Takumi Kanaya
| Takumi Kanaya | |||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1998 Kure, Hiroshima, Japan | ||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality | Japan | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| College | Tohoku Fukushi University | ||||||||
| Turned professional | 2020 | ||||||||
| Current tours | PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour | ||||||||
| Former tour | European Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 9 | ||||||||
| Highest ranking | 49 (5 December 2021) (as of 8 March 2026) | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 8 | ||||||||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | T58: 2019 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2020, 2024, 2025 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | T40: 2025 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Takumi Kanaya (Japanese: 金谷拓実, 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.