Ken Tanigawa

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR Champions: Top 36 Charles Schwab Cup Points (15th)

PGA TOUR Champions Victories (2)

2018 Season

• PURE Insurance Championship

2019 Season

• KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship

Special Interests

• Family, sports

Career Highlights

2022 Season

• DICK'S Sporting Goods Open: Posted 69-69-68 at the DICK'S Sporting Goods Open to record his first top 10 finish of the 2022 season.

2021 Season

• Ascension Charity Classic: Co-led following the second round after carding the lowest round of the day, a 6-under 65, at the 2021 Ascension Charity Classic. Finished the tournament 6-under 207 for a share of ninth place.
• Boeing Classic: Carded 70-71-66 – 207 and finished T7 after beginning the final round T28. Recorded four birdies in his final seven holes during the 2021 Boeing Classic.

2019 Season

His second season on PGA TOUR Champions was highlighted by his first major title at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. Was one of three players to play all 27 events and finished 15th in the Charles Schwab Cup and on the money list ($1,208,194).

• Invesco QQQ Championship: Carded rounds of 72-68-65 to finish T5 at the Invesco QQQ Championship.
• Mastercard Japan Championship: Led the Mastercard Japan Championship after a first-round 65 before finishing T21. Tanigawa was born outside of Kobe, Japan, and his family moved to the United States when he was 5 years old. His 79-year-old mother, Kiyoka, currently lives outside of Osaka.
• KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship: Made a 10-foot, par-saving putt on the 18th hole to complete a three-shot comeback victory at the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill. Tanigawa became the fifth first-time major champion in the last seven majors, and he’s the 13th Q-School graduate to win a major in PGA TOUR Champions history. Winner of the 2018 PURE Insurance Championship, Tanigawa became the fourth player with PGA TOUR-sanctioned victories at both Pebble Beach and Oak Hill, joining Jack Nicklaus, Curtis Strange and Cary Middlecoff.
• Insperity Invitational: Carded rounds of 68-72-68 to finish T7 in his tournament debut at the Insperity Invitational.
• Oasis Championship: Opened the Oasis Championship with a 7-under 65 followed by rounds of 71-70 to finish T8 at 10-under 206.

2018 Season

As a Q-School graduate, Tanigawa competed in his first full year on Tour posting three finishes in the top 10, including his first victory at the PURE Insurance Championship. Tanigawa made a 35-foot putt for eagle to win by one stroke and become the first Q-School graduate to win since 2015 and earned his largest paycheck in his career at $315,000. He was the fifth player on PGA TOUR Champions to win his first title in 2018 and one of two rookies that advanced to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship. He finished No. 30 in the standings.

• PURE Insurance Championship: Eagled the final hole of his PURE Insurance Championship debut to win his first PGA TOUR Champions title. Carded rounds of 67-66-72–205 (-10) en route to becoming the first Q-School graduate to win since Jerry Smith at the 2015 Encompass Championship. Moved to No. 20 in the Charles Schwab Cup.
• Boeing Classic: Tanigawa opened with rounds of 66-64, the two lowest of his career, and shared the lead entering the final round of the Boeing Classic. He closed with a 1-over 73 and tied for third, his best finish on PGA TOUR Champions.