Toru Taniguchi

International Victories (19)

• 1998 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament [Jpn]
• 2000 Acom International [Jpn]
• 2000 Philip Morris Championship [Jpn]
• 2002 Token Corporation Cup [Jpn]
• 2002 Tamanoi Yomiuri Open [Jpn]
• 2002 Acom International [Jpn]
• 2002 Georgia Tokai Classic [Jpn]
• 2004 Japan Open [Jpn]
• 2004 Bridgestone Open [Jpn]
• 2005 Casio World Open [Jpn]
• 2006 The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki [Jpn]
• 2007 Woodone Open Hiroshima [Jpn]
• 2007 Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup [Jpn]
• 2007 Japan Open [Jpn]
• 2009 ANA Open [Jpn]
• 2010 Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup [Jpn]
• 2011 Bridgestone Open [Jpn]
• 2012 PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup [Jpn]
• 2012 Bridgestone Open [Jpn]

National Teams

• 2007, 2009 Royal Trophy
• 2008 World Cup

Special Interests

Career Highlights

2015 Season

• Token Homemate Cup: Opened his Japan Golf Tour season with a 4-under 67. After a 2-over 73 in the second round, rebounded with a 65 Saturday to move into a tie for fourth, three strokes behind 54-hole leader Hyun Woo Ryu. Turned in a 3-under 68 to T5 with Katsumasa Miyamoto, four strokes short of winner Michael Hendry at Token Tado CC in Nagoya.

2014 Season

• Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup: At the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup, stumbled to a 5-over 76 after opening 69-68. Recovered with a final-round 67 to T8.
• PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup: Added a second consecutive top-10 at the PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup. A year after finishing T6, overcame a third-round 76 to T7.
• The Crowns: Finished the season No. 47 on the Japan Golf Tour money list. Earned a T9 at The Crowns on the Japan Golf Tour. Any chance of victory ended with a final-round 73.

2013 Season

• U.S. Open: In late-May in Japan, finished T2 at U.S. Open sectional qualifying, earning an invite to the U.S. Open. Shot rounds of 68-66 at Nara International GC.
• Diamond Cup Golf: Under difficult scoring conditions at the Diamond Cup Golf, a tournament where no player broke 70 on the final day, he carded a Sunday, 1-under 71 to finish solo fifth at the Japan Golf Tour event, three strokes behind winner Hideki Matsuyama.
• PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup: Recovered from an opening, 3-over 74 to play his final 54 holes in 4-under to T6 at the PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup on the Japan Golf Tour. Finished four shots behind winner Hyung-Sung Kim in defense of his 2012 title there.

2012 Season

• Bridgestone Open: Picked up win No. 2 of the campaign in mid-October, capturing the Bridgestone Open for a second consecutive year (and third time overall), by a stroke over Hiroyuki Fujita. Shot a final-round 66 to come from behind and hold off a hard-charging Hiroyuki Fujita at Sodegaura CC's Sodegaura Course.
• Open Mizuno Open: Stumbled to begin the Gate Way to the Open Mizuno Open in June, shooting a 1-over 73. Was superb the rest of the way, firing rounds of 68-66-67 to T2, three strokes behind winner Brad Kennedy.
• PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup: In only his fourth start of the season, won a Japan Golf Tour event for the fourth consecutive year. Captured the PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup with an interesting scorecard. Opened with a 7-under 65 and followed that with a 2-under 70 to hold a three-stroke lead at the midway point. Shot a 4-over 76 in the third round and a 1-over 73 Sunday but still hung on to beat Keiichiro Fukabori by a stroke at Karasuyamajo CC. The win was his 18th as a professional, with all victories coming on the Japan Golf Tour.

2011 Season

Finished third on the Japan Golf Tour order of merit. Had four other Japan Golf Tour top-10s.

• Coca-Cola Tokai Classic: T9 at the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic.
• Token Homemate Cup: The Token Homemate Cup (T8).
• Golf Nippon Series JT Cup: At the rain-shortened Golf Nippon Series JT Cup on the Japan Golf Tour, he began the final round tied with Ryo Ishikawa for the lead. He shot a 5-under 65 Sunday to drop into a playoff with Hiroyuki Fujita, which Fujita won.
• Canon Open: T7 at the Canon Open.
• Bridgestone Open: Shot four rounds in the 60s at the Bridgestone Open on the Japan Golf Tour to win that tournament for a second time (2004). Was tied with Katsumasa Miyamoto going into the final round, but his final-round 65 left him a five-stroke winner.
• Tsuruya Open: T5 at the Tsuruya Open.

2010 Season

Made two TOUR starts.

