd after making his putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Hideki Matsuyama is quite famous for his golf swing in the golfing world. He takes a pause in his backswing before striking the ball in his downswing. Matsuyama is a seven-time PGA Tour winner and the first Japanese professional golfer to win a major championship. He won the 2021 Masters tournament.

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January 16, 2022; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Hideki Matsuyama poses with the trophy during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
The latest win for Hideki came at the 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii. Hideki won last time on the PGA Tour at the ZOZO Championship but opened his 2022 season with an emphatic win.
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Hideki Matsuyama hits an unbelievable shot in the playoff
Russell Henley had a two-shot lead after the third round. Russell had a hot front nine with a birdie on the second hole, three consecutive birdies on the sixth, seventh, and the eighth, and an eagle on the ninth hole and had a five-shot lead at the turn. However, Hideki had just three birdies in the opening nine holes and had a mountain to climb.
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UNREAL SHOT. 😳
Hideki delivers a beauty from 277 yards out on the first playoff hole! pic.twitter.com/qT8ByiAVrm
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) January 17, 2022
Japan gets its first golf major winner
Winning at Augusta is a dream of every professional golfer and Hideki is one of the latest players to accomplish his dream. He won the 2021 Masters tournament with an overall score of 10- under par. He defeated W. Zalatoris by one stroke and created history by becoming the first Japanese professional golfer to win a major.
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