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By the numbers: Key stats from Matsuyama's win

Hideki Matsuyama defended his title Sunday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Here are the key stats from the final round at TPC Scottsdale.

Hideki Matsuyama

• Fourth career PGA Tour win (most ever by player from Japan)

• First player to successfully defend title at TPC Scottsdale

• First player from Japan to successfully defend any PGA Tour title

• First player to win consecutive years in playoff in same event since Ernie Els at 2003, '04 Sony Open in Hawaii

• Projected to remain fifth in World Ranking next week

• Fifth victory in last nine worldwide starts

• 13th professional worldwide victory (turns 25 in 20 days - Jumbo Ozaki won 13th professional worldwide event at 25 years old)

• Third-youngest international four-time PGA Tour winner in last 30 years

• Trailed entering final round in five of 13 worldwide wins

• Second in field in strokes gained tee-to-green this week

• Sixth career runner-up finish on PGA Tour

• Falls to 1-4 in PGA Tour playoff career

• 65-64 on weekend; was T-28, six back entering weekend

• Was T-29, six back in 2012 U.