The Japanese Hideki Matsuyama won this Sunday in Japan the Zozo Championship, counting for the American professional golf circuit (PGA).
With a last superb shot on the 18th hole, the Japanese man was well ahead of the two Americans Brendan Steele and Cameron Tringale, relegated to five strokes.
“It’s really great to be able to play in front of so many fans here in Japan, and to be able to play well. I am delighted ”, declared Matsuyama, who thus won the 7th title of his career.
Final classification (by 70):
1. Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) -15 (64-68-68-65)
2. Brendan Steele (USA) -10 (66-68-70-66)
. Cameron Tringale (USA) -10 (67-66-68-69)
4. Mackenzie Hughes (CAN) -6 (70-68-69-67)
. Juan Sebastián Muñoz (COL) -6 (70-66-68-70)
. Matt Wallace (ENG) -6 (65-69-70-70)
7. Keegan Bradley (USA) -5 (70-71-69-65)
. Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) -5 (67-68-70-70)
. Burning Grace (RSA) -5 (72-66-67-70)
. Lanto Griffin (USA) -5 (69-67-73-66)
. Takumi Kanaya (JPN) -5 (71-70-68-66)
. Luke List (USA) -5 (69-69-70-67)
. Collin Morikawa (USA) -5 (71-68-67-69)
. Sam Ryder (USA) -5 (68-71-69-67)
15. James Hahn (USA) -4 (68-69-70-69)
. Chan Kim (USA) -4 (72-66-70-68)
17. Tom Hoge (USA) -3 (72-70-66-69)
18. Shugo Imahira (JPN) -2 (72-72-66-68)
. Hiroshi Iwata (JPN) -2 (63-73-73-69)
. Matt Jones (AUS) -2 (67-69-73-69)
. Kim Si Woo (KOR) -2 (69-70-71-68)
. Lee Kyung-Hoon (KOR) -2 (70-69-72-67)
. Alexander Norén (SWE) -2 (68-68-71-71)
. Henrik Norlander (SWE) -2 (71-72-71-64)
