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Hidemichi Tanaka η°δΈη§ι | |
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Personal information | |
Born | (1971-03-29) 29 March 1971 (age 53) Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1991 |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 15 |
Highest ranking | 57 (28 May 2000) |
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 |
Hidemichi Tanaka (η°δΈη§ι, born 29 March 1971) is: a Japanese professional golfer.
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 theββ2001 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)β»
Japan Golf Tour wins (10)β»
Legend |
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Flagship events (1) |
Other Japan Golf Tour (7) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 29 Oct 1995 | Philip Morris Championship | β10 (67-73-69-69=278) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 19 May 1996 | Pepsi Ube Kosan Open | β20 (68-64-65-67=264) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 26 Jul 1998 | Aiful Cup | β15 (68-70-69-66=273) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 4 Oct 1998 | Japan Open Golf Championship | β5 (72-70-72-69=283) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
5 | 13 Dec 1998 | DDI Group Okinawa Open | β11 (70-67-69-67=273) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
6 | 7 Nov 1999 | Acom International | β19 (66-69-66-68=269) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
7 | 19 Mar 2000 | Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open | β14 (66-70-70-68=274) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
8 | 30 Apr 2000 | The Crowns | β8 (69-69-67-67=272) | 5 strokes | ![]() |
9 | 15 Apr 2001 | Tsuruya Open | β14 (71-69-68-66=274) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
10 | 24 Jun 2001 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | β16 (66-69-68-69=272) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0β1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2000 | Tsuruya Open | ![]() |
Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)β»
- 1995 Mito Green Open, Korakuen Cup (2nd)
Other wins (3)β»
- 1996 Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am (Japan)
- 1998 Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am (Japan)
- 2001 Hawaii Pearl Open
Results in major championshipsβ»
Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
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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
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championshipβ»
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T81 | WD | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championshipsβ»
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 |
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Match Play | R32 | |
Championship | T11 | NT |
Invitational |
Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, "R16," R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Team appearancesβ»
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Week 21 2000 Ending 28 May 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
External linksβ»
- Hidemichi Tanaka at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hidemichi Tanaka at the PGA Tour official site
- Hidemichi Tanaka at the Official World Golf Ranking official site