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Doug Stutsman, for The Augusta Chronicle

Gary Player welcomed Hideki Matsuyama to Masters Club in Japanese and more from Tuesday’s Champions Dinner

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.

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