Society | Nov 10

Golf: Matsuyama finishes runner-up to Ortiz at Houston Open

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama shot a 7-under 63 in the final round of the Houston Open on Sunday and finished in a two-way tie for second place, two strokes behind Mexico's Carlos Ortiz.

Ortiz carded five birdies on the challenging Memorial Park Golf Course and fended off a final-round push from Matsuyama and Dustin Johnson of the United States, the latter who matched the first-time PGA Tour winner's final-round 65 for a share of second.

Matsuyama tallied seven birdies in a blemish-free round to climb six spots up the leaderboard, but at 11-under 269 fell just short of winning his sixth PGA title and first since 2017.


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