From CBSsports.com….
With stellar ball-striking and a command of Augusta National unmatched by anyone in the field over the final two rounds, Hideki Matsuyama (-10) converted a 54-hole lead into his first green jacket and major championship, winning the 2021 Masters by one stroke on Sunday. Matsuyama’s victory in this 85th Masters is not only his first green jacket but the first major championship won by a Japanese men’s golfer and only the second ever captured by a men’s golfer from an Asian nation (Y.E. Yang of South Korea, 2009 PGA Championship).
“I’m really happy,” Matsuyama said bluntly at the onset of the green jacket ceremony inside Butler Cabin after the final round.
“Matsuyama is Japan’s first Masters Champion!” pic.twitter.com/WdtjjJIGBK
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 11, 2021
Masters rookie Will Zalatoris (-9) finished as the runner-up by in a breakout moment for the 24-year old. He was followed by a pair of major championship leaderboard regulars as Jordan Spieth and Xander Schauffele tied for third at 7 under. Both Spieth and Schauffele had highlights on Sunday that suggested they could make a run at a green jacket, but each also had mistakes that cost them a real shot to win.
