Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - N'ọbịbịa Matsuyama na Waste Management Phoenix Open, ọ banyere ọzọ n'asọmpi na Sọnde iji gbachitere aha ya, oge a megide Webb Simpson. N'oghere nke anọ, Matsuyama mere nnụnụ iji merie asọmpi ahụ maka oge nke abụọ n'ime ọtụtụ afọ. Mgbe o mechara onye nke abụọ na US Open 2017
Na Erin Hills, ebe ndị egwuregwu atọ kachasị elu n'ụwa n'oge ahụ (Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy na Jason Day) enweghị ike ịkpụ, Matsuyama ruru 2nd na Official World Golf Ranking, nke kachasị elu ya, na nke kachasị elu maka nwoke onye Japan na-egwu golf.