Precious few people even knew Matsuyama was married until he and his wife, Mei, welcomed a baby girl in early 2017. But from the restart of Saturday’s third round — after an hour-plus rain delay — until those closing holes Sunday, Matsuyama was nearly flawless. Ishikawa won a Japan Golf Tour event as a 15-year-old amateur and has been a rock star on that side of the world ever since. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...That, and more, awaits Matsuyama the moment he lands back home. “I can’t imagine what it’s going to be like,” Matsuyama replied, “but what a thrill and honour it will be for me to take the Green jacket back to Japan.”

Source: thestar April 12, 2021 01:23 UTC