Shigeki Maruyama

Shigeki Maruyama (丸山茂樹, Maruyama Shigeki; born 12 September 1969) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Shigeki Maruyama 丸山茂樹
Personal information
Nickname	The Smiling Assassin
Born	(1969-09-12) 12 September 1969 (age 55) Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
College	Nihon University
Turned professional	1992
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	14
Highest ranking	19 (21 March 2004)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
Japan Golf Tour	10
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T14: 2002
PGA Championship	T22: 2001
U.S. Open	T4: 2004
The Open Championship	T5: 2002
Medal record Asian Games 1990 Beijing Men's individual 1990 Beijing Men's team

Early life

Maruyama was born in Ichikawa, Japan, near Tokyo. He attended Nihon University.

Professional career

In 1992, he turned professional. He is known for his ever-present smile on the golf course which has given rise to his nickname of the "Smiling Assassin." He began his career on the Japan Golf Tour, quickly becoming one of the leading players on that tour. Two excellent finishes in World Golf Championships events in 1999 helped to earn him membership of the U.S.-based PGA Tour for the 2000 season. He has three PGA Tour victories. At the end of the 2008 season he announced he was returning to Japan after failing to maintain full playing rights on the PGA Tour.

Maruyama was a member of The International Team in the Presidents Cup in 1998 and 2000. He had a 5–0–0 win–loss–tie record in the 1998 matches.

He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

On 5 June 2000, he shot a first round 58 at Woodmont Country Club (South Course) in Rockville, Maryland while qualifying for the 2000 U.S. Open. This round ties the score achieved by Jim Furyk on the final round of the Travelers Championship on 2016.

Amateur wins

• 1990 Asian Games

Professional wins (14)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 Jul 2001	Greater Milwaukee Open	−18 (68-65-67-66=266)	Playoff	Charles Howell III
2	12 May 2002	Verizon Byron Nelson Classic	−14 (67-63-68-68=266)	3 strokes	Ben Crane
3	19 Oct 2003	Chrysler Classic of Greensboro	−22 (65-64-70-67=266)	5 strokes	Brad Faxon

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2001	Greater Milwaukee Open	Charles Howell III	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (10)

Legend
Japan majors (1)
Other Japan Golf Tour (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	23 May 1993	Pepsi Ube Kosan Open	−20 (63-72-63-66=264)	2 strokes	Todd Hamilton
2	22 Oct 1995	Bridgestone Open	−14 (66-70-67-71=274)	3 strokes	Mark Calcavecchia, Masashi Ozaki, Shinichi Yokota
3	20 Oct 1996	Bridgestone Open (2)	−16 (67-67-67-71=272)	2 strokes	Brian Watts
4	18 May 1997	Japan PGA Championship	−16 (68-68-69-67=272)	2 strokes	Shusaku Sugimoto
5	22 Jun 1997	Yomiuri Open	−17 (67-68-66-66=267)	2 strokes	Naomichi Ozaki
6	7 Sep 1997	Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup	3 and 2		Peter Teravainen
7	7 Dec 1997	Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup	−16 (70-63-68-67=268)	2 strokes	Tateo Ozaki
8	5 Jul 1998	PGA Philanthropy Tournament	−20 (65-66-64-69=264)	1 stroke	Satoshi Higashi
9	24 Oct 1999	Bridgestone Open (3)	−20 (66-68-66-68=268)	5 strokes	Toshimitsu Izawa
10	6 Dec 2009	Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2)	−9 (70-67-70-64=271)	Playoff	Kim Kyung-tae

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2009	Golf Nippon Series JT Cup	Kim Kyung-tae	Won with par on fourth extra hole

Other wins (1)

Legend
World Golf Championships (1)
Other wins (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	15 Dec 2002	WGC-World Cup (with Toshimitsu Izawa)	−36 (64-64-58-66=252)	2 strokes	United States − Phil Mickelson and David Toms

Results in major championships

Tournament	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament			CUT	T31
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	T14	T10	T29	CUT
PGA Championship		T23	T65	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Masters Tournament	T46	CUT	T14	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT		T16	CUT	T4	T33
The Open Championship	T55	CUT	T5	CUT	T30	CUT
PGA Championship	T46	T22	T43	T48	CUT	CUT	CUT

  Top 10

  Did not play

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

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	3
U.S. Open	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	3
The Open Championship	0	0	0	1	2	3	10	6
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	6
Totals	0	0	0	2	3	8	34	18

• Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2001 PGA – 2002 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
The Players Championship	CUT	CUT	WD		T14	T45	T53	T32	WD	CUT	WD

  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Championship		T50	NT1	WD		T16	T11
Match Play	QF	R16	QF		R32	R64	R64	R32
Invitational	6	T15	T31	T36		T27	T46
Champions												WD

¹Cancelled due to 9/11

  Top 10

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1990

Professional

• Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 1998 (winners), 2000
• World Cup (representing Japan): 2000, 2001, 2002 (winners), 2003, 2004
• Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2005

See also

• List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins