Hideki Matsuyama Joins Wyndham Field

Matsuyama, the reigning Masters champion, is 22nd in the current FedExCup point standings and 20th in the Official World Golf Rankings. He will make his seventh Wyndham Championship appearance next week; he finished tied for third in 2016 and tied for 11th in 2018 for his best finishes at Sedgefield. Matsuyama is a six-time PGA TOUR winner with eight international victories to his credit. In addition to his 2021 Masters victory, he finished tied for second at the Vivint Houston Open and tied for 13th at the 2020 Masters Tournament, which was played during this PGA TOUR season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He is a native and resident of Japan.

Hideki Matsuyama Joins Wyndham Field

Hideki Matsuyama will play the 77th annual Wyndham Championship is set for Aug. 15-21, 2016 at Sedgefield Country Club. Matsuyama will make his fourth-consecutive Wyndham Championship appearance this year; he missed the cut last year but finished 15th in 2013. Matsuyama won the Waste Management Phoenix Open, finished tied for seventh at the Masters and the Players Championship, finished fifth at the CIMB Classic and tied for sixth at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard earlier this season. He has two PGA TOUR wins and five international wins to his credit. A native and resident of Japan, Matsuyama is 19th in the Official Golf World Rankings and 20th in the current FedExCup point standings. “Hideki is an international superstar,” tournament director Mark Brazil said. “It’s a big deal that he’s back with us for the fourth straight year.”