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Hideki Matsuyama's caddie on bow: Only natural to 'show respect'

The lasting image of Hideki Matsuyama's caddie bowing to Augusta National after his boss won the green jacket? It was only "natural" for him to show his respect for the Masters Tournament.

In an interview with Garrett Johnston for the Caddie Network, Shota Hayafuji explained the reasoning for his bow after returning the flagstick to the hole on the 18th green following Matsuyama's one-shot victory over Will Zalatoris.

“My heart was full of gratitude and it was the natural thing for me to bow and show respect to the Masters,” Hayafuji said via email and through interpreter Bob Turner.