| Hideto Tanihara 谷原 秀人 |
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|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 November 1978 Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (170 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality | Japan |
| Spouse | Ayaka Nagate |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2001 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 9 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 9 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2007 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T5: 2006 |
| PGA Championship | T55: 2006 |
Hideto Tanihara (谷原 秀人 Tanihara Hideto, born 16 November 1978) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Tanihara was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. He has won nine tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings with his highest ranking coming in December 2007 when he reached 68th. He represented Japan at the 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Tetsuji Hiratsuka.
On 14 July 2008, it was announced that he and actress Ayaka Nagate had married.
Contents |
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | T5 | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T55 | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.