| Ken Tanigawa | |
| Birth Date: | 26 December 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Kobe, Japan |
| Weight: | 185 lb |
| Residence: | Dublin, Ohio |
| College: | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Yearpro: | 1990, 2018 |
| Tour: | PGA Tour Champions |
| Extour: | Japan Golf Tour Nationwide Tour Gateway Tour |
| Prowins: | 5 |
| Champwins: | 3 |
| Otherwins: | 2 |
| Masters: | DNP |
| Usopen: | DNP |
| Open: | DNP |
| Pga: | CUT: 2020 |
| Award1: | PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year |
| Year1: | 2018 |
Ken Tanigawa (born December 26, 1967) is an American professional golfer.
Tanigawa was born in Kobe, Japan.[1] He played college golf at UCLA and turned professional after graduating in 1990.[1]
Tanigawa played on the Ben Hogan Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) in 1991 and again in 2003. His best finish was T-41 at the 2003 Price Cutter Charity Championship. He played on the Japan Golf Tour in 1996 and 1997 with a best finish of T-9 at the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament. He quit playing professionally and was re-instated as an amateur. He won a number of amateur tournaments in Arizona in the mid-2010s.[2]
Tanigawa qualified for the 2018 PGA Tour Champions via qualifying school, competing as an amateur and turning professional again in 2018.[3] He won on the tour at the PURE Insurance Championship in September 2018.[4]
In January 2019, Tanigawa was awarded the 2018 PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year award.[5]
On May 26, 2019, Tanigawa won a senior major tournament, the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Tanigawa came from three strokes behind in the final round and holed a 10-foot par putt on the 72nd hole to edge out Scott McCarron and claim victory by a single stroke.[6]
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| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Senior major championships (1) | |
| Other PGA Tour Champions (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURE Insurance Championship | 67-66-72=205 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Marco Dawson, Kirk Triplett | ||
| 2 | May 26, 2019 | KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship | 67-74-66-70=277 | −3 | 1 stroke | Scott McCarron | |
| 3 | Rogers Charity Classic | 68-61-64=193 | −17 | 2 strokes |  Richard Green |
| Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T57 | NT | T29 | T18 | T60 | |||
| Senior PGA Championship | T23 | 1 | NT | CUT | CUT | T20 | T43 | |
| U.S. Senior Open | T40 | T33 | NT | CUT | T18 | T42 | CUT | |
| Senior Players Championship | T20 | T63 | T33 | T37 | 49 | T53 | T70 | |
| The Senior Open Championship | T76 | NT | T24 | CUT | T57 | T64 |