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Biography
Hideto Tanihara (谷原 秀人, Tanihara Hideto, born 16 November 1978) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Tanihara was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Japan. He has won 14 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking with his highest ranking coming in March 2017 when he reached 48th. He represented Japan at the 2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup with Tetsuji Hiratsuka. He is sponsored by ISPS.
On 14 July 2008, it was announced that he and actress Ayaka Nagate had married.
Professional wins (14)
Japan Golf Tour wins (14)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Jun 2003 | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open1 | −16 (65-71-64=200) | 3 strokes |  Nobuhito Sato |
| 2 | 21 Dec 2003 | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | −9 (66-76-68-69=279) | 3 strokes |  Joon Chung, Hiroshi Gohda, Yūsaku Miyazato, Ted Oh, Charlie Wi,  Simon Yates, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama |
| 3 | 4 Jun 2006 | JCB Classic Sendai | −18 (67-69-63-67=266) | 5 strokes | Shingo Katayama |
| 4 | 6 Aug 2006 | Sun Chlorella Classic | −5 (70-74-67-72=283) | 1 stroke | Hiroyuki Fujita, Tetsuji Hiratsuka,  Prayad Marksaeng, Katsumasa Miyamoto, Masaya Tomida |
| 5 | 2 Sep 2007 | Fujisankei Classic1 | −8 (67-71-67=205) | 3 strokes | Prayad Marksaeng |
| 6 | 9 Sep 2007 | Suntory Open1 | −8 (65-71-66=202) | 2 strokes | Toru Taniguchi |
| 7 | 25 May 2008 | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | −18 (65-67-65-73=270) | 3 strokes | Shingo Katayama, Katsunori Kuwabara, Nobuhito Sato |
| 8 | 28 Sep 2008 | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open2 | −16 (66-68-64-66=264) | 1 stroke | Azuma Yano |
| 9 | 29 Aug 2010 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | −22 (67-66-67-66=266) | 1 stroke | Mitsuhiro Tateyama |
| 10 | 17 Nov 2013 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −13 (66-69-67-73=275) | 1 stroke | Ryo Ishikawa, Masahiro Kawamura, Tomohiro Kondo |
| 11 | 8 Nov 2015 | Heiwa PGM Championship | −11 (67-67-66-69=269) | 2 strokes | Yoshinori Fujimoto |
| 12 | 3 Jul 2016 | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | −14 (70-65-67-72=274) | 2 strokes | Thanyakorn Khrongpha |
| 13 | 10 Jul 2016 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | −22 (68-70-65-63=266) | Playoff | Toshinori Muto |
| 14 | 6 Nov 2016 | Heiwa PGM Championship (2) | −12 (68-64-66-70=268) | Playoff | Yuta Ikeda |
1 Shortened to 54 holes
2 Co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | T5 | CUT | CUT | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | T55 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 | |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | T33 |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico Championship | 70 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 |
| Match Play | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4 |
| Bridgestone Invitational | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | |
| HSBC Champions | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T54 | |||
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Japan): 2006, 2007, 2013
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2009 (winners)
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2014