# Hideto Tanihara

Hideto Tanihara (谷原 秀人, Tanihara Hideto, born 16 November 1978) is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won 18 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour.

## Professional career

Tanihara has won 14 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. His highest ranking came in June 2017 when he reached 47th. He finished tied for fifth place in the 2006 Open Championship and reached the semi-finals of the 2017 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play. His best finish outside of Japan was a second-place finish at the 2016 New Zealand Open, an official event on the Australasian Tour. He has represented Japan four times in the World Cup.

## Personal life

On 14 July 2008, it was announced that he and actress Ayaka Nagate had married.

## Professional wins (20)
### Japan Golf Tour wins (19)

* Legend
* Japan majors (3)
* Other Japan Golf Tour (16)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
| 1 | 22 Jun 2003 | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | −16 (65-71-64=200)* | 3 strokes | Nobuhito Sato |
| 2 | 21 Dec 2003 (2004 season) | Asia Japan Okinawa Open$^1$ | −9 (66-76-68-69=279) | 3 strokes | Joon Chung, Hiroshi Gohda, Yūsaku Miyazato, Ted Oh, Charlie Wi, Simon Yates, Tsuyoshi Yoneyama |
| 3 | 4 Jun 2006 | JCB Classic Sendai | −18 (67-69-63-67=266) | 5 strokes | Shingo Katayama |
| 4 | 6 Aug 2006 | Sun Chlorella Classic | −5 (70-74-67-72=283) | 1 stroke | Hiroyuki Fujita, Tetsuji Hiratsuka, Prayad Marksaeng, Katsumasa Miyamoto, Masaya Tomida |
| 5 | 2 Sep 2007 | Fujisankei Classic | −8 (67-71-67=205)* | 3 strokes | Prayad Marksaeng |
| 6 | 9 Sep 2007 | Suntory Open | −8 (65-71-66=202)* | 2 strokes | Toru Taniguchi |
| 7 | 25 May 2008 | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | −18 (65-67-65-73=270) | 3 strokes | Shingo Katayama, Katsunori Kuwabara, Nobuhito Sato |
| 8 | 28 Sep 2008 | Asia-Pacific Panasonic Open$^1$ | −16 (66-68-64-66=264) | 1 stroke | Azuma Yano |
| 9 | 29 Aug 2010 | Vana H Cup KBC Augusta | −22 (67-66-67-66=266) | 1 stroke | Mitsuhiro Tateyama |
| 10 | 17 Nov 2013 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters | −13 (66-69-67-73=275) | 1 stroke | Ryo Ishikawa, Masahiro Kawamura, Tomohiro Kondo |
| 11 | 8 Nov 2015 | Heiwa PGM Championship | −11 (67-67-66-69=269) | 2 strokes | Yoshinori Fujimoto |
| 12 | 3 Jul 2016 | Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | −14 (70-65-67-72=274) | 2 strokes | Thanyakon Khrongpha |
| 13 | 10 Jul 2016 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup | −22 (68-70-65-63=266) | Playoff | Toshinori Muto |
| 14 | 6 Nov 2016 | Heiwa PGM Championship (2) | −12 (68-64-66-70=268) | Playoff | Yuta Ikeda |
| 15 | 14 Nov 2021 | Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (2) | −6 (71-66-67-70=274) | 1 stroke | Takumi Kanaya |
| 16 | 5 Dec 2021 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | −12 (68-67-64-69=268) | 2 strokes | Yūsaku Miyazato |
| 17 | 4 Dec 2022 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2) | −12 (66-67-70-65=268) | 1 stroke | Hiroshi Iwata, Daijiro Izumida, Chan Kim |
| 18 | 25 Jun 2023 | Japan Players Championship | −24 (67-65-66-66=264) | Playoff | Taiga Nagano |
| 19 | 17 Sep 2023 | ANA Open | −18 (68-69-66-67=270) | 1 stroke | Koshiro Maeda, Song Young-han |
*Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather. $^1$Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
| 1 | 2013 | Fujisankei Classic | Hideki Matsuyama, Park Sung-joon | Matsuyama won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2014 | ANA Open | Katsumasa Miyamoto | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2016 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodle Cup | Toshinori Muto | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2016 | Heiwa PGM Championship | Yuta Ikeda | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2023 | Japan Players Championship | Taiga Nagano | Won with par on first extra hole |

### Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
| 1 | 4 Oct 2002 | PRGR Cup (Kansai) | −11 (67-66=133) | 4 strokes | Takashi Kamiyama, Nobuhiro Masuda |

## Results in major championships

| Tournament | 2003 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Masters Tournament | | | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | | | | |
| The Open Championship | CUT | T5 | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | | T55 | | |
| Tournament | 2014 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Masters Tournament | | | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | | T51 | CUT | |
| The Open Championship | | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T33 | T67 | |
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2006 Open Championship – 2006 PGA)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 1

## Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Championship | 70 | | T32 |
| Match Play | | | 4 |
| Invitational | | | T50 |
| Champions | | T54 | T20 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

## Team appearances

Amateur
* Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2000
Professional
* World Cup (representing Japan): 2006, 2007, 2013, 2018
* Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2009 (winners)
* EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2014, 2018
* Amata Friendship Cup (representing Japan): 2018