Isao aoki

April 12th, 2021

Masters 2021: Japan’s first PGA Tour star celebrates his country’s first Major champion

Isao Aoki said he was confident that a Japanese player could win a Major championship, and over the past few years thought that Matsuyama was capable.

April 12th, 2021

Masters 2021: Hideki Matsuyama and Japan’s best male golfers of all-time

However, while Matsuyama can rid his country’s Major monkey at Augusta National today, he is far from the Land of the Rising Sun’s only star. Here are the best golfers of Japanese heritage.

April 11th, 2021

Masters 2021: Hideki Matsuyama will carry Japan’s Major hopes with him to the first tee tomorrow

Ever since Matsuyama finished low amateur at the 2011 Masters, he has shouldered the hopes of a nation, a burden he is not fond of.

November 21st, 2018

Golf’s moonshot: US PGA Tour announces new official stop in Japan with space pioneer

Yusaku Maezawa fancies himself a space pioneer. He’s hoping his new collaboration with the US PGA Tour moves golf into the stratosphere in his native country.