Takumi Kobayashi wins the Japan Collegiate Championship

August 25, 2023 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Takumi Kobayashi (Japan Golf Association Photo)

Kobayashi won the championship by one shot over Rintaro Nakano

Takumi Kobayashi shot an overall 18-under to win the Japan Student Golf Championship.

The championship was held at Oyama Golf Club in Saihaku-gun, Tottori Prefecture. Takumi is a first-year student at Osaka Gakuin University.

Rintaro Nakano, a second-year student at Waseda University, finished one shot behind Kobayashi at 17-under.

Yuta Sugiura, a fourth-year student at Nihon University, who is ranked 1st in the Japan Amateur Golf Ranking, finished in third place and 2 shots behind Nakano at 15-under.

The turning point of the championship was on No. 17. Kobayashi recorded a birdie on this hole, and took a one-shot lead over Nakano.

This was Kobayashi's first appearance in the championship.

Results: Japan Collegiate Championship

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Takumi Kobayashi	, Japan	700	66-70-65-69=270
2	Rintaro Nakano	, Japan	500	73-66-66-66=271
3	Yuta Sugiura	, Japan	400	67-67-69-70=273
T4	Ayumu Wada	, Japan	400	70-67-72-65=274
T4	Koichiro Furuse	, Japan	400	71-70-66-67=274