Hidemichi Tanaka

Hidemichi Tanaka (田中秀道; born 29 March 1971) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Hidemichi Tanaka 田中秀道
Personal information
Born	(1971-03-29) 29 March 1971 (age 54) Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
Turned professional	1991
Current tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	15
Highest ranking	57 (28 May 2000)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	10
Other	5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T55: 2004
U.S. Open	T15: 2003
The Open Championship	T32: 1996

Career

Tanaka was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. 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.

Tanaka 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.

Professional wins (15)

Japan Golf Tour wins (10)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	29 Oct 1995	Philip Morris Championship	−10 (67-73-69-69=278)	1 stroke	Naomichi Ozaki, Nobumitsu Yuhara
2	19 May 1996	Pepsi Ube Kosan Open	−20 (68-64-65-67=264)	2 strokes	Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Brian Watts
3	26 Jul 1998	Aiful Cup	−15 (68-70-69-66=273)	1 stroke	Toshimitsu Izawa, Tatsuo Takasaki
4	4 Oct 1998	Japan Open Golf Championship	−5 (72-70-72-69=283)	1 stroke	Naomichi Ozaki
5	13 Dec 1998	DDI Group Okinawa Open	−11 (70-67-69-67=273)	3 strokes	Akihito Tokoyama
6	7 Nov 1999	Acom International	−19 (66-69-66-68=269)	5 strokes	Keiichiro Fukabori
7	19 Mar 2000	Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open	−14 (66-70-70-68=274)	2 strokes	Eiji Mizoguchi
8	30 Apr 2000	The Crowns	−8 (69-69-67-67=272)	5 strokes	Mitsutaka Kusakabe
9	15 Apr 2001	Tsuruya Open	−14 (71-69-68-66=274)	2 strokes	Masayuki Kawamura
10	24 Jun 2001	Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open	−16 (66-69-68-69=272)	3 strokes	Eduardo Herrera

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2000	Tsuruya Open	Richard Backwell	Lost to par on fourth extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)

• 1995 Mito Green Open, Korakuen Cup (2nd)

Other wins (3)

• 1996 Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am (Japan)
• 1998 Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am (Japan)
• 2001 Hawaii Pearl Open

Results in major championships

Tournament	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
U.S. Open							T37	T15	T36
The Open Championship	T33			CUT		CUT
PGA Championship				CUT	79				T55

Note: Tanaka never played in the Masters Tournament

  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006
The Players Championship	CUT	T81	WD	CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2000	2001
Match Play		R32
Championship	T11	NT1
Invitational

¹Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Japan): 2000, 2003, 2004

See also

• 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins