is a Japanese professional golfer born in Nara.
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.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up131 May 1998Mitsubishi Galant Tournament−16 (71-65-65-67=268)1 stroke Kazuhiko Hosokawa224 Sep 2000Acom International−18 (69-68-65-64=266)6 strokes Yasuharu Imano329 Oct 2000Philip Morris Championship−12 (68-73-68-67=276)1 stroke Shingo Katayama, Hidemichi Tanaka417 Mar 2002Token Corporation Cup−16 (71-73-67-61=272)2 strokes Hirofumi Miyase523 Jun 2002Tamanoi Yomiuri Open−18 (65-69-67-69=270)2 strokes Satoru Hirota, Daisuke Maruyama629 Sep 2002Acom International (2)−16 (64-63-70=197)1 stroke Zhang Lianwei713 Oct 2002Georgia Tokai Classic−10 (72-69-69-68=278)2 strokes Nozomi Kawahara, Zaw Moe817 Oct 2004Japan Open Golf Championship−3 (68-68-75-74=285)4 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa, David Smail, Yeh Wei-tze924 Oct 2004Bridgestone Open−16 (66-71-69-66=272)1 stroke Shigeki Maruyama, Shinichi Yokota1027 Nov 2005Casio World Open−11 (70-70-68-69=277)2 strokes Kim Jong-duck1130 Jul 2006The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki−11 (69-70-66-68=273)Playoff Hur Suk-ho, Tomohiro Kondo128 Jul 2007 Woodone Open Hiroshima−15 (67-64-68-70=269)Playoff Prayad Marksaeng1315 Jul 2007Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup−12 (70-70-68-68=276)3 strokes Prom Meesawat1414 Oct 2007Japan Open Golf Championship (2)−5 (75-70-72-66=283)2 strokes Shingo Katayama1520 Sep 2009 ANA Open−16 (67-67-66-72=272)4 strokes Kim Kyung-tae, Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Kazuhiro Yamashita1616 May 2010Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup−10 (69-68-65-68=270)1 stroke Tetsuji Hiratsuka1723 Oct 2011Bridgestone Open (2)−15 (69-67-68-65=269)2 strokes Shingo Katayama, Hiroo Kawai, Michio Matsumura, Koumei Oda1813 May 2012 Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup (2)−4 (65-70-76-73=284)1 stroke Keiichiro Fukabori1921 Oct 2012Bridgestone Open (3)−12 (66-71-69-66=272)1 stroke Hiroyuki Fujita2013 May 2018 Japan PGA Championship (3)−6 (68-72-71-71=282)Playoff Yoshinori Fujimoto
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3–4) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12000Mitsubishi Motors Tournament Hirofumi MiyaseLost to eagle on second extra hole22006The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki Hur Suk-ho, Tomohiro KondoWon with birdie on third extra holeKondo eliminated by birdie on second hole32007The Crowns Hirofumi MiyaseLost to par on first extra hole42007Woodone Open Hiroshima Prayad MarksaengWon with birdie on first extra hole52010Tsuruya Open Hiroyuki FujitaLost to birdie on third extra hole62011Golf Nippon Series JT Cup Hiroyuki FujitaLost to par on second extra hole72018Japan PGA Championship Yoshinori FujimotoWon with birdie on first extra hole
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up122 Sep 2019Japan Senior Open Golf Championship−8 (66-70-72-72=280)1 stroke Thaworn Wiratchant213 Jun 2021Starts Senior Golf Tournament−18 (65-67-66=198)3 strokes Kazuhiko Hosokawa, Thaworn Wiratchant
Results in major championships Tournament19981999Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTPGA Championship
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentCUTCUTCUTU.S. OpenCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipT37T69CUTCUTT60PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT Tournament2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Masters TournamentU.S. OpenT63CUT67CUTThe Open ChampionshipT60CUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT68
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 0 3 0U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1Totals 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 Tournament2001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013Match Play3R64R64ChampionshipNT1T59T26InvitationalWD71Champions
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 List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
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