Shingo Katayama

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Shingo Katayama (片山晋呉; born 31 January 1973) is a Japanese golfer.

Katayama was born in Chikusei, Ibaraki Prefecture. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full time on the Japan Golf Tour since 1997. He topped the Japan Golf Tour money list four times: 2000, 2004, 2005 and 2006. As of the end of the 2006 season, he had won 21 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking seventh on the career wins list and ranked fourth on the career money list with over 1 billion ¥.

Katayama has played in several major championships and World Golf Championships events, and his most notable achievement outside of Japan is his tied fourth place finish at the 2001 PGA Championship. He played the 3rd round with the champion David Toms. He was called "Cowboy Shingo" due to his distinctive cowboy-style hat. He has featured in the top thirty of the Official World Golf Rankings.

[edit] Japan Golf Tour wins

1998 (1) Sanko Grand Summer Championship
1999 (1) JCB Classic Sendai
2000 (5) Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open, Munsingwear Open KSB Cup, Dunlop Phoenix Tournament, Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, Fancl Open in Okinawa
2001 (3) Token Corporation Cup, Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open, Suntory Open
2002 (2) Suntory Open, Golf Nippon Series JT Cup
2003 (2) Japan PGA Championship, ABC Championship
2004 (2) The Crowns, Woodone Open Hiroshima
2005 (2) Japan Open Golf Championship, ABC Championship
2006 (3) The Crowns, Fujisankei Classic, ABC Championship