Shigeki Maruyama

Shigeki Maruyama (丸山茂樹, Maruyama Shigeki; born 12 September 1969) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Career Maruyama was born in Ichikawa, Japan, near Tokyo. He attended Nihon University.

In 1992, he turned professional. He is known for his ever-present smile on the golf course which has given rise to his nickname of the "Smiling Assassin." He began his career on the Japan Golf Tour, quickly becoming one of the leading players on that tour. Two excellent finishes in World Golf Championships events in 1999 helped to earn him membership of the U.S.-based PGA Tour for the 2000 season. He has three PGA Tour victories. At the end of the 2008 season he announced he was returning to Japan after failing to maintain full playing rights on the PGA Tour.

Maruyama was a member of The International Team in the Presidents Cup in 1998 and 2000. He had a 5–0–0 win–loss–tie record in the 1998 matches.

He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

On 5 June 2000, he shot a first round 58 at Woodmont Country Club (South Course) in Rockville, Maryland while qualifying for the 2000 U.S. Open. This round ties the score achieved by Jim Furyk on the final round of the Travelers Championship on 2016.

Amateur wins 1990 Asian Games

Professional wins (14) PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Japan Golf Tour wins (10) Legend Japan majors (1) Other Japan Golf Tour (9)

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

Other wins (1) Legend World Golf Championships (1) Other wins (0)

Results in major championships

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

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2001 PGA – 2002 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew "T" indicates a tie for a place.

Results in World Golf Championships 1Cancelled due to 9/11

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play WD = withdrew "T" = tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1990

Professional Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 1998 (winners), 2000 World Cup (representing Japan): 2000, 2001, 2002 (winners), 2003, 2004 Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2005