Hideto Tanihara

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) Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather. 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3–2)

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place

Summary 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.

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