Toru Taniguchi
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Toru Taniguchi 谷口 徹 | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born | Nara Prefecture, Japan | 10 February 1968||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Residence | Nara Prefecture, Japan | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1992 | ||
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Japan PGA Senior Tour | ||
Professional wins | 20 | ||
Highest ranking | 27 (16 December 2007)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Japan Golf Tour | 20 (Tied 9th all time) | ||
Other | 1 | ||
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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Toru Taniguchi (谷口 徹, Taniguchi Tōru, born 10 February 1968) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Taniguchi was born in Nara. He has won 20 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour (ranking 10th on the most career victories list), topped the money list in 2002 and 2007, and is fourth on the career money list (through 2018). In 2001, he reached the semi-finals of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
He has featured in the top 30 of the Official World Golf Ranking and was the highest ranked Japanese golfer from 2007 to 2008.
Professional wins (21)
Japan Golf Tour wins (20)
Legend |
Japan Opens (2) |
Japan majors (5) |
Other Japan Golf Tour (15) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 31 May 1998 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | −16 (71-65-65-67=268) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 24 Sep 2000 | Acom International | −18 (69-68-65-64=266) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 29 Oct 2000 | Philip Morris Championship | −12 (68-73-68-67=276) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 17 Mar 2002 | Token Corporation Cup | −16 (71-73-67-61=272) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 23 Jun 2002 | Tamanoi Yomiuri Open | −18 (65-69-67-69=270) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
6 | 29 Sep 2002 | Acom International (2) | −16 (64-63-70=197)* | 1 stroke | ![]() |
7 | 13 Oct 2002 | Georgia Tokai Classic | −10 (72-69-69-68=278) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
8 | 17 Oct 2004 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −3 (68-68-75-74=285) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
9 | 24 Oct 2004 | Bridgestone Open | −16 (66-71-69-66=272) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
10 | 27 Nov 2005 | Casio World Open | −11 (70-70-68-69=277) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
11 | 30 Jul 2006 | The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki | −11 (69-70-66-68=273) | Playoff | ![]() ![]() |
12 | 8 Jul 2007 | Woodone Open Hiroshima | −15 (67-64-68-70=269) | Playoff | ![]() |
13 | 15 Jul 2007 | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | −12 (70-70-68-68=276) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
14 | 14 Oct 2007 | Japan Open Golf Championship (2) | −5 (75-70-72-66=283) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
15 | 20 Sep 2009 | ANA Open | −16 (67-67-66-72=272) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
16 | 16 May 2010 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup |
−10 (69-68-65-68=270) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
17 | 23 Oct 2011 | Bridgestone Open (2) | −15 (69-67-68-65=269) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
18 | 13 May 2012 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup (2) |
−4 (65-70-76-73=284) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
19 | 21 Oct 2012 | Bridgestone Open (3) | −12 (66-71-69-66=272) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
20 | 13 May 2018 | Japan PGA Championship (3) | −6 (68-72-71-71=282) | Playoff | ![]() |
*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 |
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1 | 2000 | Mitsubishi Motors Tournament | ![]() |
Lost to eagle on second extra hole |
2 | 2006 | The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki | ![]() ![]() |
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3 | 2007 | The Crowns | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
4 | 2007 | Woodone Open Hiroshima | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
5 | 2010 | Tsuruya Open | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
6 | 2011 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | ![]() |
Lost to par on second extra hole |
7 | 2018 | Japan PGA Championship | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (1)
- 2019 Japan Senior Open
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | ||
U.S. Open | ||
The Open Championship | CUT | |
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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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 |
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Masters Tournament | |||||||
U.S. Open | T63 | CUT | 67 | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | T60 | CUT | CUT | ||||
PGA Championship | T68 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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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 |
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Match Play | 3 | R64 | R64 | ||||||||||
Championship | NT1 | T59 | T26 | ||||||||||
Invitational | WD | 71 | |||||||||||
Champions |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
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
See also
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