| Keita Nakajima | |||||||||
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 Nakajima in 2021 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | 24 June 2000 Saitama, Japan | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| College | Nippon Sport Science University | ||||||||
| Turned professional | 2022 | ||||||||
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Japan Golf Tour Korn Ferry Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | 75 (14 April 2024)[1] (as of 3 November 2024) | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| European Tour | 1 | ||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 4 | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2022 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2024 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2022 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Keita Nakajima (Japanese: 中島啓太, born 24 June 2000) is a Japanese professional golfer. He had an exceptionally successful amateur career and was number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking for a record 87 weeks. He also won the Panasonic Open on the Japan Golf Tour while still an amateur.[2][3]
- ^ "Week 15 2024 Ending 14 Apr 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Keita Nakajima". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ "Why the latest change atop the World Amateur Golf Ranking is genuinely historic". Golf Digest. Retrieved 18 December 2022.