HIDEKI MATSUYAMA turned the primary Japanese golfer to win a significant match after successful the Master final 12 months.
This time, he’ll obtain glory at The Open and can attempt exhausting to have a good time one other huge win along with his wife after their ‘secret marriage ceremony’
Matsuyama shocked reporters in 2017 when he out of the blue introduced that not solely was he married, however his wife had given delivery to their first youngster.
He was having fun with an amazing season – which included a runner-up on the US Open and successful the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational.
This attracted extra media consideration, and in August 2017, Matsuyama revealed that he tied the knot seven months earlier in January.
Not solely that, however he and his wife, Mai, welcomed their daughter Kanna later in July.
The household retains a low profile, away from the world of golf.
But the star didn’t preserve his private life personal away from the world of viewing – he was merely not requested.
Speaking on the 2017 Northern Trust Open, the 14-time skilled winner stated: “No one actually requested me if I used to be married, so I did not need to reply that query.
“But I felt that after the PGA it might be a great time, as a result of our child is being born and I feel it might be a great time to let everybody know.”
His kind dropped a bit across the time Kanna was born – however he put down any options he was scuffling with to separate house and work.
As I discussed golf month-to-monthHe added, “Golf is golf. Once we get on the golf course, that is what I consider.”