Kanaya won the Mark McCormack medal as top amateur in the WAGR in 2020. He missed the cut by a shot in the 2020 U.S. Open at Winged Foot, and decided to turn pro shortly thereafter. He will enjoy exempt status on the Japan Tour through the end of 2021 based on being the fourth amateur to win one of that tour's events, in November of 2019.

Oct 02, 2020						Japan's Takumi Kanaya, No. 1 in WAGR, set to turn pro
Sep 09, 2020						Kanaya awarded the Mark H McCormack Medal
Sep 25, 2019						Preview: Aussies, collegians, Kanaya highlight Asia-Pacific Am
Apr 13, 2019						Masters: Knox makes headlines; Kanaya, Hovland make moves
Apr 11, 2019						Kanaya wows early at Augusta; Hovland leads am contingent
Oct 07, 2018						Kanaya becomes 2nd Japanese player to win Asia-Pacific Am

											Place
2020			U.S. Open Golf Championship								MC
2019			Asia-Pacific Amateur								2
			US Amateur								Final 32
			British Open								MC
			European Amateur								T40
			The Masters								T58
2018			Asia-Pacific Amateur								Winner
			Men's World Amateur Team								2
			Asian Games								T4
			South Australia Amateur Classic								3
			Master of the Amateurs								T27
2017			Nomura Cup								T5
			Summer Universiade								T14
			Japan Amateur								T5
			Master of the Amateurs								T21
2016			Asia-Pacific Amateur								T12
			Japan Amateur								T3
			Australian Men's Amateur								Final 64
2015			Nomura Cup								T12
			Japan Amateur								Win
2014			Japan Amateur								Final 16