Takumi Kanaya

Takumi Kanaya (, 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.

Amateur career Kanaya had a successful amateur career, winning the 2015 Japan Amateur Championship and the 2018 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship. The latter gave him entry to the Masters and the Open Championship in 2019.

While still an amateur, Kanaya played in a number of professional tournaments. He was the runner-up in the 2017 Japan Open Golf Championship, a stroke behind Yuta Ikeda. He won the 2019 Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters on the Japan Golf Tour and finished tied for 3rd place in the 2019 Emirates Australian Open.

In November 2020, Kanaya won the Dunlop Phoenix Tournament. This was his second win in a professional tournament but his first since turning pro. The Dunlop Phoenix is regarded as one of the premier tournaments in Japan. The win moved him to 126th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

In 2024, Kanaya won the Token Homemate Cup and the ACN Championship on the Japan Golf Tour, claiming the season-long money list title, as well as being awarded the Most Valuable Player. After the conclusion of the 2024 Japan Golf Tour season, in December, Kanaya finished third at the PGA Tour Qualifying School, earning a PGA Tour card for 2025.

Amateur wins 2015 Japan High School Spring Championship, Japan Amateur Championship 2016 JHGA Spring Championship 15 - 17, Chugoku Amateur Championship 2018 Chugoku Amateur Championship, Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship

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Professional wins (9) Japan Golf Tour wins (8) Legend Japan majors (1) Other Japan Golf Tour (7)

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3–1)

Asian Tour wins (1) Legend International Series (1) Other Asian Tour (0)

Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020.

"T" = tied CUT = missed the halfway cut NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships 1Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

NT = No tournament

Team appearances Amateur Nomura Cup (representing Japan): 2015 (winners), 2017 Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2016, 2018 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 2016, 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup (representing International team): 2019 (winners)