World No. 1 Amateur Earns His Way Into Masters, The Open
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Keita Nakajima is the third Japanese golfer to win the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship after beating Hong Kong’s Taichi Kho in a playoff.
The 21-year-old Nakajima is now headed for the 2022 Masters where a practice rounds seems inevitable with defending champion Hideki Matsuyama.
Nakajima’s win caps off a stellar year for Japan golf. Besides Matsuyama’s historic win, Nasa Hataoka lost in the U.S. Women’s Open playoff and More Inami was the silver medalist in Tokyo.
Final round highlights and the trophy ceremony attended by Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley and R&A Chief Martin Slumbers:
