Shigeki Maruyama (丸山茂樹, Maruyama Shigeki; born 12 September 1969) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Career Maruyama was born in Ichikawa, Japan, near Tokyo. He attended Nihon University.
In 1992, he turned professional. He is known for his ever-present smile on the golf course which has given rise to his nickname of the "Smiling Assassin." He began his career on the Japan Golf Tour, quickly becoming one of the leading players on that tour. Two excellent finishes in World Golf Championships events in 1999 helped to earn him membership of the U.S.-based PGA Tour for the 2000 season. He has three PGA Tour victories. At the end of the 2008 season he announced he was returning to Japan after failing to maintain full playing rights on the PGA Tour.
Maruyama was a member of The International Team in the Presidents Cup in 1998 and 2000. He had a 5–0–0 win–loss–tie record in the 1998 matches.
He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
On 5 June 2000, he shot a first round 58 at Woodmont Country Club (South Course) in Rockville, Maryland while qualifying for the 2000 U.S. Open. This round ties the score achieved by Jim Furyk on the final round of the Travelers Championship on 2016.
Amateur wins 1990 Asian Games
Professional wins (14) PGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up115 Jul 2001Greater Milwaukee Open−18 (68-65-67-66=266)Playoff Charles Howell III212 May 2002Verizon Byron Nelson Classic−14 (67-63-68-68=266)3 strokes Ben Crane319 Oct 2003Chrysler Classic of Greensboro−22 (65-64-70-67=266)5 strokes Brad Faxon
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12001Greater Milwaukee Open Charles Howell IIIWon with birdie on first extra hole
Japan Golf Tour wins (10) Legend Japan majors (1) Other Japan Golf Tour (9) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up123 May 1993Pepsi Ube Kosan Open−20 (63-72-63-66=264)2 strokes Todd Hamilton222 Oct 1995Bridgestone Open−14 (66-70-67-71=274)3 strokes Mark Calcavecchia, Masashi Ozaki, Shinichi Yokota 320 Oct 1996Bridgestone Open (2)−16 (67-67-67-71=272)2 strokes Brian Watts418 May 1997Japan PGA Championship−16 (68-68-69-67=272)2 strokes Shusaku Sugimoto522 Jun 1997Yomiuri Open−17 (67-68-66-66=267)2 strokes Naomichi Ozaki67 Sep 1997Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup3 and 2 Peter Teravainen77 Dec 1997Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup−16 (70-63-68-67=268)2 strokes Tateo Ozaki85 Jul 1998PGA Philanthropy Tournament−20 (65-66-64-69=264)1 stroke Satoshi Higashi924 Oct 1999Bridgestone Open (3)−20 (66-68-66-68=268)5 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa106 Dec 2009Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2)−9 (70-67-70-64=271)Playoff Kim Kyung-tae
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12009Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Kim Kyung-taeWon with par on fourth extra hole
Other wins (1) Legend World Golf Championships (1) Other wins (0) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up115 Dec 2002WGC-World Cup(with Toshimitsu Izawa)−36 (64-64-58-66=252)2 strokes − Phil Mickelson and David Toms
Results in major championships Tournament1996199719981999Masters TournamentCUTT31U.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT14T10T29CUTPGA ChampionshipT23T65CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006Masters TournamentT46CUTT14CUTCUTCUTCUTU.S. OpenCUTT16CUTT4T33The Open ChampionshipT55CUTT5CUTT30CUTPGA ChampionshipT46T22T43T48CUTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 3U.S. Open 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 3The Open Championship 0 0 0 1 2 3 10 6PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 6Totals 0 0 0 2 3 8 34 18 Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2001 PGA – 2002 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTWDT14T45T53T32WDCUTWD
CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place.
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010ChampionshipT50NT1WDT16T11Match PlayQFR16QFR32R64R64R32Invitational6T15T31T36T27T46ChampionsWD 1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play WD = withdrew "T" = tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1990
Professional Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 1998 (winners), 2000 World Cup (representing Japan): 2000, 2001, 2002 (winners), 2003, 2004 Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2005
See also List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
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