{"id":123826,"date":"2022-04-06T15:09:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T13:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mygolfway.com\/?p=123826"},"modified":"2022-04-06T15:12:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T13:12:58","slug":"taylormade-golf-no-1-ranked-mens-amateur-in-the-world-keita-nakajima-signs-multi-year-agreement-starting-in-the-masters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygolfway.com\/en\/taylormade-golf-no-1-ranked-mens-amateur-in-the-world-keita-nakajima-signs-multi-year-agreement-starting-in-the-masters\/","title":{"rendered":"TaylorMade Golf \u2013 No. 1 Ranked Men\u2019s Amateur in the World Keita Nakajima signs Multi-Year agreement, starting in The Masters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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April 6, 2022 – <\/strong>TaylorMade Golf<\/strong> adds to its impressive roster of professional and amateur golfers with the announcement of a multi-year agreement with the No. 1 ranked men\u2019s amateur golfer in the world, Keita Nakajima<\/strong>. The 21-year-old Japan native is set to play a full bag of TaylorMade equipment and wear TaylorMade apparel in competition, starting with The Masters<\/strong> this week in Augusta.<\/p>\n

Nakajima is the third Japanese golfer to rise to No. 1 in the WAGR and has held the top spot for 63 weeks and counting. He owns an impressive list of wins worldwide including the Australian Amateur Championship, Japanese Amateur Championship, the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship and the Panasonic Open on the Japanese Tour with TaylorMade equipment in the bag.<\/p>\n

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Via a 25-foot birdie putt on the second playoff hole with his Truss putter<\/strong><\/a> to secure the championship, Nakajima\u2019s win at the 2021 Asia-Pacific Amateur earned him entry into this year\u2019s Masters and Open Championship. Nakajima also secured a spot in the 2022 US Open through winning the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the\u00a0World\u2019s Top Amateur in 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaylorMade equipment has been an integral part of my wins and success so far in my career and I am proud to formally be a part of Team TaylorMade. The people at TaylorMade have made me feel like family from the beginning and I am excited to join their team of athletes on tours across the world using the highest performing equipment in golf,\u201d <\/em>says Keita Nakajima<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Nakajima has had TaylorMade equipment in the bag during his amateur career, including at his PGA Tour debut at the ZOZO Championship in 2021 where he finished T-28. He then used the 60x Carbon Twist Face Stealth Plus driver<\/strong><\/a> amongst a full bag of TaylorMade equipment at the Sony Open earlier this year finishing 41st<\/sup>\u00a0in the 145-man field.<\/p>\n

He played a practice round at the ZOZO Championship with his now fellow Team TaylorMade Collin Morikawa<\/strong>, who said of Nakajima\u2019s game: \u201cKeita striped the ball, that is one of the biggest things I saw. Everything sounded amazing. He was hitting it really straight. He is someone that is going to have a great future ahead of him.\u201d <\/em>Nakajima is currently enrolled at the Nippon Sport Science University in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

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\u201cKeita\u2019s decision to join Team TaylorMade reflects our continued commitment to putting the most innovative golf equipment in the hands of the game\u2019s best players across all tours and levels. At his young age, Keita has already shown the golf world his immense talent and winning mindset during his ascension to becoming and sustaining the World\u2019s No. 1 Amateur Ranking. Keita\u2019s authentic approach to the game aligns hand in hand with that of our philosophies at TaylorMade and we could not be more thrilled to be a part of his continuing journey to the professional golf ranks and beyond,\u201d <\/em>says David Abeles, <\/strong>CEO & President, TaylorMade Golf Company.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What\u2019s in the bag of Keita Nakajima?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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