Before the emergence of now eight-time PGA Tour winner Hideki Matsuyama, Ishikawa was the darling amongst fans and Japanese media who were desperate to embrace a sporting hero that would inspire a golf-mad nation.
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.
Whether or not you agree with the logic behind filling the 2020 US Open field, it has indisputably produced the most delightfully diverse field of any golf tournament this year.