Yes, several Asians have in fact won Majors. Yang Yong-eun of South Korea was the first Asian-born player to win a Major in 2009. Hideki Matsuyama from Japan was the first Japanese pro to win a Major in 2021. Meanwhile, Japan's Hisako Higuchi was the first golfer from Asia to win an LPGA in 1977. Other top golfers include Pak Se-ri of South Korea who holds five Major wins, and China's Shanshan Feng — the country's first golfer from China (male or female) to win a Major in 2012.