MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Hideki Matsuyama will be without his regular caddie and coach when the FedEx Cup playoffs begin Thursday at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

The trio were robbed at a London airport after Matsuyama won the bronze medal at the Olympic golf tournament in France.

Matsuyama told the story to Japanese reporters and Japan Golf Digest at TPC Southwind, where he has a substitute caddy.

The golfer had his wallet stolen, while his caddy Shota Hiyato and his coach Mikhito Kuromiya lost their passports.

Hiyato famously bowed on the 18th green at Augusta National after Matsuyama won the 2021 Masters.

Matsuyama did not win the bronze medal.

The caddie and coach had to return to Japan to resolve their passport issues, which will likely prevent them from returning to the United States before the BMW Championship next week.

“I’m going to play golf like I was before I started coaching,” Matsuyama told Japanese reporters in Memphis. “I feel like all the responsibility is mine.”

Matsuyama hired Taiga Tabuchi, the regular caddie of his Japanese tour pro Ryo Hisatsune, to work in Hiyato’s absence. Hisatsune did not qualify for the FedEx Cup playoffs.

“I’m glad he agreed,” Matsuyama said. “He worked with Hisatsune this year, so I think he knows what he’s doing. And he can speak English, so I can rely on him.”

Matsuyama won the Genesis Invitational earlier this year and is ranked 12th in the official world golf rankings. He is also ranked eighth in the FedEx Cup.