Hideki Matsuyama became the first male player from Japan to win a major championship, claiming the Masters Tournament on Sunday. Here’s how the final round played out at Augusta National Golf Club:
Leaderboard: Matsuyama (-10), Will Zalatoris (-9), Xander Schauffele (-7), Jordan Spieth (-7), Jon Rahm (-6), Marc Leishman (-6), Justin Rose (-5)
What it means: We don’t really know. Matsuyama doesn’t really know. But both he and everyone who follows golf knows this was a life-changing event. For a golf-mad country like Japan, to have a Masters champion, as Matsuyama’s former Presidents Cup captain Ernie Els said Sunday morning, “I wouldn’t imagine what’s going to happen to poor Hideki.