Men's Golf Kanaya “The World's No. 1 Amateur” First Japanese Player to Win September 11th, 17:44
Takumi Kanaya, a fourth-year student at Tohoku Fukushi University, who was the first Japanese player to receive the "Mark H. McCormack Medal", which is given to the world's best amateur player in men's golf, met in Tokyo and talked about his joy. ..
The "Mark H. McCormack", which Kanaya is the first Japanese player to receive, is an award given by the United States Golf Association and others to the No. 1 player in the world amateur golf ranking at the end of the last summer tournament every year.
Kanaya, who held a press conference in Tokyo on the 11th, said, "I was confident because I achieved the goal of ranking first and received a big prize."
In his fourth year at Tohoku Fukushi University, 22-year-old Kanaya participated in overseas major masters tournaments and the British Open last year, and has been ranked number one in the amateur world since August last year.
From the 17th of this month, we are planning to participate in the US Open of overseas majors together with senior university player Hideki Matsuyama.
Kanaya said, "I couldn't practice because of the new coronavirus, but I spent my time thinking hard about what I could do. Hinako Shibuno and other players of the same generation are active in the world, so I passed the qualifying at the US Open. I want to aim for top amateur grades. "