Tadahiro Takayama
Tadahiro Takayama (高山 忠洋, Takayama Tadahiro, born 12 February 1978) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Tadahiro Takayama 高山 忠洋 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 12 February 1978 Wakayama Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality |  |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1999 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 5 |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2006, 2012 |
| The Open Championship | T23: 2005 |
Takayama was born in Wakayama. He took up golf at eighteen, an unusually advanced age for a future professional, and turned pro three years later. He made his mark by winning the 2001 PGA Rookie Pro Tournament and has since won five times on the Japan Golf Tour.
Professional wins (7)
Japan Golf Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Mar 2005 | Token Homemate Cup | −8 (67-72-66=205) | Playoff | |
| 2 | 18 Dec 2005 (2006 season) |
Asia Japan Okinawa Open1 | −8 (70-68-68-70=276) | Playoff | |
| 3 | 1 Aug 2010 | Sun Chlorella Classic | −17 (66-71-64-70=271) | 3 strokes |  |
| 4 | 17 Apr 2011 | Token Homemate Cup (2) | −8 (70-68-68-70=276) | 2 strokes | |
| 5 | 27 Nov 2011 | Casio World Open | −15 (67-68-70-68=273) | 2 strokes | |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Token Homemate Cup | |
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| 2 | 2005 | Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open | .svg.png){kind=small}  |
Campbell won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2005 | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | |
Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Other wins (2)
- 2001 PGA Rookie Pro Tournament (Japan)
- 2002 Sankei Sports Kinki Open (Japan)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | T23 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | T60 |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | T34 |
Did not play
"T" = Tied
External links
- Tadahiro Takayama at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Tadahiro Takayama at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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