Ken Tanigawa

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

Ken Tanigawa
Personal information
Born (1967-12-26) December 26, 1967
Kobe, Japan
Weight185 lb (84 kg)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceDublin, Ohio
Career
CollegeUCLA
Turned professional1990
re-instated amateur c. 2010
2018
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)Nationwide Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour Champions2
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2020
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Champions
Rookie of the Year		2018

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

Tanigawa played on the Ben Hogan Tour (now Korn Ferry 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 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 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]

In January 2019, Tanigawa was awarded the 2018 PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year award.[6]

On May 26, 2019, Tanigawa won a senior major tournament, the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, 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 out Scott McCarron and claim victory by a single stroke.[7]

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

Source:[5]

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour Champions wins (2)
Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 29, 2018 PURE Insurance Championship 67-66-72=205 −10 1 stroke United States Marco Dawson, United States Kirk Triplett
2 May 26, 2019 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship 67-74-66-70=277 −3 1 stroke United States Scott McCarron

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships
Tournament 2020
PGA Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Tanigawa only played in the PGA Championship.

Senior major championships

Wins (1)
YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
2019KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship3 shot deficit−3 (67-74-66-70=277)1 strokeUnited States Scott McCarron

Results timeline
Tournament201820192020202120222023
The Tradition T57 NT T29 T18
Senior PGA Championship T23 1 NT CUT CUT T20
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
  Win
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

References
  1. "Ken Tanigawa – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  2. "AZ Amateur champ Ken Tanigawa qualifies for Champions Tour". amateurgolf.com. December 3, 2017.
  3. "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. "Ken Tanigawa". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  6. "Bernhard Langer named PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year for eighth time". PGA Tour. January 16, 2019.
  7. Strege, John (May 26, 2019). "Ken Tanigawa's improbable journey continues with a win in Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill". Golf Digest. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
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