[1] He won the 2019 New Zealand PGA Championship as an amateur, as well as the individual title at the 2023 Eisenhower Trophy.

[3] In 2023, Kobori cemented his position as New Zealand's top male amateur golfer.

[7] Kobori started in five events on the 2023 PGA Tour of Australasia as an amateur and recorded three top-10s, including a tie for 6th at the New Zealand Open.

[8] He turned professional after finishing sixth at the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in Melbourne.

[12][13] Kobori was born in Karuizawa, Japan, and moved to Canterbury, New Zealand, with his family when he was six.