Matsuyama cruises to maiden WGC title in Shanghai


  • Golf
  • Sunday, 30 Oct 2016

Golf - WGC-HSBC Champions Golf Tournament - Shanghai, China- 30/10/16 Hideki Matsuyama of Japan in action. REUTERS/Aly Song

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama has set his sights on winning his first major after cruising to his maiden World Golf Championship title with a dominant seven-shot victory at the $9.5 million WGC-HSBC Champions on Sunday.

Matsuyama, who won the Japan Open earlier this month, began the day with a three-shot cushion and carded a six-under-par 66 in the final round to finish on 23-under for the tournament.

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