AUGUSTA, Ga. — Hideki Matsuyama was welcomed into the Masters Club on Tuesday in appropriate fashion: with a saké toast.
“I told Hideki, ‘You’re one of us now.’” said Ben Crenshaw, who’s hosted the dinner since 2005. “A lot of us had seen this coming for a long time.”
Moments before the dinner, Gary Player made a point to find Crenshaw. The 1984 and 1995 Masters champion is tasked with welcoming the newest member of the Masters Club, but Player requested to share the role.