Hidemichi Tanaka

Hidemichi Tanaka
田中秀道
Personal information
Born (1971-03-29) 29 March 1971 (age 53)
Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb; 9.8 st)
Sporting nationality Japan
Career
Turned professional1991
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins15
Highest ranking57 (28 May 2000)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour10
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT55: 2004
U.S. OpenT15: 2003
The Open ChampionshipT32: 1996

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.

  1. ^ "Week 21 2000 Ending 28 May 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 22 October 2019.