LOS ANGELES—Hideki Matsuyama set the Riviera record for the lowest closing round by a winner Sunday, Feb. 18, in the Genesis Invitational, giving the Japanese star another record that means far more to him.
Matsuyama rallied from a six-shot deficit with a 9–under 62, punctuated by consecutive shots inside a foot of the hole, to win for the ninth time in his career on the PGA Tour. That breaks the record for Asian-born players he shared with K.J. Choi of South Korea.
