Golf: Tiger Woods says Hideki Matsuyama's Masters win has global golf impact

AUGUSTA: A new golf era has dawned in the Land of the Rising Sun thanks to Hideki Matsuyama's victory on Sunday at the Masters, the first major triumph by a Japanese man.

Matsuyama hopes his success will inspire legions of Japanese golfers to follow his example and launch careers in the sport, much the way"Tigermania" sparked greater interest after Woods won the 1997 Masters. Australia's Adam Scott, the 2013 Masters champion and the only man from his homeland to win the Masters, says the new champion can expect his own"Matsu-mania" in Japan."He's a bit like a Tiger Woods to the rest of the world, Hideki in Japan," Scott said."He has got such a big following every week, no matter how he plays anyway.

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