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Matsuyama in line for best Masters finish
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Photos descriptionHideki Matsuyama hits from the tee on No. 4 during the third round of the 2015 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
Hideki Matsuyama qualified for his first two Masters as the winner of the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in 2010 and 2011.
Now the 23-year-old is an established professional, ranked No. 17 in the world with a win at the 2014 Memorial Tournament.
The Japanese standout made his way around Augusta National on Saturday with a consistent round of 2-under-par 70, which puts him in a tie for 10th with Paul Casey, 11 strokes behind leader Jordan Spieth.
The highlight of his round came at the par-5 eighth, when Matsuyama holed a shot from 59 yards for eagle. Matsuyama also birdied the par-4 No. 3 on a five-foot putt to offset two bogeys on the front nine, making the turn at 35.
He birdied No. 12 with a 14-foot putt and had a two-putt birdie at No. 13. He bogeyed the 18th.
Playing in his fourth Masters, Matsuyama is in good shape to surpass his best finish – a tie for 27th in 2011.
| Hole By Hole Scores | |||||||||||||||||||||
Round 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Rnd | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 70 |
| Tot | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
Round 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Rnd | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 70 |
| Tot | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
Round 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Tot |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Rnd | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 71 |
| Tot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Masters Record
| Year | Place | Score | Round | Money | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 2014 | 68 | +7 | 80 | 71 | $ 10,000 | ||
| 2012 | 54 | +9 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 80 | $ 0 |
| 2011 | 27 | -1 | 72 | 73 | 68 | 74 | $ 0 |
Abraham Ancer
Daniel Berger
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Patrick Cantlay
Paul Casey
Cameron Champ
Stewart Cink
Corey Conners
Fred Couples
Jason Day
Bryson DeChambeau
Harris English
Tony Finau
Matthew Fitzpatrick
Tommy Fleetwood
Dylan Frittelli
Sergio Garcia
Brian Gay
Lanto Griffin
Brian Harman
Tyrrell Hatton
Jim Herman
Max Homa
Billy Horschel
Viktor Hovland
Mackenzie Hughes
Sungjae Im
Zach Johnson
Dustin Johnson
Matt Jones
Si Woo Kim
Kevin Kisner
Brooks Koepka
Jason Kokrak
Matt Kuchar
Martin Laird
Bernhard Langer
Marc Leishman
Joe Long
Shane Lowry
Sandy Lyle
Robert MacIntyre
Hideki Matsuyama
Rory McIlroy
Phil Mickelson
Larry Mize
Francesco Molinari
Collin Morikawa
Sebastian Munoz
Kevin Na
Joaquin Niemann
Jose Maria Olazabal
Louis Oosthuizen
Carlos Ortiz
Charles Osborne
Ryan Palmer
C.T. Pan
Victor Perez
Ian Poulter
Jon Rahm
Patrick Reed
Justin Rose
Xander Schauffele
Scottie Scheffler
Charl Schwartzel
Adam Scott
Webb Simpson
Vijay Singh
Cameron Smith
Jordan Spieth
Henrik Stenson
Tyler Strafaci
Robert Streb
Hudson Swafford
Justin Thomas
Michael Thompson
Brendon Todd
Jimmy Walker
Matt Wallace
Bubba Watson
Mike Weir
Lee Westwood
Bernd Wiesberger
Danny Willett
Matthew Wolff
Gary Woodland
Ian Woosnam
Will Zalatoris