2021 Masters: Hideki Matsuyama wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Hideki Matsuyama won the 2021 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club with 278 (−10), by 1 stroke over Will Zalatoris.

Updated October 23, 2026

See 2021 in the Masters room, or every year on the Masters winners list.

Dates: April 8, 2021 to April 11, 2021
Course: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Georgia
Edition: 85th Masters
Par: 72 · 7,475 yards
Field: 88
Made the cut: 54 (cut at 147)
Purse: $11,500,000 · winner's share $2,070,000
Champion: Hideki Matsuyama · age 29 · Japan · born Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
Champion's title: 1st Masters title
Winning score: 69-71-65-73 = 278 (−10) · won by 1 stroke
Runner-up: Will Zalatoris (279, −9)
54-hole leader: Hideki Matsuyama (205, −11)
Caddie: Shota Hayafuji

Winner and runner-up

Pos.	Player	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par
1	Hideki Matsuyama	69	71	65	73	278	−10
2	Will Zalatoris	70	68	71	70	279	−9

What happened at the 2021 Masters

Matsuyama became the first Japanese man to win a major championship, finishing one stroke ahead of Will Zalatoris.

Matsuyama began the final round with a four-stroke lead and closed with a 73 to hold on.

How this was built

Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's The Masters data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.

Data: masters.json (the Masters room's data).

2021 Masters: Hideki Matsuyama wins at Augusta National Golf Club

Winner and runner-up

What happened at the 2021 Masters

How this was built

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