17-year-old Takayuki Kajitani, who won the tournament in which top amateur women participated at the same venue as the Masters Tournament where Hideki Matsuyama of men's golf won his first victory, held a press conference remotely and was delighted. Told.
Kajitani, a 17-year-old from Soja City, Okayama Prefecture, who is a third-year high school student in Kobe, participated in this month's tournament in the United States where top amateur girls gather.
The final round of the tournament was held at the Augusta National Golf Club, the venue for the Masters Tournament that Matsuyama won for the first time, and Kajitani won his first victory after the playoffs.
It was the first time for a Japanese player to win this tournament, which began as an adult, and Tiger Woods and others sent a congratulatory message to Kajitani on Twitter.
Kajitani, who had an online press conference on the 20th, smiled, "I was happy and cried when I won the championship. I was surprised to hear the message from Tiger in the news."
He added, "In the future, my ultimate goal is to become a professional golfer who can play an active role in the world and to be number one in the world ranking."
Kajitani, who got the right to participate in the United States Women's Open, etc. with this victory, is considering moving to the United States after graduating from high school earlier than originally planned and then taking on the challenge of the American tour. ..