Ken Tanigawa
Ken Tanigawa | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Kobe, Japan | December 26, 1967||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Residence | Dublin, Ohio | ||
Career | |||
College | University of California, Los Angeles | ||
Turned professional | 1990,[a]2018 | ||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions | ||
Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Nationwide Tour Gateway Tour | ||
Professional wins | 4 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
PGA Tour Champions | 2 | ||
Other | 2 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
PGA Championship | CUT: 2020 | ||
U.S. Open | DNP | ||
The Open Championship | DNP | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Ken Tanigawa(born December 26, 1967) is an Americanprofessional golfer.
Tanigawa was born inKobe, Japan.[1]He played college golf atUCLAand turned professional after graduating in 1990.[1]
Tanigawa played on the Ben Hogan Tour (nowKorn Ferry Tour) in 1991 and again in 2003. His best finish was T-41 at the 2003Price Cutter Charity Championship.He played on theJapan Golf Tourin 1996 and 1997 with a best finish of T-9 at the 1996Mitsubishi Galant Tournament.He quit playing professionally and was re-instated as an amateur.[2][3]He won a number of amateur tournaments in Arizona in the mid-2010s.[4][5]
Tanigawa qualified for the 2018PGA Tour Championsviaqualifying school,competing as an amateur and turning professional again in 2018.[2]He won on the tour at thePURE Insurance Championshipin September 2018.[3]
In January 2019, Tanigawa was awarded the 2018PGA Tour ChampionsRookie of the Year award.[6]
On May 26, 2019, Tanigawa won asenior major tournament,theKitchenAid Senior PGA ChampionshipatOak Hill Country ClubinRochester, New York.Tanigawa came from three strokes behind in the final round and holed a 10-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to edge outScott McCarronand claim victory by a single stroke.[7]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2014 Arizona Mid-Amateur
- 2015 Arizona Amateur, Arizona Mid-Amateur
- 2017 Arizona Amateur
Source:[5]
Professional wins (4)
[edit]Gateway Tour wins (1)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | Aug 1,2002 | Learning 2000 Classic | 66-68-68=202 | −14 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Other wins (1)
[edit]- 2000Ohio Open
PGA Tour Champions wins (2)
[edit]Legend |
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Senior major championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour Champions (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Sep 29,2018 | PURE Insurance Championship | 67-66-72=205 | −10 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
2 | May 26,2019 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | 67-74-66-70=277 | −3 | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Results in major championships
[edit]Tournament | 2020 |
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PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Tanigawa only played in the PGA Championship.
Senior major championships
[edit]Wins (1)
[edit]Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
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2019 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | 3 shot deficit | −3 (67-74-66-70=277) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Results timeline
[edit]Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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The Tradition | T57 | NT | T29 | T18 | T60 | ||
Senior PGA Championship | T23 | 1 | NT | CUT | CUT | T20 | T43 |
U.S. Senior Open | T40 | T33 | NT | CUT | T18 | T42 | |
Senior Players Championship | T20 | T63 | T33 | T37 | 49 | T53 | |
The Senior Open Championship | T76 | NT | T24 | CUT | T57 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic
Notes
[edit]- ^Amateur status reinstated in 2010.
References
[edit]- ^ab"Ken Tanigawa – Profile".PGA Tour.RetrievedOctober 2,2018.
- ^ab"AZ Amateur champ Ken Tanigawa qualifies for Champions Tour".amateurgolf.com.December 3, 2017.
- ^ab"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.
- ^ab"Ken Tanigawa".World Amateur Golf Ranking.RetrievedOctober 2,2018.
- ^"Bernhard Langer named PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year for eighth time".PGA Tour. January 16, 2019.
- ^Strege, John (May 26, 2019)."Ken Tanigawa's improbable journey continues with a win in Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill".Golf Digest.RetrievedMay 27,2019.
External links
[edit]- Ken Tanigawaat theJapan Golf Tourofficial site
- Ken Tanigawaat thePGA Tourofficial site
- Ken Tanigawaat theOfficial World Golf Rankingofficial site