Shingo Katayama

Shingo Katayama
片山 晋呉
Personal information
Full name Shingo Katayama
片山 晋呉
Born (1973-01-31) 31 January 1973
Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg)
Nationality  Japan
Career
College None
Turned professional 1995
Current tour(s) Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins 31
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour 31 (5th all-time)
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament 4th: 2009
U.S. Open T35: 2002
The Open Championship T34: 2003
PGA Championship T4: 2001
Achievements and awards
Japan Golf Tour
leading money winner		 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008

Shingo Katayama (Japanese: 片山 晋呉, born 31 January 1973) is a Japanese golfer.

Katayama was born in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full-time on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. He topped the Japan Golf Tour money list five times: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008. He has won 31 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking sixth on the career wins list and ranking second on the career money list with over 1.9 billion ¥.

Katayama has played in several major championships and World Golf Championships events, and his most notable achievement outside Japan is his tied fourth-place finish at the 2001 PGA Championship. He played the 3rd round with the champion David Toms. He was called "Cowboy Shingo" due to his distinctive cowboy-style hat. He has featured in the top thirty of the Official World Golf Rankings. Placing fourth with a 10-under par at the 2009 Masters, he tied Toshimitsu Izawa (2001) for the best showing of a Japanese golfer at the tournament.

Professional wins (31)

Japan Golf Tour wins (31)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament T40 CUT T37 T33 T27 T44 CUT 4
U.S. Open CUT T35 CUT CUT T36 CUT
The Open Championship 71 CUT CUT T50 T34 CUT
PGA Championship CUT T4 CUT CUT T62 T23 T50 CUT
Tournament 2010201120122013
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T44
PGA Championship
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00011196
U.S. Open00000062
The Open Championship00000074
PGA Championship00011284
Totals0002233016
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2007 Masters – 2007 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice times)

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20022003200420052006200720082009
Mexico Championship 67 72 T73 T46
Match Play R64 R64 R64 R64 R16 R64 R64 R32
Bridgestone Invitational T46 72
HSBC Champions T33
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Professional

See also

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