Japan

A year after Takumi Kanaya won the Mark H. McCormack Medal as the world’s top amateur, his countryman Keita Nakajima received the honor on Wednesday after keeping his No. 1 position in the World Amateur Golf Ranking following the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont.

The 29-year-old Matsuyama finished 10th in the tournament with four wins, as he finished in the top 15. The Masters will make its appearance. Matsuyama is a five-time PGA Tour winner and has nine international victories, eight of them in Japan.