Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 11, 2021 Japan's Hideki Matsuyama celebrates on the 18th green after winning The Masters REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) -Hideki Matsuyama overcame a potentially ruinous moment to become the first Japanese man to win a major championship with a one-shot Masters victory over Will Zalatoris at Augusta National on Sunday.
Matsuyama, who started the day with a four-shot lead over a quartet that included playing competitor Xander Schauffele and Masters debutant Zalatoris, carded a one-over-par 73 that left him at 11 under on the week at the year's first major.
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