Hideki Matsuyama and his team were robbed in London after the Japanese pro golfer won bronze on the Paris Olympics, as reported by Golf Digest Japan and confirmed by Golf Channel.
Matsuyama’s wallet reportedly was stolen, together with passports belonging to his caddie Shota Hayato and coach Mikihito Kuromiya while the group made a stop in London on their solution to the US to compete within the FedEx St Jude Championship starting Thursday.
Matsuyama’s bronze medal, won at Le Golf National on the Summer Games on Aug. 4, was not taken.
His caddy and coach were forced to return to Japan, where they’re having their passports and visas reissued — and certain won’t make it to TPC Southwind.
“There’s a likelihood they’ll make it, but now we have to enter it considering it’s near zero,” Matsuyama said, per Golf Digest Japan.
On Wednesday, the 32-year-old pro was seen on the course in Memphis in the course of the Pro-Am prior to the FedEx St. Jude Championship
The earliest Kuromiya and Hayato will give you the chance to be travel to the U.S. will probably be in two weeks, in the course of the week of the Tour Championship at East Lake, happening from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.
Taiga Tabuchi, who backed up Hisatsugu Ryo this spring, will serve in its place caddie for Matsuyama.
“I’m going to play golf as if I went back to the way in which I used to be before I had a coach,” Matsuyama said to Golf Digest Japan. “I feel like all of the responsibility is on me.
“I’m looking forward to that for the primary time shortly. I would like to pass on to him (caddie Tabuchi) what I’ve cultivated with Shota (Hayato) on the course.
Matsuyama won the Genesis Invitational in February, which marked his first tour victory in two years.
The 2021 Masters champ finished the regular season last week ranked eighth within the standings.
Team USA’s Scottie Scheffler won gold in the lads’s individual stroke play event in Paris, and Tommy Fleetwood of Team Great Britain secured silver.
Hideki Matsuyama and his team were robbed in London after the Japanese pro golfer won bronze on the Paris Olympics, as reported by Golf Digest Japan and confirmed by Golf Channel.
Matsuyama’s wallet reportedly was stolen, together with passports belonging to his caddie Shota Hayato and coach Mikihito Kuromiya while the group made a stop in London on their solution to the US to compete within the FedEx St Jude Championship starting Thursday.
Matsuyama’s bronze medal, won at Le Golf National on the Summer Games on Aug. 4, was not taken.
His caddy and coach were forced to return to Japan, where they’re having their passports and visas reissued — and certain won’t make it to TPC Southwind.
“There’s a likelihood they’ll make it, but now we have to enter it considering it’s near zero,” Matsuyama said, per Golf Digest Japan.
On Wednesday, the 32-year-old pro was seen on the course in Memphis in the course of the Pro-Am prior to the FedEx St. Jude Championship
The earliest Kuromiya and Hayato will give you the chance to be travel to the U.S. will probably be in two weeks, in the course of the week of the Tour Championship at East Lake, happening from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.
Taiga Tabuchi, who backed up Hisatsugu Ryo this spring, will serve in its place caddie for Matsuyama.
“I’m going to play golf as if I went back to the way in which I used to be before I had a coach,” Matsuyama said to Golf Digest Japan. “I feel like all of the responsibility is on me.
“I’m looking forward to that for the primary time shortly. I would like to pass on to him (caddie Tabuchi) what I’ve cultivated with Shota (Hayato) on the course.
Matsuyama won the Genesis Invitational in February, which marked his first tour victory in two years.
The 2021 Masters champ finished the regular season last week ranked eighth within the standings.
Team USA’s Scottie Scheffler won gold in the lads’s individual stroke play event in Paris, and Tommy Fleetwood of Team Great Britain secured silver.
