Hideto Tanihara


Hideto Tanihara is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won 18 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour.

Professional career

Tanihara has won 14 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His highest ranking came in June 2017 when he reached 47th. He finished tied for fifth place in the 2006 Open Championship and reached the semi-finals of the 2017 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. His best finish outside of Japan was a second-place finish at the 2016 New Zealand Open, an official event on the Australasian Tour. He has represented Japan four times in the World Cup.

Personal life

On 14 July 2008, it was announced that he and actress Ayaka Nagate had married.

Professional wins (20)

Japan Golf Tour wins (19)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
122 Jun 2003Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open−16 *3 strokes

Results in major championships

Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
Masters TournamentCUT
U.S. OpenT51CUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTCUTCUT
PGA ChampionshipCUTT33T67

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Summary

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 2
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur
Professional