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Aaron Rai vs Hideki Matsuyama: PGA Tour comparison

Aaron Rai and Hideki Matsuyama have played 73 of the same PGA Tour events in StatsNext’s records (2017 to 2026). Hideki Matsuyama finished ahead in 47 of them and Aaron Rai in 23. They finished level in 1. Aaron Rai is No. 16 and Hideki Matsuyama No. 25 in the Official World Golf Ranking (as of October 16, 2026).

Results through August 23, 2026 · Updated October 14, 2026 at 12:55 PM ET · StatsNext tournament records

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2026 season

Aaron Rai and Hideki Matsuyama: 2026 PGA Tour season
MeasureAaron RaiHideki Matsuyama
Starts2024
Wins10
Top-10 finishes26
Cuts made1324
Best finish1st2nd
Average per round69.9769.39

Individual events in StatsNext’s records. Average per round is strokes over all rounds played, across different courses and pars.

Since 2015

Aaron Rai and Hideki Matsuyama: every stored PGA Tour start
MeasureAaron RaiHideki Matsuyama
World rankingNo. 16No. 25
Starts127254
Wins212
Top-10 finishes1462
Cuts made91216
Best finish1st1st
Average per round69.9069.34

Individual events in StatsNext’s records from the 2015 season. Team events are not counted.

Strokes gained per tournament, 2026

Aaron Rai and Hideki Matsuyama: average weekly strokes gained, 2026
MeasureAaron RaiHideki Matsuyama
Strokes gained: total+1.16+3.32
Off the tee+0.19-0.11
Approach+1.40+1.67
Around the green-0.05+1.69
Putting-0.39+0.08
Tournaments with strokes gained1521

Each tournament’s figure is the week’s total strokes gained, averaged over tournaments with strokes-gained data (majors publish none). Positive is better than the field.

Recent strokes gained form

Aaron Rai and Hideki Matsuyama: strokes gained per round over the last 8 and 24 measured rounds
CategoryAaron Rai, last 8Hideki Matsuyama, last 8Aaron Rai, last 24Hideki Matsuyama, last 24
Total-0.78-0.56+0.05+1.35
Tee to green-0.62+0.35+0.35+1.48
Ball striking-0.31-0.11+0.43+0.93
Off the tee-0.32-0.09+0.06+0.36
Approach+0.01-0.02+0.37+0.58
Around the green-0.32+0.46-0.09+0.54
Putting-0.16-0.91-0.30-0.13

Per round, from each golfer’s stored rounds with every category published (majors publish no round strokes gained). Ball striking = off the tee + approach. Strokes gained leaders

Head-to-head in the same events

The latest 20 of 73. Sorting a column reorders these 20 rows only.

Aaron Rai vs Hideki Matsuyama: shared PGA Tour events, latest first
DatesTournamentAaron Rai finishHideki Matsuyama finishFinished ahead
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT16T28Aaron Rai
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT63T7Hideki Matsuyama
Aug 6, 2026Wyndham ChampionshipT29T7Hideki Matsuyama
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipCUTT14Hideki Matsuyama
Jun 25, 2026Travelers ChampionshipT30T14Hideki Matsuyama
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT11T65Aaron Rai
Jun 4, 2026the Memorial Tournament presented by WorkdayT19T43Aaron Rai
May 14, 2026PGA Championship1T26Aaron Rai
Apr 9, 2026Masters Tournament48T12Hideki Matsuyama
Mar 12, 2026THE PLAYERS ChampionshipCUTT27Hideki Matsuyama
Feb 19, 2026The Genesis InvitationalT28T28Level
Feb 12, 2026AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-AmT73T8Hideki Matsuyama
Jan 29, 2026Farmers Insurance Open-T11Hideki Matsuyama
Jan 15, 2026Sony Open in HawaiiT50T13Hideki Matsuyama
Dec 4, 2025Hero World Challenge181Hideki Matsuyama
Aug 7, 2025FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT22T17Hideki Matsuyama
Jul 31, 2025Wyndham ChampionshipT5T19Aaron Rai
Jul 17, 2025The Open ChampionshipT34T16Hideki Matsuyama
Jun 19, 2025Travelers ChampionshipT17T30Aaron Rai
Jun 12, 2025U.S. OpenT33T42Aaron Rai

A golfer who made the cut finished ahead of one who missed it, withdrew or was disqualified; two golfers tied for a position are level.

Recent finishes

Aaron Rai: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT16
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT63
Aug 6, 2026Wyndham ChampionshipT29
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipCUT
Jul 9, 2026Genesis Scottish OpenCUT
Jun 25, 2026Travelers ChampionshipT30
Jun 18, 2026U.S. OpenT11
Jun 11, 2026RBC Canadian OpenCUT
Hideki Matsuyama: last 8 starts
DatesTournamentFinish
Oct 8, 2026Baycurrent ClassicT21
Aug 27, 2026TOUR ChampionshipT21
Aug 20, 2026BMW ChampionshipT28
Aug 13, 2026FedEx St. Jude ChampionshipT7
Aug 6, 2026Wyndham ChampionshipT7
Jul 30, 2026Rocket ClassicT5
Jul 23, 20263M OpenT3
Jul 16, 2026The Open ChampionshipT14

Courses they have both played

Top 12 of 43 by starts. Sorting a column reorders these 12 rows only.

Aaron Rai and Hideki Matsuyama: records on courses both have played
CourseAaron Rai startsAaron Rai bestHideki Matsuyama startsHideki Matsuyama best
Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course)66th133rd
Muirfield Village Golf Club419th125th
Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge311th126th
Augusta National Golf Club227th121st
TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)414th105th
TPC Scottsdale (Stadium Course)242nd121st
Waialae Country Club450th101st
The Riviera Country Club328th101st
East Lake Golf Club123rd114th
Ocean Course Hammock Beach41st73rd
Plantation Course at Kapalua115th81st
Quail Hollow Club219th75th

A course is the tournament’s listed venue. Best finish counts made cuts only.

How to read this

  • 73 shared events are the individual PGA Tour events both golfers played in StatsNext’s records. Field, course and conditions change from event to event, so a record against one golfer describes the past rather than predicting the next meeting.
  • Finishes are as the tour published them; strokes gained is the tour’s published value, compared with the field in the same round.

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