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Ken Tanigawa

American professional golfer (born 1967) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Ken Tanigawa (born December 26, 1967) is an American professional golfer.

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Early life and amateur career

Tanigawa was born in Kobe, Japan.[1] He played college golf at UCLA. In 1990, he graduated.[1]

Professional career

In 1990, Tanigawa turned professional.[1] In 1991, he played on the Ben Hogan Tour and again in 2003. His best finish was T-41 at the 2003 Price Cutter Charity Championship. He played on the Japan Golf Tour in 1996 and 1997 with a best finish of T-9 at the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament.

Re-instated amateur career

Tanigawa quit playing professionally and was re-instated as an amateur.[2][3] He won a number of amateur tournaments in Arizona in the mid-2010s.[4][5]

Second professional career

Tanigawa qualified for the 2018 PGA Tour Champions via qualifying school, competing as an amateur and turning professional again in 2018.[2] He won on the tour at the PURE Insurance Championship in September 2018.[3]

In January 2019, Tanigawa was awarded the 2018 PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year award.[6]

On May 26, 2019, Tanigawa won a senior major tournament, the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Tanigawa came from three strokes behind in the final round and holed a 10-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to edge out Scott McCarron and claim victory by a single stroke.[7]

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Awards and honors

In 2018, PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year

Amateur wins

  • 2014 Arizona Mid-Amateur
  • 2015 Arizona Amateur, Arizona Mid-Amateur
  • 2017 Arizona Amateur

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Professional wins (5)

Gateway Tour wins (1)

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Other wins (1)

PGA Tour Champions wins (3)

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Results in major championships

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CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Tanigawa only played in the PGA Championship.

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

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Results timeline

Results not in chronological order

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CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Notes

  1. Amateur status reinstated in 2010.

References

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