Tokyo Olympics golf preview: Hideki Matsuyama has green jacket and seeks gold in home Games

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David J. Phillip, Associated Press file
In this April 11, 2021, file photo, Hideki Matsuyama, of Japan, celebrates during champion’s green jacket ceremony after winning the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Ga. Matsuyama is among the favorites to win a gold medal in golf at the Olympics, all because of his green jacket. Matsuyama became the first Japanese player to win the Masters, a source of pride for a country with the greatest golf heritage of all Asian nations.
By Doug Ferguson | The Associated Press
PUBLISHED: July 6, 2021 at 11:43 a.m. | UPDATED: July 6, 2021 at 11:46 a.m.

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