Hideki Matsuyama's Caddie Makes A Gesture That Everyone Is Talking About

Matsuyama won the Masters golf tournament to become the first Japanese man to triumph in a major championship.

Hideki Matsuyama’s caddie added a tiny moment that made a big impression in Matsuyama’s historic Masters victory on Sunday.

After Matsuyama sank his final putt to become the first Japanese man to win a major golf championship, caddie Shota Hayafuji removed his cap and bowed toward the course.

Fans on Twitter thought that was a “very cool” and “classy” sign of “respect.”

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