Name: What's in Keita Nakajima's bag?
Uploaded: 2023-10-19T20:27:07.843Z
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Description: Take a look inside Keita Nakajima's golf bag as he shares why he uses TaylorMade clubs and balls as he prepares to tee it up in his native Japan for the 2023 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP.

In the final round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open, Keita Nakajima's tee shot on the 210-yard, par-3 12th hole landed on the left green, 4 feet 9 inches from the hole, and he made the 4-foot 9-inch putt for birdie.

Keita Nakajima hits 210-yard tee shot to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 12

In the second round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open, Keita Nakajima's 332-yard drive on the 430-yard, par-4 18th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 97 yards to the hole, his 102-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the right side of the green and left 13 feet 7 inches to the hole, and he made a birdie putt from 13 feet 7 inches.

Keita Nakajima sinks 14-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at WM Phoenix Open

In the first round of the 2026 WM Phoenix Open, Keita Nakajima's 290-yard drive on the 339-yard, par-4 17th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 50 yards to the hole. His 50-yard approach shot settled on the right side of the green, 16 feet 1 inch from the cup, and he made the 16-foot 1-inch putt for birdie.

Keita Nakajima sinks 16-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at WM Phoenix Open

In the second round of the 2026 Farmers Insurance Open, Keita Nakajima’s 182-yard tee shot on the 181-yard, par-3 8th hole landed on the right side of the green, leaving a 5-foot 7-inch putt, which he made for birdie.

Keita Nakajima hits 182-yard tee shot to 5 feet, makes birdie at Farmers

In the third round of the 2026 American Express, Keita Nakajima’s tee shot on the 174-yard, par-3 17th hole travels 179 yards and lands on the right green, 27 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made a 27-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Keita Nakajima sinks 28-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at The American Express

In the third round of the 2023 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Keita Nakajima makes birdie on the par-3 12th hole.

Keita Nakajima sticks it close to yield birdie at PGA TOUR Q-School

Take a look inside Keita Nakajima's golf bag as he shares why he uses TaylorMade clubs and balls as he prepares to tee it up in his native Japan for the 2023 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP.

What's in Keita Nakajima's bag?

In the opening round of the 2023 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, Keita Nakajima makes birdie on the par-5 14th hole.

Keita Nakajima gets birdie putt to drop after nice approach at ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP

In the opening round of the 2023 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, Keita Nakajima makes birdie on the par-4 8th hole.

Keita Nakajima sticks approach in close at ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP

Before every round Keita Nakajima plays on the PGA TOUR, he goes through an extensive warm-up routine, and we have an all-access look at how he prepares for competition.

Keita Nakajima’s pre-round warm-up routine

In the opening round of the 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii, Keita Nakajima makes a 17-foot eagle putt on the par-5 9th hole.

Keita Nakajima makes eagle on No. 9 at Sony Open

In preparation for 2023, PGA TOUR players set their goals for the year with Daruma dolls, traditionally used in Japanese culture as a symbol of perseverance and good luck. Justin Thomas, Tony Finau, Collin Morikawa, Taiga Semikawa, Yuto Katsuragawa, Kaito Onishi, Adam Scott and Keita Nakajima all took part in the tradition.

PGA TOUR players set goals for 2023 with Japanese Daruma dolls

Japan's Keita Nakajima makes his PGA TOUR professional debut in his home country at the 2022 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP. We're embedded with Keita for an all-access look inside the former World Number One Amateur's performance.

Keita Nakajima | Keita Rising

Former World Amateur No. 1 Keita Nakajima played his first PGA TOUR event as a professional at the 2022 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP. Nakajima finished T12 after rounds of 70-63-69-69.

Keita Nakajima makes PGA TOUR professional debut at ZOZO

Check out the top five shots of the week from the 2022 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, featuring Cameron Davis, Keita Nakajima, Cameron Young, Viktor Hovland and Brendan Steele.

Brendan Steele’s incredible dunk leads Shots of the Week

In the third round of the 2022 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, Keita Nakajima makes eagle on the par-5 18th hole.

Keita Nakajima closes with long eagle putt at ZOZO 

In the second round of the 2022 ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP, Keita Nakajima makes birdie on the par-5 14th hole.

Keita Nakajima holes birdie pitch-shot from rough at ZOZO 

In the 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii, Keita Nakajima stayed around at the golf course after finishing his final round to watch Hideki Matsuyama compete against Russell Henley in a sudden death playoff for the title. After hitting his ball in the fairway, Matsuyama hit an incredible 276 yard 3-wood to three feet en route to securing the improbable comeback win. Nakajima reacts to the shot in real time and met with Matsuyama afterwards to congratulate him on his victory.

Keita Nakajima watches Hideki Matsuyama win Sony Open

By 2021, the state of Japanese golf had reached new heights, crowning its first men’s major champion (Hideki Matsuyama, Masters Tournament), Takumi Kanaya cracked the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings and Keita Nakajima joined his predecessors in winning the Asia-Pacific Amateur and followed in their footsteps as a world number one-ranked amateur.

Rising Sons | How current Japanese golfers are inspiring a new generation

Prior to the 2022 Sony Open in Hawaii, number one World Golf Amateur Keita Nakajima played a practice round at Waialae Country Club in preparation for the event. During his round, Nakajima talked about his admiration of Hideki Matsuyama while talking about his goals moving forward.

Keita Nakajima walk-and-talk at the Sony Open

Prior to the Sony Open in Hawaii, Keita Nakajima talks about being inspired by Hideki Matsuyama's win at 2021 Masters Tournament.

