November 25, 2014 – Srixon staff player Hideki Matsuyama has won the Dunlop Phoenix title in Japan this weekend, after triumphing in a sudden death playoff against compatriot Hiroshi Iwata.
On his way to a sixth victory on the Japan Tour, Matsuyama faced a strong challenge throughout from America’s Jordan Spieth, in what many in the game believe will be a regular sporting rivalry for many years to come.
Starting the final round with a two-shot lead, a round of one-under-par, after birdies at the final two holes in regulation play, proved to be enough to cement his spot in the playoff against Iwata, who shot a final round of 8-under-par to surge up the leaderboard.
Having finished his round off strongly, Hideki Matsuyama needed just one playoff hole to secure the win, wrapping up proceedings with a par. The win takes Matsuyama up to 16th in the Official World Golf Rankings.
What’s in Matsuyama’s golf bag?
- Driver: Srixon Z 545
- Irons: Srixon Z 945
- Wedges: Cleveland Golf 588 RTX 2.0
- Golf ball: Srixon Z-STAR XV
New SRIXON players at the European Tour
Elsewhere, Srixon also congratulates the English Tom Murray andthe Spanish Borja Virto on successfully earning their European Tour cards in the 14th and 19th position, respectively.
Tom Murray plays the new Srixon Z 745 irons, Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 wedges and uses a Srixon Z-STAR golf ball. Meanwhile Borja Virto plays the Cleveland Golf 588 Forged irons, Cleveland RTX Chrome wedges and uses the Srixon Z-STAR XV golf ball.
