Hideto Tanihara
Hideto Tanihara (谷原 秀人, Tanihara Hideto, born 16 November 1978) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won 14 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour.
Hideto Tanihara 谷原 秀人 | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan | 16 November 1978
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb; 13 st) |
Nationality | |
Spouse | Ayaka Nagate |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2001 |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour European Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 14 |
Highest ranking | 47 (4 June 2017)[1] (as of 9 August 2020) |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 14 |
Asian Tour | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 2007, 2017 |
PGA Championship | T33: 2016 |
U.S. Open | T51: 2016 |
The Open Championship | T5: 2006 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing | ||
Asian Games | ||
1998 Bangkok | Men's team |
Professional career
Tanihara has won 14 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His highest ranking came in June 2017 when he reached 47th. He finished tied for fifth place in the 2006 Open Championship and reached the semi-finals of the 2017 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. His best finish outside of Japan was a second place finish at the 2016 New Zealand Open, an official event on the Australasian Tour. He has represented Japan four times in the World Cup.
Personal life
On 14 July 2008, it was announced that he and actress Ayaka Nagate had married.[2]
Professional wins (14)
Japan Golf Tour wins (14)
Legend |
Japan majors (1) |
Other Japan Golf Tour (13) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 22 Jun 2003 | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | −16 (65-71-64=200)* | 3 strokes | |
2 | 21 Dec 2003 (2004 season) |
Asia Japan Okinawa Open1 | −9 (66-76-68-69=279) | 3 strokes | |
3 | 4 Jun 2006 | JCB Classic Sendai | −18 (67-69-63-67=266) | 5 strokes | |
4 | 6 Aug 2006 | Sun Chlorella Classic | −5 (70-74-67-72=283) | 1 stroke | |
5 | 2 Sep 2007 | Fujisankei Classic | −8 (67-71-67=205)* | 3 strokes | |
6 | 9 Sep 2007 | Suntory Open | −8 (65-71-66=202)* | 2 strokes | |
7 | 25 May 2008 | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | −18 (65-67-65-73=270) | 3 strokes | |
8 | 28 Sep 2008 | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1 | −16 (66-68-64-66=264) | 1 stroke | |
9 | 29 Aug 2010 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | −22 (67-66-67-66=266) | 1 stroke | |
10 | 17 Nov 2013 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −13 (66-69-67-73=275) | 1 stroke | |
11 | 8 Nov 2015 | Heiwa PGM Championship | −11 (67-67-66-69=269) | 2 strokes | |
12 | 3 Jul 2016 | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup |
−14 (70-65-67-72=274) | 2 strokes | |
13 | 10 Jul 2016 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup |
−22 (68-70-65-63=266) | Playoff | |
14 | 6 Nov 2016 | Heiwa PGM Championship (2) | −12 (68-64-66-70=268) | Playoff |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2013 | Fujisankei Classic | Matsuyama won with birdie on second extra hole | |
2 | 2014 | ANA Open | Lost to par on first extra hole | |
3 | 2016 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup |
Won with par on first extra hole | |
4 | 2016 | Heiwa PGM Championship | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||
U.S. Open | |||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T5 | CUT | CUT | |||
PGA Championship | T55 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||||
U.S. Open | T51 | CUT | |||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T33 | T67 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2006 Open Championship – 2006 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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Championship | 70 | T32 | |||||||||
Match Play | 4 | ||||||||||
Invitational | T50 | ||||||||||
Champions | T54 | T20 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2000
Professional
- World Cup (representing Japan): 2006, 2007, 2013, 2018
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2009 (winners)
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2014, 2018
- Amata Friendship Cup (representing Japan): 2018
References
- "Week 22 2017 Ending 4 Jun 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- "Golfer Tanihara Has Married Ayaka" (in Japanese). nikkansports.com. 15 July 2008.
External links
- Hideto Tanihara at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hideto Tanihara at the European Tour official site
- Hideto Tanihara at the Official World Golf Ranking official site