is a Japanese professional golfer.
Career Tanaka was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He turned professional in 1991, joined the Japan Golf Tour in 1995 and played mainly on that tour until 2001. He won 10 times on tour.
Tanaka earned a PGA Tour card for 2002 at the 2001 Qualifying School, and held his card through 2006 by finishing in the top 125 on the money list each year. In 2006, he lost his card by finishing 224th on the money list. His best finishes on the PGA Tour are two T-3, at the 2004 B.C. Open and the 2005 Chrysler Championship.
Professional wins (15) Japan Golf Tour wins (10) Legend Flagship events (1) Other Japan Golf Tour (7) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up129 Oct 1995Philip Morris Championship−10 (67-73-69-69=278)1 stroke Naomichi Ozaki, Nobumitsu Yuhara219 May 1996Pepsi Ube Kosan Open−20 (68-64-65-67=264)2 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Brian Watts326 Jul 1998Aiful Cup−15 (68-70-69-66=273)1 stroke Toshimitsu Izawa, Tatsuo Takasaki44 Oct 1998Japan Open Golf Championship−5 (72-70-72-69=283)1 stroke Naomichi Ozaki513 Dec 1998DDI Group Okinawa Open−11 (70-67-69-67=273)3 strokes Akihito Tokoyama67 Nov 1999Acom International−19 (66-69-66-68=269)5 strokes Keiichiro Fukabori719 Mar 2000Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open−14 (66-70-70-68=274)2 strokes Eiji Mizoguchi830 Apr 2000The Crowns−8 (69-69-67-67=272)5 strokes Mitsutaka Kusakabe915 Apr 2001Tsuruya Open−14 (71-69-68-66=274)2 strokes Masayuki Kawamura1024 Jun 2001Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open−16 (66-69-68-69=272)3 strokes Eduardo Herrera
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12000Tsuruya Open Richard BackwellLost to par on fourth extra hole
Japan Challenge Tour wins (2) 1995 Mito Green Open, Korakuen Cup (2nd)
Other wins (3) 1996 Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am (Japan) 1998 Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am (Japan) 2001 Hawaii Pearl Open
Results in major championships Tournament199619971998199920002001200220032004U.S. OpenT37T15T36The Open ChampionshipT33CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipCUT79CUTT55
Note: Tanaka never played in the Masters Tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2003200420052006The Players ChampionshipCUTT81WDCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament20002001Match PlayR32ChampionshipT11NT1Invitational 1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied NT = No tournament
Team appearances World Cup (representing Japan): 2000, 2003, 2004
See also 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
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