Ken Tanigawa

Ken Tanigawa (born December 26, 1967) is an American professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career Tanigawa was born in Kobe, Japan. He played college golf at UCLA. In 1990, he graduated. He won on the tour at the PURE Insurance Championship in September 2018.

In January 2019, Tanigawa was awarded the 2018 PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year award.

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.

Awards and honors In 2018, Tanigawa was named the PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year.

Amateur wins 2014 Arizona Mid-Amateur 2015 Arizona Amateur, Arizona Mid-Amateur 2017 Arizona Amateur

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Professional wins (5) Gateway Tour wins (1)

Other wins (1) 2000 Ohio Open

PGA Tour Champions wins (3) LegendSenior major championships (1)Other PGA Tour Champions (2)

Results in major championships CUT = missed the halfway cut Note: Tanigawa only played in the PGA Championship.

Senior major championships Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up 2019 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship 3 shot deficit −3 (67-74-66-70=277) 1 stroke Scott McCarron

Results timeline Results not in chronological order

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic