Ken Tanigawa

Ken Tanigawa
Personal information
Born (1967-12-26) December 26, 1967
Los Angeles, California
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Nationality  United States
Residence Dublin, Ohio
Career
College UCLA
Turned professional 1990
re-instated amateur c. 2010
2018
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins 2
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions 1
Other 1

Ken Tanigawa (born December 26, 1967) is an American professional golfer.

Tanigawa was born in Los Angeles, California.[1] He played college golf at UCLA and turned professional after graduating in 1990.[1]

Tanigawa played on the Ben Hogan Tour (now Web.com Tour) in 1991 and again in 2003. His best finish was T-41 at the 2003 Price Cutter Charity Championship. He played on the Japan Golf Tour in 1996 and 1997 with a best finish of T-9 at the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament. He quit playing professionally an was re-instated as an amateur.[2][3] He won a number of amateur tournaments in Arizona in the mid-2010's.[4][5]

Tanigawa qualified for the 2018 PGA Tour Champions via qualifying school, competing as an amateur and turning professional again in 2018.[2] He won on the tour at the PURE Insurance Championship in September 2018.[3]

Amateur wins

  • 2014 Arizona Mid-Amateur
  • 2015 Arizona Amateur, Arizona Mid-Amateur
  • 2017 Arizona Amateur

Source:[5]

Professional wins

PGA Tour Champions wins

Other wins

References

  1. 1 2 "Ken Tanigawa – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "AZ Amateur champ Ken Tanigawa qualifies for Champions Tour". amateurgolf.com. December 3, 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Ken Tanigawa eagles 18th to win Champions event at Pebble Beach". ESPN. Associated Press. September 30, 2018.
  4. Vailliencourt, Andrew (August 5, 2017). "Ken Tanigawa wins 93rd Arizona Amateur Championship". azcentral.com.
  5. 1 2 "Ken Tanigawa". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
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