Ken Tanigawa (born December 26, 1967) is an American professional golfer.
| Ken Tanigawa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | December 26, 1967 Kobe, Japan | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona | ||
| 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 | 5 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour Champions | 3 | ||
| 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 | |||
| |||
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
edit- 2014 Arizona Mid-Amateur
- 2015 Arizona Amateur, Arizona Mid-Amateur
- 2017 Arizona Amateur
Source:[5]
Professional wins (5)
editGateway Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 1, 2002 | Learning 2000 Classic | 66-68-68=202 | −14 | 2 strokes |  Mike Louden, Rob Rashell
|
Other wins (1)
edit- 2000 Ohio Open
PGA Tour Champions wins (3)
edit| Legend |
|---|
| Senior major championships (1) |
| Other PGA Tour Champions (2) |
| 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 | Marco Dawson, Kirk Triplett
|
| 2 | May 26, 2019 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | 67-74-66-70=277 | −3 | 1 stroke | Scott McCarron
|
| 3 | Aug 18, 2024 | Rogers Charity Classic | 68-61-64=193 | −17 | 2 strokes |  Richard Green
|
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2020 |
|---|---|
| PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Tanigawa only played in the PGA Championship.
Senior major championships
editWins (1)
edit| Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | 3 shot deficit | −3 (67-74-66-70=277) | 1 stroke | Scott McCarron
|
Results timeline
edit| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | CUT |
| Senior Players Championship | T20 | T63 | T33 | T37 | 49 | T53 | T70 |
| The Senior Open Championship | T76 | NT | T24 | CUT | T57 | T64 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Notes
edit- ^ Amateur status reinstated in 2010.
References
edit- ^ a b "Ken Tanigawa – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
- ^ a b "AZ Amateur champ Ken Tanigawa qualifies for Champions Tour". amateurgolf.com. December 3, 2017.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "Ken Tanigawa". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved October 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. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
External links
edit- Ken Tanigawa at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Ken Tanigawa at the PGA Tour official site
- Ken Tanigawa at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
