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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