Hideto Tanihara
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 (16). Japan Golf Tour wins (16). Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–2) Results in major championships. CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place Results in World Golf Championships. "Results not in chronological order prior to 2015." 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 Professional