Former Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama birdied the first hole of a sudden death playoff to beat Alex Noren in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Sunday.

Japan's Matsuyama claimed his second victory in the unofficial 20-man event hosted by Tiger Woods, which he also won in 2016.

He sealed it with an impressive birdie at the first playoff hole, sticking his second shot within three feet of the pin and calmly rolling it in after Noren was unable to get his own longer birdie attempt to fall.

"It was perfect distance for me," Matsuyama said of his approach in the playoff. "Earlier (at 18) I missed it a little right, so I was going right at it and was able to hit a great shot."

Matsuyama opened the 2025 PGA Tour season with a victory in The Sentry tournament in Hawaii back in Janua

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