Hidemichi Tanaka
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Hidemichi Tanaka (田中秀道? born 29 March 1971) is a Japanese golfer who plays on the U.S. based PGA Tour.
Tanaka was born in Hiroshima. He turned professional in 1991, joined the Japan Golf Tour in 1995 and played mainly on that tour until 2001. He won 10 times on tour (ranks 24th on the career victories list).
He earned a PGA Tour card for 2002 at the 2001 Qualifying School, and held his card through 2006 by finishing in the top 125 on the money list each year. In 2006, he lost his card by finishing 224th on the money list. His best finishes on the PGA Tour are two T-3, at the 2004 B.C. Open and the 2005 Chrysler Championship.
[edit] Japan Golf Tour wins (10)
- 1995 (1) Philip Morris Championship
- 1996 (1) Pepsi Ube Kosan Open
- 1998 (3) Aiful Cup, Japan Open, DDI Group Okinawa Open
- 1999 (1) Acom International
- 2000 (2) Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open, The Crowns
- 2001 (2) Tsuruya Open, Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open
[edit] Other wins
- 1995 Mito Green Open (Japan), Korakuen Cup No. 2 (Japan)
- 1996 Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am (Japan)
- 1998 Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am (Japan)
- 2001 Hawaii Pearl Open
[edit] External links
- Profile on the PGA Tour's official site
- Profile on the Japan Golf Tour's official site - English language version
