Posted April 12, 2015, 8:24 pm
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Hideki Matsuyama's 66 fires him to 11-under

Four years ago, Hideki Matsuyama won the Silver Cup as the low amateur at the Masters Tournament. On Sunday, he left with a top-five finish in his fourth trip to Augusta National.

As the only amateur to make the cut in 2011, Matsuyama’s 1-under tournament easily won hardware. But he never had a Masters like this one, when he shot four under-par rounds, including 6-under 66 on Sunday to tie Rory McIlroy for the best fourth round. The impressive day took him to 11-under for the tournament.

“That was my goal, to shoot in the 60s and finish strong, and I did that,” the 23-year-old from Sendai, Japan, said through a translator. “But I’m still a long way behind Jordan Spieth. With that said, I have a lot of work to do still.”

On Sunday, Matsuyama picked up his third eagle for the tournament on the par-5 13th. He fired his second shot from the pine straw and onto the green for a 14-foot eagle putt.

Matsuyama also made eagle on No. 2 on Friday and on the eighth hole Saturday.

“I really played well this week. I’m happy with the way I played, so I have no complaints,” Matsuyama said. “It is a dream come true to always play at the Masters here at Augusta National. I’m happy that I played well, but that was a long way back – I didn’t have a chance. So hopefully I’ll have a chance to win some day.”

Hideki Matsuyama

SLIDESHOW: Final Round Action

Round 1
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	T
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
Round 2
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	T
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 3
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	T
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 4
Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	T
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	3	4	3	4	4	4	35	3	3	3	3	4	5	3	4	3	31	66
Tot.	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-7	-8	-8	-10	-10	-10	-10	-10	-11	-11	-11

Masters Record

Year	Place	Score	Round				Money
Year	Place	Score	1	2	3	4	Money
2014	68	+7	80	71			$ 10,000
2012	54	+9	71	74	72	80	$ 0
2011	27	-1	72	73	68	74	$ 0

Hideki Matsuyama's 66 fires him to 11-under

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