The golf world has come together to celebrate Hideki Matsuyama’s Masters title as the 29-year-old became the first Japanese man to win a major championship. That includes the sport’s biggest name, Tiger Woods, who took to Twitter on Sunday to send Matsuyama a well-earned bout of congratulations on his “huge accomplishment” after the day’s events completed.
Matsuyama won his first Masters title by just a stroke, hitting a bogey on the 18th hole to finish the tournament at a -10 on Sunday. Between the Tokyo broadcast having a field day with his performance and Matsuyama’s caddie bowing to the course after the win, it was quite a day for the first time Masters winner.
Add in a personal congratulations from golf’s biggest name to that list as well and it’s a pretty long list of accomplishments for Matsuyama after this weekend.
Making Japan proud Hideki. Congratulations on such a huge accomplishment for you and your country. This historical @TheMasters win will impact the entire golf world.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) April 11, 2021
And of course, Woods is no stranger to Masters wins either, as the 45-year-old has five green jackets of his own, most recently winning the title again in 2019.
Though Woods is still recovering from the February car crash he was in, it’s still nice to see him take time out of his day to congratulate the new Masters winner even though he couldn’t be there in person.
