is a Japanese professional golfer. He has won 18 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour.
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.
On 14 July 2008, it was announced that he and actress Ayaka Nagate had married.
<small><nowiki>*</nowiki>Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.</small><br> <sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (3âÂÂ2)
CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" = tied for place
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> "T" = tied<br> Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Amateur
Professional