Hideki Matsuyama

The question became inevitable at some of the bigger golf tournaments, whether it was for Jordan Spieth or Tiger Woods. And it had nothing to do with them.

The pressure was even more than Hideki Matsuyama could have imagined when he stood on the first tee Sunday at Augusta National.

Japan has been sending golfers to the Masters since 1936, with about three dozen players combining for well over 100 appearances at Augusta National.

The storms that stopped play for a little more than hour Saturday at the Masters were expected.

Hideki Matsuyama made a 25-foot eagle putt on his final hole of the first round at The Players Championship and earned a spot in the record book as the ninth player to post a 63 at the TPC Sawgrass.