Japanese phenom Hideki Matsuyama became the first-ever Japanese pro golfer to in The Masters at Augusta National. This happened back in 2021 and the event made history for his country. In Japan, Matsuyama is considered one of the country's most important athletes and public figures. Few Japanese athletes can reach a level of success Matsuyana had during that year. Currently, Matsuyama sits in 25th place of the Official World Golf Rankings but he managed to get to second place at the peak of his career. Not that he won't ever get there again, Matsuyama remains one of the world's best golfers. Along with his success on the green, he also has extensive wealth through endorsements and the tournaments he's won.
How much is Hideki Matsuyama worth?
The Masters is his greatest honor but Hideki Matsuyama has eight total wins in on the PGA Tour, the first came during the Memorial Tournament in 2014. For that victory, he won a total of $1,160,000. Another tournament for which he got paid handsomely was the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Matsuyama won that tournament twice and he was paid roughly $3.3 million for both wins combined. Hideki also won two WGC events that came tagged along with $1.6 million paydays as well. But the largest win since he started playing as a pro golfer came at The Masters, where he bagged $2,070,000 for that tournament.
Matsuyama has sponsorship deals with Srixon Golf Equipment and Asics as his official golfing shoe brand. According the the latest report from Forbes, Matsuyama is worth an estimated $40 million which includes all deals Matsuyama played his most recent PGA Tour game between June 1 through 4. He finished 16th in a tournament that won Viktor Hovland.
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