Matsuyama feels pressure as he eyes major for Japan


  • Golf
  • Sunday, 13 Aug 2017

Aug 12, 2017; Charlotte, NC, USA; Hideki Matsuyama plays from the sand on the 18th hole during the third round of the 2017 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Hideki Matsuyama has broad shoulders but is not finding it easy to carry the weight of an entire nation as he seeks to become the first Japanese man to win a major.

Matsuyama started the third round of the PGA Championship tied for the lead with Kevin Kisner but never got into gear, a bogey at the first setting the table for a pedestrian one-over-par 72.

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