Hideki Matsuyama will make his professional debut when he plays at the Token Homemate Cup.

Matsuyama, who is Japan's top amateur, said his performances in 2012 have given him the necessary confidence to compete against the best that game has to offer. Matsuyama became the number one amateur in the world last year.

More significantly he already qualified for the Masters, twice.

"I had many top-10 finishes last year in professional competitions, and this gave me the confidence that I can make it," said the 21-year-old golfer.

"I want to become a player who can win around the world," added the golfer, whose 2011 Taiheiyo Masters triumph made him only the third amateur to win on the Japan Golf Tour.

The 1.39 million dollar Token Homemate Cup, a Japan Golf Tour event, gets underway at Nagoya's Token Tado Country Club on April 18.

Currently ranked fourth among the amateurs, Matsuyama finished tied for 27th to win the low amateur title at the 2011 U.S. Masters tournament and followed that up with a tied 54th finish 12 months later.

He will also compete at the British Open at Muirfield in July, after he came through the international qualifier in Asia last month.

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