Shaw Charity Classic | 16 Aug 24 | |||||
Insperity Invitational | 28 Apr 23 | |||||
Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | 19 Jan 23 | |||||
DICKS Sporting Goods Open | 19 Aug 22 | |||||
Boeing Classic | 20 Aug 21 | |||||
Ken Tanigawa (born December 26, 1967) is an American professional golfer.
Tanigawa was born in Kobe, Japan. He played college golf at UCLA and turned professional after graduating in 1990.
Tanigawa played on the Ben Hogan Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) in 1991 and again in 2003. His best finish was T-41 at the 2003 Price Cutter Charity Championship. He played on the Japan Golf Tour in 1996 and 1997 with a best finish of T-9 at the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament. He quit playing professionally and was re-instated as an amateur. He won a number of amateur tournaments in Arizona in the mid-2010s.
Tanigawa qualified for the 2018 PGA Tour Champions via qualifying school, competing as an amateur and turning professional again in 2018. 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.