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Keita Nakajima
Japanese professional golfer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Keita Nakajima | |||||||||
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![]() Nakajima in 2021 | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born | (2000-06-24) 24 June 2000 (age 23) Saitama, Japan | ||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||
Weight | 160 lb (73 kg) | ||||||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||||||
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 16 June 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 | ||||||||
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