Hidemichi Tanaka
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| Hidemichi Tanaka 田中秀道 |
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|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 29 March 1971 Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st) |
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 15 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 10 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T15: 2003 |
| The Open Championship | T32: 1996 |
| PGA Championship | T55: 2004 |
Hidemichi Tanaka (田中秀道?, born 29 March 1971) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Tanaka was born in Hiroshima Prefecture. He turned professional in 1991, joined the Japan Golf Tour in 1995 and played mainly on that tour until 2001. He won 10 times on tour.
Tanaka earned a PGA Tour card for 2002 at the 2001 Qualifying School, and held his card through 2006 by finishing in the top 125 on the money list each year. In 2006, he lost his card by finishing 224th on the money list. His best finishes on the PGA Tour are two T-3, at the 2004 B.C. Open and the 2005 Chrysler Championship.
Contents
Professional wins
Japan Golf Tour wins (10)
- 1995 (1) Philip Morris Championship
- 1996 (1) Pepsi Ube Kosan Open
- 1998 (3) Aiful Cup, Japan Open, DDI Group Okinawa Open
- 1999 (1) Acom International
- 2000 (2) Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open, The Crowns
- 2001 (2) Tsuruya Open, Gateway to the Open Mizuno Open
Other wins
- 1995 Mito Green Open (Japan), Korakuen Cup No. 2 (Japan)
- 1996 Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am (Japan)
- 1998 Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am (Japan)
- 2001 Hawaii Pearl Open
Team appearances
See also
External links
- Hidemichi Tanaka at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Hidemichi Tanaka at the PGA Tour official site
- Hidemichi Tanaka at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
