Japanese star Hideki Matsuyama was disqualified from the PGA Tour's Memorial tournament in bizarre circumstances on Thursday after officials found an illegal substance on his 3-wood.

Reigning Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama watched his ball hook well right off target. The ball struck a paved cart path, took a high bounce and then nestled its way inside the shirt of a male fan walking on the path.

Hideki Matsuyama took the green jacket symbolic of Masters supremacy, a top prize of 1.74 million euros and a place for the ages in Japanese sports history.

Jason Day, Rory McIlroy are prominent golf stars who have cited mosquito-borne Zika virus as the reason behind their pullout from the quadrennial sporting event