Shigeki Maruyama

Shigeki Maruyama (丸山茂樹, Maruyama Shigeki; born 12 September 1969) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Shigeki Maruyama
丸山茂樹
Personal information
NicknameThe Smiling Assassin
Born (1969-09-12) 12 September 1969
Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Nationality Japan
Career
CollegeNihon University
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
PGA Tour
Professional wins15
Highest ranking19 (21 March 2004)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Japan Golf Tour10
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT14: 2002
PGA ChampionshipT22: 2001
U.S. OpenT4: 2004
The Open ChampionshipT5: 2002
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Asian Games
1990 BeijingIndividual
1990 BeijingMen's team

Maruyama was born in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. He attended Nihon University and turned professional in 1992. He is known for his ever-present smile on the golf course which has given rise to his nickname of the "Smiling Assassin". He began his career on the Japan Golf Tour, quickly becoming one of the leading players on that tour. Two excellent finishes in World Golf Championships events in 1999 helped to earn him membership of the U.S.-based PGA Tour for the 2000 season. He has three PGA Tour victories. At the end of the 2008 season he announced he was returning to Japan after failing to maintain full playing rights on the PGA Tour.

Maruyama was a member of The International Team in the Presidents Cup in 1998 and 2000. He had a 5–0–0 win-loss-tie record in the 1998 matches.

He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

On 5 June 2000, he shot a first round 58 at Woodmont Country Club (South Course) in Rockville, Maryland while qualifying for the 2000 U.S. Open. This round ties the score achieved by Jim Furyk on the final round of the Travelers Championship on 2016.

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 15 Jul 2001 Greater Milwaukee Open −18 (68-65-67-66=266) Playoff Charles Howell III
2 12 May 2002 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic −14 (67-63-68-68=266) 3 strokes Ben Crane
3 19 Oct 2003 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro −22 (65-64-70-67=266) 5 strokes Brad Faxon

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2001 Greater Milwaukee Open Charles Howell III Won with birdie on first extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (10)
Legend
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (9)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 23 May 1993 Pepsi Ube Kosan Open −20 (63-72-63-66=264) 2 strokes Todd Hamilton
2 22 Oct 1995 Bridgestone Open −14 (66-70-67-71=274) 3 strokes Mark Calcavecchia, Masashi Ozaki,
Shinichi Yokota
3 20 Oct 1996 Bridgestone Open (2) −16 (67-67-67-71=272) 2 strokes Brian Watts
4 18 May 1997 Japan PGA Championship −16 (68-68-69-67=272) 2 strokes Shusaku Sugimoto
5 22 Jun 1997 Yomiuri Open −17 (67-68-66-66=267) 2 strokes Naomichi Ozaki
6 7 Sep 1997 Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup 3 & 2 Peter Teravainen
7 7 Dec 1997 Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup −16 (70-63-68-67=268) 2 strokes Tateo Ozaki
8 5 Jul 1998 PGA Philanthropy Tournament −20 (65-66-64-69=264) 1 stroke Satoshi Higashi
9 24 Oct 1999 Bridgestone Open (3) −20 (66-68-66-68=268) 5 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa
10 6 Dec 2009 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2) −9 (70-67-70-64=271) Playoff Kim Kyung-tae

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2009 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Kim Kyung-tae Won with par on fourth extra hole

Other wins (2)
Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Other wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 27 Sep 1990 Asian Games
(as an amateur)
2 15 Dec 2002 WGC-World Cup
(with Toshimitsu Izawa)		 −36 (64-64-58-66=252) 2 strokes  United States − Phil Mickelson and David Toms

Results in major championships
Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999
Masters Tournament CUT T31
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T14 T10 T29 CUT
PGA Championship T23 T65 CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Masters Tournament T46 CUT T14 CUT CUT CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT T16 CUT T4 T33
The Open Championship T55 CUT T5 CUT T30 CUT
PGA Championship T46 T22 T43 T48 CUT CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00000193
U.S. Open00011253
The Open Championship000123106
PGA Championship000002106
Totals0002383418
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2001 PGA – 2002 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008
The Players Championship CUT CUT WD T14 T45 T53 T32 WD CUT WD
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010
Championship T50 NT1 WD T16 T11
Match Play QF R16 QF R32 R64 R64 R32
Invitational 6 T15 T31 T36 T27 T46
Champions WD

1Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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References
  1. "Week 12 2004 Ending 21 Mar 2004" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
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