MASTERS '24: Matsuyama impresses champions dinner with speech. In English, no less
Hideki Matsuyama felt plenty of nerves on the back nine at Augusta National when he won the Masters
By DOUG FERGUSON
Published - Apr 06, 2024, 09:50 AM ET
Last Updated - Apr 06, 2024, 09:50 AM EDT
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama took a few minutes to scroll through his phone until he found the one photo that caused him so much anxiety, and the one that gave 31 men in green jackets deep admiration for the newest member of the Masters Club.
The photo shows a typewritten, one-page speech that Matsuyama delivered two years ago. As the Masters champion, he hosted the dinner upstairs in the Augusta National clubhouse for 30 champions and Chairman Fred Ridley.
It was written — and spoken — in English.
And it was memorable.
