Hideto Tanihara
| Hideto Tanihara 谷原 秀人 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born |
16 November 1978 Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan |
| 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 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 14 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2007, 2017 |
| U.S. Open | T51: 2016 |
| The Open Championship | T5: 2006 |
| PGA Championship | T33: 2016 |
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.
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. He has represented Japan three times in the World Cup.
Personal life
On 14 July 2008, it was announced that he and actress Ayaka Nagate had married.[1]
Professional wins (14)
Japan Golf Tour wins (14)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Jun 2003 | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open1 | −16 (65-71-64=200) | 3 strokes | |
| 2 | 21 Dec 2003 | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | −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 Classic1 | −8 (67-71-67=205) | 3 strokes | |
| 6 | 9 Sep 2007 | Suntory Open1 | −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 Open2 | −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 Cupnoodles Cup | −22 (68-70-65-63=266) | Playoff | |
| 14 | 6 Nov 2016 | Heiwa PGM Championship (2) | −12 (68-64-66-70=268) | Playoff | |
1 Shortened to 54 holes
2 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico Championship | 70 | T32 | |||||||||
| Match Play | 4 | ||||||||||
| Bridgestone Invitational | T50 | ||||||||||
| HSBC 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
See also
References
- ↑ "Golfer Tanihara Has Married Ayaka" (in Japanese). nikkansports.com. July 15, 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