The Most Famous
GOLFERS from Japan
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Japanese Golfers of all time. This list of famous Japanese Golfers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Hideki Matsuyama (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 39.81, Hideki Matsuyama is the most famous Japanese Golfer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Hideki Matsuyama (松山 英樹, Matsuyama Hideki, born 25 February 1992) is a Japanese professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is the first Japanese golfer to win a men's major golf championship – the 2021 Masters Tournament. As of January 2025, Matsuyama has 20 worldwide wins, an Olympic bronze medal, ten career top-10 finishes in major championships, and six Presidents Cup appearances. Matsuyama is a two-time winner of tournaments in the World Golf Championships, two-time winner of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, eight-time Japan Golf Tour winner, two-time winner of the Asian Amateur Championship, and most recently winner of the FedEx St. Jude Championship. His 11 wins on the PGA Tour make him the most successful Japanese member of the PGA Tour in history. Matsuyama was ranked first in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2012. As a professional, he has been ranked as high as second in the Official World Golf Ranking, doing so in June 2017.
People
Pantheon has 1 people classified as Japanese golfers born between 1992 and 1992. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Japanese golfers include Hideki Matsuyama. As of April 2024, 1 new Japanese golfers have been added to Pantheon including Hideki Matsuyama.
