Moto is making his second Championship start in 2026 and first since 2024 when he finished inside the top 20 in Japan in his Asia-Pacific Amateur debut. Earlier this year, the University of Arizona junior recorded third-place performances for his school in both the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate and Western Intercollegiate and earned a team bronze medal for his country in the Asian Games in Japan. In 2025, he finished T-3 in the Southern Amateur in Arkansas and reached the quarterfinals of the Western Amateur in Illinois. 

Past Performances

Taishi Moto

Taishi MotoTaishi Moto of Japan walks to the green during a practice round ahead of the 2024 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship being played at the Taiheiyo Club in Gotemba, Japan on Wednesday 02 October 2024. Photograph by AAC.