What is Hideki Matsuyama's Net Worth?
Hideki Matsuyama is a Japanese professional golfer who has a net worth of $35 million. Hideki Matsuyama is best-known for winning the 2021 Masters Tournament. With the win Hideki earned $2 million and became the first Japanese professional golfer to win a men's major golf championship. Matsuyama has racked up multiple other wins on the PGA Tour, plus many on the Japan Golf Tour.
Lost $300 Million LIV Payday
Unfortunately (for him) Hideki Matsuyama is one of a handful of golfers who turned down an absolutely enormous payday from Saudi-backed golf league LIV golf. Hideki reportedly turned down a $300 million payday to remain loyal to the PGA. When the PGA and LIV tours merged a year later, many speculated that Hideki must have been absolutely enraged at the lost fortune.
Early Life and Education
Hideki Matsuyama was born on February 25, 1992 in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. When he was four years old, he was introduced to golf by his father. Matsuyama was educated as a youth at Meitoku Gijuku Junior and Senior High School in Kochi Prefecture. For his higher education, he attended Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.
Amateur Career
As an amateur, Matsuyama won the 2010 Asian Amateur Championship with a total score of 269. This gave him the opportunity to compete as an amateur in the 2011 Masters Tournament, making him the first Japanese amateur ever to do so. Matsuyama went on to lead all amateurs in the tournament, resulting in him winning the Silver Cup. One week after his win, he finished in a tie for third place at the Japan Open Golf Championship. Matsuyama continued his successful run by claiming the individual gold medal at the 2011 World University Games and leading Japan to gold in the team event. Later in the year, he successfully defended his Asian Amateur Championship title, and won the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters on the Japan Golf Tour. By August of 2012, Matsuyama was ranked number one on the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Professional Career
In April of 2013, Matsuyama turned professional. He proceeded to win the Tsuruya Open and the Diamond Cup Golf tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour. After finishing in the top 10 at the 2013 US Open, Matsuyama broke into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. Closing out the year, he won the Fujisankei Classic and the Casino World Open. For 2014, Matsuyama qualified for the PGA Tour via non-member earnings. He managed six top-25 finishes in his first seven PGA Tour-sanctioned events. Matsuyama claimed his first PGA Tour win at the 2014 Memorial Tournament, boosting him to 13th place on the Official World Golf Ranking. Finishing the season, he was 28th in the FedEx Cup standings. Meanwhile, back in Japan, Matsuyama won his sixth Japan Golf Tour event. In 2015, he came in fifth in the Masters and finished the PGA season 16th in the FedEx Cup standings. Matsuyama significantly ascended the ranks in 2016, winning the Waste Management Phoenix Open and moving to 12th place on the Official World Golf Ranking. In October, he won the Japan Open and the World Golf Championship, becoming the first Asian golfer to win the latter since the series began in 1999. Further wins followed at the Farmers Insurance Open, the Taiheiyo Masters, and the Hero World Challenge.
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In 2017, Matsuyama successfully defended his Waste Management Phoenix Open title. After coming in second in that year's US Open, he made it to a career-high number two on the Official World Golf Ranking, the highest ranking ever for a male Japanese golfer. Later, in August, he won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. Matsuyama's next PGA win didn't come until April of 2021, but it was a big one: the Masters Tournament. Notably, he became the first Japanese player to win not only the Masters, but any men's major golf championship. Four months later, Matsuyama won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo. Closing out 2021, he won the Zozo Championship, the only PGA Tour event held in Japan. Early the next year, Matsuyama won the Sony Open in Hawaii, giving him his eighth PGA Tour win. Later in 2022, he competed at the Presidents Cup, where he won one of his matches, tied one, and lost the other three. It was his fifth career appearance at the Presidents Cup representing the International team. In 2023, Matsuyama had a T-16 finish in the Masters Tournament.
Personal Life
Matsuyama married his wife Mei in early 2017. Together, they have a daughter named Kanna.