• The Open Championship: After a 70-70 start at St. Andrews, was tied for 14th through 36 holes at The Open Championship before weekend rounds of 77-74 ended any championship hopes. Finished T60.
• U.S. Open Championship: T63 at the U.S. Open.
• Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters: Came up short in effort to win a second Japan Golf Tour title when he T3 at the Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters, four strokes behind Ryo Ishikawa.
• Tsuruya Open: Came close in two other events, the Tsuruya Open and the rain-shortened Gate Way to the Open Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic. Was runner-up at the Tsuruya Open, losing in a playoff to Hiroyuki Fujita and then finished three strokes shy of winner Shunsuke Sonoda at the Gate Way To the Open Mizuno Open.
• Japan PGA Championship: Won the Japan PGA Championship for his first Japan Golf Tour win since 2007, taking a one-shot victory of Tetsuji Hiratsuka.

2009 Season

• Vana H Cup KBC Augusta: T5 at the Vana H Cup KBC Augusta.
• Invitational Sega Sammy Cup: T3 at the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup.
• ANA Open: He held a five-stroke lead going into the final round of the ANA Open after rounds of 67-67-66. Even with a final-round 72, he won by four strokes over a trio of players at Sapporo GC's Wattsu Course.

2008 Season

Played seven PGA TOUR events, with a best finish of T26 at the World Golf Championships-CA Championship.

2007 Season

Won three times on the Japan Golf Tour to capture the order of merit. Captured titles in back-to-back fashion.

• Japan Open Golf Championship: Third win of the season was at the Japan Open Golf Championship. Through 54 holes, he trailed Koumei Oda by six strokes. But a final-round 66 pushed him to the win by two strokes over Shingo Katayama.
• Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup: He took home his second title in as many weeks when he shot duplicate 68s on the weekend at the Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup to defeat Prom Meesawat by three strokes.
• Woodone Open Hiroshima: He first won the Woodone Open Hiroshima. He took a four-stroke lead after 54 holes but stumbled Sunday and ended up in a playoff with Prayad Marksaeng.

2006 Season

• Aiful Cup: Shot rounds of 66-68 at The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki to get into a playoff with Tomohiro Kondo and S.K. Ho, an extra session he would go on to win.

2005 Season

• Casio World Open: Won the Casio World Open by two strokes over Kim Jong-Duck by shooting a final-round 69.

2004 Season

Highlights of the season came during victories at the Japan Open and the Bridgestone Open.

• Bridgestone Open: He made it two victories in a row with a one-shot triumph over Shinichi Yokota and Shigeki Maruyama at the Bridgestone Open at Sodegaura CC.
• Japan Open: At the Japan Open, his 75-74 weekend under trying conditions when only one player broke 70 in either the third or final rounds, he still won by four shots of David Smail, Toshimitsu Izawa and Wei-Tze Yeh.

2003 Season

Played in all four major championships, missing the cut in all of them.

2002 Season

Won four times and finished first on the order of merit on the Japan Golf Tour.

• The Open Championship: Made the cut at The Open Championship (T69).
• Memorial Tournament: Made the cut at the Memorial Tournament (T65).
• World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship: Also qualified for the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship, losing in the first round.
• Nissan Open: Record a solo fifth at the Nissan Open, opening with rounds of 66-67-67 and was a stroke off the leading pace set by Scott McCarron. In the final round at Riviera CC, he shot an even-par 72 to fall by two strokes to winner Len Mattiace.
• Georgia Tokai Classic: Won the Georgia Tokai Classic.
• Tamanoi Yomiuri Open: Won the Tamanoi Yomiuri Open.
• Acom International: Won the Acom Open.
• Token Corporation Cup: Won the Token Corporation Cup.

2001 Season

Appeared in both the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship, failing to make it to the weekend in either event.

• The Open Championship: Made his first cut at a major championship, finishing T37 at The Open Championship.
• Memorial Tournament: Also received an invitation to the Memorial Tournament and made good on the opportunity, finishing T5 and earning $155,800.
• World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship: Finished third at the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship. Defeated Bob Estes (3 and 2), Vijay Singh (1-up), Stuart Appleby (2 and 1) and countryman Shigeki Maruyama (2 and 1) before falling to eventual champion Steve Stricker in the semifinals (2 and 1). Received paycheck of $400,000. Beat Ernie Els in the third-place match (4 and 3).

2000 Season

Won twice on the Japan Golf Tour.

• PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament: Finished T88 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, missing qualifying for fully-exempt status on the 2001 Korn Ferry Tour by one stroke.
• Phillip Morris Championship: Won the Phillip Morris Championship.
• Acom International: Won the Acom International.
• Mitsubishi Morters Tournament: Was also a runner-up at the Mitsubishi Morters Tournament, losing to Hirofumi Miyasein a playoff.

1998 Season

• The Open Championship: In his inaugural PGA TOUR start, and in his first major championship, he missed the cut at The Open Championship.
• Mitsubishi Galant Tournament: First career victory came at the Mitsubishi Galant Tournament.