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.
"I think I was able to play well but it was a waste to miss the chances I had in the first half of the tournament. That's where I didn't do enough," said Matsuyama, who sat even after 36 holes in Houston.
"But I did learn some things. I think I produced some pretty good results while being able to play at this level."
Matsuyama's compatriot Satoshi Kodaira shot a 69 and dropped to equal 38th place.
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