is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won 18 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour.
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.
Professional wins (20) Japan Golf Tour wins (19) Legend Japan majors (3) Other Japan Golf Tour (16) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up122 Jun 2003Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open−16 (65-71-64=200)*3 strokes Nobuhito Sato221 Dec 2003(2004 season)Asia Japan Okinawa Open1−9 (66-76-68-69=279)3 strokes Joon Chung, Hiroshi Gohda, Yūsaku Miyazato, Ted Oh, Charlie Wi, Simon Yates, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama34 Jun 2006JCB Classic Sendai−18 (67-69-63-67=266)5 strokes Shingo Katayama46 Aug 2006Sun Chlorella Classic−5 (70-74-67-72=283)1 stroke Hiroyuki Fujita, Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Prayad Marksaeng, Katsumasa Miyamoto, Masaya Tomida52 Sep 2007Fujisankei Classic−8 (67-71-67=205)*3 strokes Prayad Marksaeng69 Sep 2007Suntory Open−8 (65-71-66=202)*2 strokes Toru Taniguchi725 May 2008Munsingwear Open KSB Cup−18 (65-67-65-73=270)3 strokes Shingo Katayama, Katsunori Kuwabara, Nobuhito Sato828 Sep 2008Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1−16 (66-68-64-66=264)1 stroke Azuma Yano929 Aug 2010Vana H Cup KBC Augusta−22 (67-66-67-66=266)1 stroke Mitsuhiro Tateyama1017 Nov 2013Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters−13 (66-69-67-73=275)1 stroke Ryo Ishikawa, Masahiro Kawamura, Tomohiro Kondo118 Nov 2015Heiwa PGM Championship−11 (67-67-66-69=269)2 strokes Yoshinori Fujimoto123 Jul 2016Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup−14 (70-65-67-72=274)2 strokes Thanyakon Khrongpha1310 Jul 2016Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup−22 (68-70-65-63=266)Playoff Toshinori Muto146 Nov 2016Heiwa PGM Championship (2)−12 (68-64-66-70=268)Playoff Yuta Ikeda1514 Nov 2021Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (2)−6 (71-66-67-70=274)1 stroke Takumi Kanaya165 Dec 2021Golf Nippon Series JT Cup−12 (68-67-64-69=268)2 strokes Yūsaku Miyazato174 Dec 2022Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2)−12 (66-67-70-65=268)1 stroke Hiroshi Iwata, Daijiro Izumida, Chan Kim1825 Jun 2023Japan Players Championship−24 (67-65-66-66=264)Playoff Taiga Nagano1917 Sep 2023ANA Open−18 (68-69-66-67=270)1 stroke Koshiro Maeda, Song Young-han *Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather. 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3–2) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12013Fujisankei Classic Hideki Matsuyama, Park Sung-joonMatsuyama won with birdie on second extra hole22014ANA Open Katsumasa MiyamotoLost to par on first extra hole32016Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup Toshinori MutoWon with par on first extra hole42016Heiwa PGM Championship Yuta IkedaWon with birdie on first extra hole52023Japan Players Championship Taiga NaganoWon with par on first extra hole
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up14 Oct 2002PRGR Cup (Kansai)−11 (67-66=133)4 strokes Takashi Kamiyama, Nobuhiro Masuda
Results in major championships Tournament2003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTT5CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT55 Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenT51CUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUTT33T67
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1The Open Championship 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 1PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3Totals 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 2017Championship70T32Match Play4InvitationalT50ChampionsT54T20
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
See also 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
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