Hideki Matsuyama wins Memorial Tournament to record first PGA Tour victory

Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama has recorded his first victory on the PGA Tour by defeating Korean-American Kevin Na to win the Memorial Tournament on Sunday.

Matsuyama's approach shot hit a spectator on the knee but he chipped on to the green and his par was enough to beat Na, who was on the green in four and found the creek with his drive on the first play-off hole on the 18th.

According to the BBC, Matsuyama, who finished sixth at the Open Championship at Muirfield last year, was slammed as an 'idiot' by Ian Poulter for damaging a green and not repairing it at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in March, following which the Japanese apologised to the Englishman.

The report mentioned that overnight leader Bubba Watson missed the play-off by a shot with a final round of 72 while England's Paul Casey, who led at the halfway stage, finished six shots off the lead with Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy a shot further back.