[Celebrity Series] What watches do professional golfers wear? Yusaku Miyazato, Tiger Woods, Hideki Matsuyama, and Jack Nicklaus are featured!

Have you ever wanted to own a watch that a celebrity wears?

If you look closely at their wrists, you will notice that many celebrities wear top-notch luxury watches, with "stylish designs" and "luxurious, eye-catching watches."

This time, we will focus on the wrists of professional golfers . What kind of watches do top-ranked players wear? Please enjoy until the end.

Used by professional golfer Yusaku Miyazato
[Richard Mille]
"Automatic Rafael Nadal"
"Ref. RM35-02"

The first person we would like to introduce is Yusaku Miyazato, a professional golfer sponsored by Richard Mille.

Having won numerous titles since his junior days, and having achieved three consecutive victories at the Japan Student Championships, he made his professional debut in 2003. In 2013, his 11th year, he won his first title at the Golf Japan Series JT Cup, and the following year he won his second title, achieving consecutive victories at home. In 2016, he was appointed Chairman of the Japan Golf Tour Players Association, and the following year in 2017, he achieved his long-cherished dream of becoming the top prize winner. He is still active at the top of the competition.

The watch that Miyazato wears is the ultra-luxury watch "RM35-02" from Richard Mille, the Rafael Nadal Collection , which is also the brand that sponsors Miyazato.

This watch, which is the first to feature an automatic caliber and has a beautiful contrast of vivid red and white, has been changed from a manual winding to an automatic winding, and the case back has been changed to a see-through specification. The case, which is made of stacked quartz fiber layers using the new material Quartz TPT, has passed impact tests of over 5000G. The movement is made of titanium and is equipped with a "variable moment of inertia rotor" that adjusts the winding efficiency for stable operation.

On Miyazato's Instagram, you can see several Richard Mille models that he owns. Among them, the photo of him and professional racer Shinji Matsushita is particularly impactful! Both of them look great in Richard Mille.

Used by professional golfer Tiger Woods
[Rolex][Rolex]
『Submariner Date』
"Ref.116613LB"

The third person we would like to introduce is professional golfer Hideki Matsuyama , who achieved the remarkable feat of being the first Japanese man to win an overseas major tournament and the first Asian to win the Masters.

Matsuyama signed a sponsorship contract with Rolex in 2016, making him the first Japanese athlete, not just in golf, to sign a contract with Rolex.

Matsuyama donned the green blazer presented to the winner of the Masters, and at that historic moment he was wearing a Rolex Blue Submariner, Ref. 116613LB .

This model has a refreshing look with a blue dial, a blue bezel of the same color, and a combination bracelet of stainless steel and 18K yellow gold.

As the Masters champion, everyone was captivated by his left arm as he made a fist pump, creating a contrast between his green blazer and blue sub.

Rolex, the watch worn by professional golfer Jack Nicklaus
"Day Date"
"Ref.1803"

Finally, we would like to introduce Jack Nicklaus, one of the "Big Three" legends in the golf world.

In the United States, he was selected as "the greatest athlete of the 20th century," and in Japan he is remembered as "the Emperor. "

The watch that the legendary Jack Nicklaus wore was the Rolex Day-Date Ref . 1803.

This Day-Date is the watch that Jack Nicklaus has worn for about 50 years, and in 2019 It was put up for auction at the Phillips Game Changers auction , where it sold for $1.22 million (approximately 132.43 million yen). It has been passed down as a masterpiece that was worn almost daily since it was presented by Rolex in 1967 .

Since then, Rolex has strengthened its ties with golf, serving as the first official timekeeper of the British Open in 1981, becoming the International Broadcast Partner of the Masters Tournament in 1999, and since 2007 serving as the official timekeeper of the PGA Tour and World Golf Championships.

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That's all, what do you think?

As expected, watches and golf have a strong affinity. In fact, many of the people who visit our store are golf lovers. And vice versa, many golf lovers also wear watches.

Once again, I hope this article will help you choose your favorite one.

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