Hideto Tanihara


Hideto Tanihara is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won 14 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 (14)

Japan Golf Tour wins (14)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
122 Jun 2003Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open−16 *3 strokes Nobuhito Sato
221 Dec 2003
Asia Japan Okinawa Open1−9 3 strokes Joon Chung, Hiroshi Gohda,
Yūsaku Miyazato, Ted Oh,
Charlie Wi, Simon Yates,
Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
34 Jun 2006JCB Classic Sendai−18 5 strokes Shingo Katayama
46 Aug 2006Sun Chlorella Classic−5 1 stroke Hiroyuki Fujita, Tetsuji Hiratsuka,
Prayad Marksaeng, Katsumasa Miyamoto,
Masaya Tomida
52 Sep 2007Fujisankei Classic−8 *3 strokes Prayad Marksaeng
69 Sep 2007Suntory Open−8 *2 strokes Toru Taniguchi
725 May 2008Munsingwear Open KSB Cup−18 3 strokes Shingo Katayama, Katsunori Kuwabara,
Nobuhito Sato
828 Sep 2008Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open1−16 1 stroke Azuma Yano
929 Aug 2010Vana H Cup KBC Augusta−22 1 stroke Mitsuhiro Tateyama
1017 Nov 2013Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters−13 1 stroke Ryo Ishikawa, Masahiro Kawamura,
Tomohiro Kondo
118 Nov 2015Heiwa PGM Championship−11 2 strokes Yoshinori Fujimoto
123 Jul 2016Shigeo Nagashima Invitational
Sega Sammy Cup		−14 2 strokes Thanyakon Khrongpha
1310 Jul 2016Japan PGA Championship
Nissin Cupnoodle Cup		−22 Playoff Toshinori Muto
146 Nov 2016Heiwa PGM Championship −12 Playoff Yuta Ikeda

*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12013Fujisankei Classic Hideki Matsuyama, Park Sung-joonMatsuyama won with birdie on second extra hole
22014ANA Open Katsumasa MiyamotoLost to par on first extra hole
32016Japan PGA Championship
Nissin Cupnoodle Cup		 Toshinori MutoWon with par on first extra hole
42016Heiwa PGM Championship Yuta IkedaWon with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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

Summary

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