Toru Taniguchi
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | February 10, 1968 Nara, Japan |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Weight | 157 lb (71 kg) |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| College | None |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1992 |
| Current tour | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 14 (Japan Golf Tour: 14) |
| Best Results in Major Championships | |
| Masters | CUT: 2002, 2003, 2008 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2001, 2003, 2005-08 |
| British Open | T37: 2001 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007 |
| Awards | |
| Japan Golf Tour Money Winner | 2002, 2007 |
Toru Taniguchi (born 10 February 1968) is a Japanese golfer.
Taniguchi was born in Nara. He has won 14 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour (ranks tied 13th on the career victories list), topped the money list in 2002 and 2007, and is fifth on the career money list (through 2007). 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 Rankings and was the highest ranked Japanese golfer from 2007 until 2008.
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[edit] Professional wins
Japan Golf Tour wins (14)
- 1998 (1) Mitsubishi Galant Tournament
- 2000 (2) Acom International, Philip Morris Championship
- 2002 (4) Token Corporation Cup, Tamanoi Yomiuri Open, Acom International, Georgia Tokai Classic
- 2004 (2) Japan Open, Bridgestone Open
- 2005 (1) Casio World Open
- 2006 (1) The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki
- 2007 (3) Woodone Open Hiroshima, Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup, Japan Open Golf Championship
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | T37 | T69 | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | T60 | |
| PGA Championship | DNP | CUT | CUT | CUT | DNP | CUT | DNP | CUT |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] Team appearances
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2007
