# Toru Taniguchi

Toru Taniguchi (谷口 徹, Taniguchi Tōru, born 10 February 1968) is a Japanese professional golfer born in Nara.

## Career

Taniguchi has won 20 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking 10th on the most career victories list; topped the annual earnings list in 2002 and 2007; and is fourth on the career earnings list through 2018. In 2001 he placed 3rd in WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship.
He has been in the top 30 of the Official World Golf Ranking, and was the highest ranked Japanese golfer from 2007 to 2008.

## Professional wins (22)
### Japan Golf Tour wins (20)

* Legend
* Flagship events (2)
* Japan majors (5)
* Other Japan Golf Tour (15)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 31 May 1998 | Mitsubishi Galant Tournament | −16 (71-65-65-67=268) | 1 stroke | Kazuhiko Hosokawa |
| 2 | 24 Sep 2000 | Acom International | −18 (69-68-65-64=266) | 6 strokes | Yasuharu Imano |
| 3 | 29 Oct 2000 | Philip Morris Championship | −12 (68-73-68-67=276) | 1 stroke | Shingo Katayama, Hidemichi Tanaka |
| 4 | 17 Mar 2002 | Token Corporation Cup | −16 (71-73-67-61=272) | 2 strokes | Hirofumi Miyase |
| 5 | 23 Jun 2002 | Tamanoi Yomiuri Open | −18 (65-69-67-69=270) | 2 strokes | Satoru Hirota, Daisuke Maruyama |
| 6 | 29 Sep 2002 | Acom International (2) | −16 (64-63-70=197)* | 1 stroke | Zhang Lianwei |
| 7 | 13 Oct 2002 | Georgia Tokai Classic | −10 (72-69-69-68=278) | 2 strokes | Nozomi Kawahara, Zaw Moe |
| 8 | 17 Oct 2004 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −3 (68-68-75-74=285) | 4 strokes | Toshimitsu Izawa, David Smail, Yeh Wei-tze |
| 9 | 24 Oct 2004 | Bridgestone Open | −16 (66-71-69-66=272) | 1 stroke | Shigeki Maruyama, Shinichi Yokota |
| 10 | 27 Nov 2005 | Casio World Open | −11 (70-70-68-69=277) | 2 strokes | Kim Jong-duck |
| 11 | 30 Jul 2006 | The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki | −11 (69-70-66-68=273) | Playoff | Hur Suk-ho, Tomohiro Kondo |
| 12 | 8 Jul 2007 | Woodone Open Hiroshima | −15 (67-64-68-70=269) | Playoff | Prayad Marksaeng |
| 13 | 15 Jul 2007 | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | −12 (70-70-68-68=276) | 3 strokes | Prom Meesawat |
| 14 | 14 Oct 2007 | Japan Open Golf Championship (2) | −5 (75-70-72-66=283) | 2 strokes | Shingo Katayama |
| 15 | 20 Sep 2009 | ANA Open | −16 (67-67-66-72=272) | 4 strokes | Kim Kyung-tae, Tsuneyuki Nakajima, Kazuhiro Yamashita |
| 16 | 16 May 2010 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | −10 (69-68-65-68=270) | 1 stroke | Tetsuji Hiratsuka |
| 17 | 23 Oct 2011 | Bridgestone Open (2) | −15 (69-67-68-65=269) | 2 strokes | Shingo Katayama, Hiroo Kawai, Michio Matsumura, Koumei Oda |
| 18 | 13 May 2012 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup (2) | −4 (65-70-76-73=284) | 1 stroke | Keiichiro Fukabori |
| 19 | 21 Oct 2012 | Bridgestone Open (3) | −12 (66-71-69-66=272) | 1 stroke | Hiroyuki Fujita |
| 20 | 13 May 2018 | Japan PGA Championship (3) | −6 (68-72-71-71=282) | Playoff | Yoshinori Fujimoto |
*Note: The 2002 Acom International was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 2000 | Mitsubishi Motors Tournament | Hirofumi Miyase | Lost to eagle on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2006 | The Golf Tournament in Omaezaki | Hur Suk-ho, Tomohiro Kondo | Won with birdie on third extra hole Kondo eliminated by birdie on second hole |
| 3 | 2007 | The Crowns | Hirofumi Miyase | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2007 | Woodone Open Hiroshima | Prayad Marksaeng | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2010 | Tsuruya Open | Hiroyuki Fujita | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 6 | 2011 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Hiroyuki Fujita | Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 7 | 2018 | Japan PGA Championship | Yoshinori Fujimoto | Won with birdie on first extra hole |

### Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 22 Sep 2019 | Japan Senior Open Golf Championship | −8 (66-70-72-72=280) | 1 stroke | Thaworn Wiratchant |
| 2 | 13 Jun 2021 | Starts Senior Golf Tournament | −18 (65-67-66=198) | 3 strokes | Kazuhiko Hosokawa, Thaworn Wiratchant |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 1998 |
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
| PGA Championship | |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Masters Tournament | | CUT | CUT | | | | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT | | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T37 | T69 | CUT | CUT | | T60 | |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2016 |
| Masters Tournament | | | | | |
| U.S. Open | T63 | CUT | | 67 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | T60 | CUT | CUT | | |
| PGA Championship | | T68 | | | |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2010 U.S. Open – 2010 Open)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 0

## Results in World Golf Championships

| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2006 | 2008 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Match Play | 3 | R64 | | R64 | | |
| Championship | NT$^1$ | | T59 | T26 | | |
| Invitational | | | | | WD | 71 |
| Champions | | | | | | |
$^1$Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied NT = No Tournament Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

## Team appearances

* Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2007, 2009 (winners)
* World Cup (representing Japan): 2008