Takumi Kanaya

Takumi Kanaya
Personal information
Born (1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 26)
Kure, Hiroshima, Japan
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
CollegeTohoku Fukushi University
Turned professional2020
Current tour(s)European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking49 (5 December 2021)[1]
(as of 10 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour7
Asian Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT58: 2019
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2021, 2022, 2024
U.S. OpenCUT: 2020, 2024
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Achievements and awards
Mark H. McCormack Medal2020
Japan Golf Tour
Rookie of the Year
2020–21
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team

Takumi Kanaya (Japanese: 金谷拓実, born 23 May 1998) is a Japanese professional golfer. He had an exceptionally successful amateur career and was world ranked number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for 55 weeks. He also won a professional event on the 2019 Japan Golf Tour while still an amateur.

  1. ^ "Week 49 2021 Ending 5 Dec 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 6 December 2021.