Ken Tanigawa
Ken Tanigawa | |
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Personal information | |
Born |
Los Angeles, California | December 26, 1967
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
Nationality |
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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
- 2000 Ohio Open
References
- 1 2 "Ken Tanigawa – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- 1 2 "AZ Amateur champ Ken Tanigawa qualifies for Champions Tour". amateurgolf.com. December 3, 2017.
- 1 2 "Ken Tanigawa eagles 18th to win Champions event at Pebble Beach". ESPN. Associated Press. September 30, 2018.
- ↑ Vailliencourt, Andrew (August 5, 2017). "Ken Tanigawa wins 93rd Arizona Amateur Championship". azcentral.com.
- 1 2 "Ken Tanigawa". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
External links
- Ken Tanigawa at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Ken Tanigawa at the PGA Tour official site
- Ken Tanigawa at the Official World Golf Ranking official site