Toru Taniguchi
Toru Taniguchi (谷口 徹, Taniguchi Tōru, born 10 February 1968) is a Japanese professional golfer born in Nara.
| Toru Taniguchi 谷口 徹 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | 10 February 1968 Nara Prefecture, Japan | ||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) | ||||
| Sporting nationality |  Japan | ||||
| Residence | Nara Prefecture, Japan | ||||
| Career | |||||
| Turned professional | 1992 | ||||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Japan PGA Senior Tour | ||||
| Professional wins | 22 | ||||
| Highest ranking | 27 (16 December 2007)[1] | ||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 20 (Tied 9th all time) | ||||
| Other | 2 | ||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2002, 2003, 2008 | ||||
| PGA Championship | T68: 2012 | ||||
| U.S. Open | T63: 2010 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T37: 2001 | ||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||
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Career
Taniguchi has won 20 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking 10th on the most career victories list; topped the annual earnings list in 2002 and 2007; and is fourth on the career earnings list through 2018. In 2001 he placed 3rd in WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
He has been in the top 30 of the Official World Golf Ranking, and was the highest ranked Japanese golfer from 2007 to 2008.
Professional wins (22)
Japan Golf Tour wins (20)
| Legend |
| Flagship events (2) |
| Japan majors (5) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (15) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 May 1998 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | −16 (71-65-65-67=268) | 1 stroke | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kazuhiko Hosokawa |
| 2 | 24 Sep 2000 | Acom International | −18 (69-68-65-64=266) | 6 strokes | Yasuharu Imano |
| 3 | 29 Oct 2000 | Philip Morris Championship | −12 (68-73-68-67=276) | 1 stroke | Shingo Katayama, Hidemichi Tanaka |
| 4 | 17 Mar 2002 | Token Corporation Cup | −16 (71-73-67-61=272) | 2 strokes | Hirofumi Miyase |
| 5 | 23 Jun 2002 | Tamanoi Yomiuri Open | −18 (65-69-67-69=270) | 2 strokes | Satoru Hirota, Daisuke Maruyama |
| 6 | 29 Sep 2002 | Acom International (2) | −16 (64-63-70=197)* | 1 stroke |  Zhang Lianwei |
| 7 | 13 Oct 2002 | Georgia Tokai Classic | −10 (72-69-69-68=278) | 2 strokes | Nozomi Kawahara, .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Zaw Moe |
| 8 | 17 Oct 2004 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −3 (68-68-75-74=285) | 4 strokes | Toshimitsu Izawa,  David Smail, Yeh Wei-tze |
| 9 | 24 Oct 2004 | Bridgestone Open | −16 (66-71-69-66=272) | 1 stroke | Shigeki Maruyama, Shinichi Yokota |
| 10 | 27 Nov 2005 | Casio World Open | −11 (70-70-68-69=277) | 2 strokes |  Kim Jong-duck |
| 11 | 30 Jul 2006 | The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki | −11 (69-70-66-68=273) | Playoff | Hur Suk-ho, Tomohiro Kondo |
| 12 | 8 Jul 2007 | Woodone Open Hiroshima | −15 (67-64-68-70=269) | Playoff |  Prayad Marksaeng |
| 13 | 15 Jul 2007 | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | −12 (70-70-68-68=276) | 3 strokes | Prom Meesawat |
| 14 | 14 Oct 2007 | Japan Open Golf Championship (2) | −5 (75-70-72-66=283) | 2 strokes | Shingo Katayama |
| 15 | 20 Sep 2009 | ANA Open | −16 (67-67-66-72=272) | 4 strokes | Kim Kyung-tae, Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Kazuhiro Yamashita |
| 16 | 16 May 2010 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | −10 (69-68-65-68=270) | 1 stroke | Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
| 17 | 23 Oct 2011 | Bridgestone Open (2) | −15 (69-67-68-65=269) | 2 strokes | Shingo Katayama, Hiroo Kawai, Michio Matsumura, Koumei Oda |
| 18 | 13 May 2012 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup (2) | −4 (65-70-76-73=284) | 1 stroke | Keiichiro Fukabori |
| 19 | 21 Oct 2012 | Bridgestone Open (3) | −12 (66-71-69-66=272) | 1 stroke | Hiroyuki Fujita |
| 20 | 13 May 2018 | Japan PGA Championship (3) | −6 (68-72-71-71=282) | Playoff | Yoshinori Fujimoto |
*Note: The 2002 Acom International was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
- The Japan Open Golf Championship is also a Japan major championship.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000 | Mitsubishi Motors Tournament | Hirofumi Miyase |
Lost to eagle on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2006 | The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki | Hur Suk-ho, Tomohiro Kondo |
Won with birdie on third extra hole Kondo eliminated by birdie on second hole |
| 3 | 2007 | The Crowns | Hirofumi Miyase |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2007 | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Prayad Marksaeng |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2010 | Tsuruya Open | Hiroyuki Fujita |
Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 6 | 2011 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Hiroyuki Fujita |
Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 7 | 2018 | Japan PGA Championship | Yoshinori Fujimoto |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2)
- 2019 Japan Senior Open
- 2021 Starts Senior Golf Tournament
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| U.S. Open | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||
| The Open Championship | T37 | T69 | CUT | CUT | T60 | |||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||
| U.S. Open | T63 | CUT | 67 | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | T60 | CUT | CUT | ||||
| PGA Championship | T68 |
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2010 U.S. Open – 2010 Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | 3 | R64 | R64 | ||||||||||
| Championship | NT1 | T59 | T26 | ||||||||||
| Invitational | WD | 71 | |||||||||||
| Champions | |||||||||||||
1Cancelled due to 9/11
Top 10
Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No Tournament
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2007, 2009 (winners)
- World Cup (representing Japan): 2008
References
- "Week 50 2007 Ending 16 Dec 2007" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
External links
- Toru Taniguchi at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Toru Taniguchi at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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