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Hideki Matsuyama closed with a 4-under 67 to win the Asian Amateur on Sunday and earn a spot in the Masters as the first Japanese amateur at Augusta National.
Matsuyama played bogey-free at Kasumigaseki Country Club and broke par in all four rounds for a five-shot victory over Tarquin MacManus of Australia.
With his victory, the 18-year-old Matsuyama earns an invitation to the Masters next April and a place in the final stage of qualifying for the British Open.
The highlight of Matsuyama's round came on the 14th when he found an opening from deep in the woods and hit his approach to 8 feet for birdie.
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