Keita Nakajima on being inspired by Hideki’s win at The Masters

Check out the best shots of the day from the opening round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro/Am, featuring Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama, Rory McIlroy and Chris Gotterup, among others.

Highlights | Round 1 | AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Sahith Theegala's 282-yard drive on the 530-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 248 yards to the hole, his 263-yard shot from the fairway lands in the right bunker, leaving 53 feet 6 inches to the hole, his 59-foot 3-inch shot from the greenside bunker lands on the right green, 6 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he makes a 6-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Sahith Theegala drains 6-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Tom Hoge's drive on the 530-yard, par-5 18th landed in the right fairway, traveling 256 yards and leaving 272 yards to the hole, his 206-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right fairway 75 yards from the hole, his 75-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the right side of the green and finished 2 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he made a 2 feet 5 inches putt for birdie.

Tom Hoge hits 75-yard approach to 2 feet, birdies No. 18 at Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Keegan Bradley's drive on the 316-yard, par-4 17th landed in the right rough, leaving 63 feet 11 inches to the hole. His shot from the rough landed on the right green, traveling 77 feet 7 inches and leaving 13 feet 4 inches to the hole. Bradley made the 13-foot-4-inch birdie putt.

Keegan Bradley sinks 13-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Hideki Matsuyama's 259-yard drive on the 530-yard, par-5 18th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 266 yards to the hole, his 251-yard shot left him 44 feet 7 inches from the hole, he chipped in from 46 feet 10 inches to 2 feet 5 inches, and he made the 2 feet 5 inches putt for birdie.

Hideki Matsuyama sinks 2-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Scottie Scheffler’s drive on the 530-yard, par-5 18th hole travels 272 yards, landing in the left rough and leaving 240 yards to the hole, his 222-yard shot from the rough lands in the left bunker, leaving 62 feet 10 inches to the hole, and his bunker shot travels 69 feet 10 inches, landing on the right green and leaving 6 feet 7 inches, which he made for bogey.

Scottie Scheffler makes birdie on No. 18 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the opening round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Tony Finau's drive on the 440-yard, par-4 9th hole traveled 297 yards and landed in the left fairway, leaving 142 yards to the hole, his 146-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green and left 8 feet 11 inches to the hole, and he made an 8-foot 11-inch putt for birdie.

Tony Finau hits 146-yard approach to 9 feet, makes birdie on No. 9 at Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Mackenzie Hughes' drive on the 440-yard, par-4 9th went 303 yards into the left fairway, his 134-yard approach landed on the left side of the green 12 feet 1 inch from the hole, and he made the 12-foot-1-inch putt for birdie.

Mackenzie Hughes drains 12-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Tom Hoge's drive on the 401-yard, par-4 16th travels 265 yards and lands in the right fairway, leaving 134 yards to the hole, his 131-yard approach from the fairway lands on the left side of the green and finishes 10 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he makes a 10-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Tom Hoge pours in 11-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Viktor Hovland's 260-yard drive on the 530-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the left fairway, leaving 261 yards to the hole, his 255-yard shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green, 21 feet 8 inches from the hole, his 23-foot 3-inch putt stops 23 inches from the hole, and he makes the 23-inch putt for birdie.

Viktor Hovland hits 255-yard approach to 21 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Akshay Bhatia's 274-yard drive on the 530-yard, par-5 18th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 255 yards to the hole, his 258-yard approach lands on the left side of the green, 39 feet 6 inches from the hole, his 41-foot putt leaves the ball 14 inches from the hole, and he makes the 14-inch putt for birdie.

Akshay Bhatia hits 258-yard approach to 39 feet, sets up birdie on No. 18 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Sahith Theegala's 295-yard drive on the 386-yard, par-4 15th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 91 yards to the hole, his 90-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green and finished 5 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made the 5-foot 3-inch putt for birdie.

Sahith Theegala sinks 5-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Chris Gotterup's drive on the 401-yard, par-4 16th went 296 yards into the left rough, his 113-yard approach from the rough landed on the left side of the green and finished 5 inches from the hole, and he made the 5-inch putt for birdie.

Chris Gotterup hits 113-yard approach to 5 inches, sets up birdie

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Viktor Hovland's tee shot on the 169-yard, par-3 17th hole travels 170 yards, landing on the right side of the green and leaving a 26-foot 8-inch putt, which he makes for birdie.

Viktor Hovland sinks 27-foot birdie putt on No. 17 at Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Nick Taylor's 281-yard drive on the 429-yard par-4 18th hole lands in the right fairway, leaving 148 yards to the hole, and he made a 10-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Nick Taylor sinks 11-foot birdie putt on No. 18 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Chris Gotterup's 269-yard drive on the 386-yard, par-4 15th hole landed in the right fairway, leaving 118 yards to the hole, his 118-yard approach shot finished 2 feet 2 inches from the hole, and he made a 2-foot-2-inch putt for birdie.

Chris Gotterup hits 118-yard approach to 2 feet, sets up birdie on No. 15 at AT&T Pebble Beach

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Wyndham Clark's 283-yard drive on the 386-yard, par-4 15th hole landed in the left fairway, leaving 103 yards to the hole. His 102-yard approach shot landed on the left side of the green, 5 feet 7 inches from the hole, and he made a 5-foot-7-inch putt for birdie.

Wyndham Clark hits 102-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie

In the first round of the 2026 AT&T Pebble Beach, Rory McIlroy's drive on the 440-yard, par-4 ninth hole traveled 297 yards and landed in the right fairway, leaving 140 yards to the hole, his 145-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the left side of the green and finished 14 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 14-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.