Keita Nakajima - Golf News, Rumors, & Updates

Withdraws from WWT Championship Nakajima has withdrawn from the World Wide Technology Championship, according to Rob Bolton of PGATour.com.

Impact The reasoning for Nakajima's withdrawal has not been made public. Between the Baycurrent Classic and the World Wide Technology Championship, he played one tournament (the Mexico Open) and finished 22nd. In his place for this week is Tyler Duncan.

NOVEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE

Ties for 50th in Japan Nakajima fired a three-under 68 on Sunday at the Baycurrent Classic to finish four-under and tied for 50th.

Impact Nakajima birdied four of his final five holes Sunday, and he finished the week ranked T12 among the field in both driving accuracy and GIR percentage en route to 14 total birdies and two eagles in Japan. However, he converted just nine of 20 scrambling opportunities particularly struggling with the flat stick. Nonetheless, Nakajima rises three spots to No. 122 in the FedExCup Fall standings.

OCTOBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Tom Kim goes from Presidents Cup to Asian Games with a chance to be exempt from military service

Tom Kim is facing plenty of pressure in the Presidents Cup

SEPTEMBER 27 • Associated Press

Share of fourth in Scotland Nakajima posted a six-under cumulative score at the Nexo Championship on the DP World Tour to finish tied with Quim Vidal and Marcus Kinhult for fourth.

Impact Nakajima returned to the DP World Tour this week after failing to make the FedExCup Playoffs on the PGA Tour, finishing 115th in the standings. He went two-under in three of his four rounds at Trump International Golf Links and led the field in GIR while ranking second in SG: Tee-to-Green, fourth in SG: Approach and top-20 in driving accuracy and SG: Around. Thanks to his performance this week and his T3 at the Genesis Scottish Open, Nakajima is up to 69th in the Race to Dubai Rankings. He's currently listed in the field for next week''s Husqvarna British Masters.

AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE

T5 in GIR at Detroit Golf Club Nakajima carded a two-under 68 on Sunday at the Rocket Classic to finish 10-under and tied for 20th.

Impact Nakajima finished his week at Detroit Golf Club ranked top-10 among the field in both SG: Around-the-Green and GIR percentage on the way to just six total bogeys across 72 holes, though he fell to 53rd in overall proximity and 46th in SG: Approach. Given the fact that he won't be in attendance for this week's Wyndham Championship, Nakajima fails to advance to the FedExCup Playoffs as he currently resides 113th in the FedExCup standings.

AUGUST 3 • ROTOWIRE

Misses the cut at Royal Birkdale Nakajima posted a three-over cumulative score through two rounds at The Open Championship to miss the cut by two strokes.

Impact The Japanese-born Nakajima entered Royal Birkdale with plenty of momentum following his T3 performance last week at the Genesis Scottish Open, which was the best finish of his young PGA Tour career. He couldn't replicate that success at The Open and got off to a rough start with a double bogey on the first hole of the opening round, ending the day with a three-over 73. He was a little bit better Friday with an even-par 70, but it wasn't enough for him to make the one-over cut line. Nakajima will tee off at the 3M Open next week for the first time in his career.

JULY 18 • ROTOWIRE

Tom Kim gets the engine back on track with a Scottish Open victory

Tom Kim is a winner again on the PGA Tour

JULY 12 • Associated Press

Best finish of PGA career Nakajima finished tied for third at the Genesis Scottish Open following a three-under 67 in the final round.

Impact Perhaps the most surprising finish of the tournament -- other than Scottie Scheffler's missed cut -- came from Nakajima, who entered the week with no top-10 finishes across 28 PGA Tour events in his career. Nakajima shot three-under or better in each of his rounds at The Renaissance Club, which kept him in the mix alongside past winners in Robert MacIntyre and Rory McIlroy. Nakajima's success mostly came on the green with 6.73 strokes gained with his putter, which was the third-highest in the field. He also ranked T3 in scrambling, fourth in bogeys, T6 in GIR, T10 in driving accuracy and 21st in both SG: Off-the-Tee and Around. Nakajima will tee off at The Open Championship next week, where he's failed to make the cut in each of his three prior outings at golf's oldest major.

JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE

See how players qualified for the British Open at Royal Birkdale

The list of players who have qualified or are exempt for the British Open that starts Thursday at Royal Birkdale

JULY 6 • Associated Press

Martin Laird gets in Myrtle Beach as an alternate and lead with a 64

Martin Laird didn't know he was in the Myrtle Beach Classic until a spot came open when Andrew Putnam got into a signature event

MAY 8 • Associated Press

Set to return at Zurich Classic Nakajima (undisclosed) is listed in the field for this week's Zurich Classic of New Orleans.

Impact Nakajima has been absent from competition since a WD from his most recent outing at the Cognizant Classic due to an undisclosed reason, but he intends to return this week at TPC Louisiana alongside playing partner Kensei Hirata in the two-man team format.

APRIL 20 • ROTOWIRE

Withdraws from Cognizant Classic Nakajima (undisclosed) has withdrawn from the Cognizant Classic, PGA Tour Communications reports.

Impact Nakajima withdrew before the tournament's second round, and the reason for his withdrawal has not been made public by the PGA. The Cognizant Classic is one of his two official tournaments logged this February, with the WM Phoenix Open getting three-over par from him.

FEBRUARY 27 • ROTOWIRE

McIlroy loses playoff to Fitzpatrick in wild end to World Tour Championship but wins Race to Dubai

Rory McIlroy holed an eagle putt on No. 18 to force a playoff but lost out to Matt Fitzpatrick, who won the World Tour Championship for a third time on a chaotic final day of the 2...

NOVEMBER 16, 2025 • Associated Press

McIlroy eyes end-of-season title and happy he's 'out of all the political stuff in golf'

Rory McIlroy has already won the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam, a home Irish Open and an away Ryder Cup

NOVEMBER 11, 2025 • Associated Press

Fleetwood and Lowry among five tied for lead after opening Abu Dhabi Championship

Former champions Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry are in a five-way tie for the lead at the Abu Dhabi Championship after opening rounds of 8-under 64s

NOVEMBER 6, 2025 • Associated Press

Rintaro Nakano joins a 3-way tie for the lead at the Asia-Pacific Amateur

Rintaro Nakano is part of a three-way tie for the lead at the Asia-Pacific Amateur after two rounds in Dubai

OCTOBER 24, 2025 • Associated Press

Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry chasing Keita Nakajima in final round of India Championship Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry are among those chasing leader Keita Nakajima entering the final round of the DP World India Championship.

OCTOBER 21, 2025 • GOLFCHANNEL.COM

PGA Tour heads to Utah as South Korea hosts tournaments for LPGA and European Tour

The PGA Tour gets back to work at Black Desert in Utah

OCTOBER 21, 2025 • Associated Press

Keita Nakajima, former No. 1 amateur, jumps into position for PGA TOUR card Could a former No. 1 amateur in the world find himself on the PGA TOUR next year?

OCTOBER 20, 2025 • PGATOUR.COM

Nearly gets second India win Nakajima had to settle for second place at the DP World India Championship after shooting a three-under 69 in the final round.

Impact Nakajima held a two-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood going into Sunday, but was unable to hold off the hard-charging Englishman. Nakajima shot a bogey-free final round, but just couldn't get the putts to fall the way Fleetwood was able to. A win would have been his second in the last two years in India, but it just wasn't to be this time. Nakajima does move up to 12th in the Race to Dubai standings and is good position to secure a PGA Tour card for 2026. He will tee it up at the Genesis Championship in South Korea.

OCTOBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

GOLF ROUNDUP: Fleetwood adds another tournament title to banner season Tommy Fleetwood closed with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Keita Nakajima on Sunday in the DP World India Championship.

OCTOBER 19, 2025 • TORONTOSUN.COM

Golf scores: Fleetwood adds another win to his big year. Sei Young Kim ends long winning drought on LPGA NEW DELHI (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood made four straight birdies around the turn and closed with a 7-under 65 for a two-shot victory over Keita N...

OCTOBER 19, 2025 • THESTAR.COM

Fleetwood's best year keeps getting better with rally to win India Championship

Tommy Fleetwood has gone from someone who couldn't seem to win to a player who can't seem to lose

OCTOBER 19, 2025 • Associated Press

Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry in the Hunt Entering Final Round of India Championship It’s shaping up to be a thrilling final round at the DP World Tour’s India Open. That’s if Keita Nakajima, who shot a bogey-free, 7-under 65...

OCTOBER 18, 2025 • SI.COM

Nakajima leads by 2 after third round in India with Fleetwood and Lowry in contention

Japanese golfer Keita Nakajima has shot a bogey-free 7-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead at DP World India Championship after the third round and move in sight of his second title...

OCTOBER 18, 2025 • Associated Press

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