Takuya Taniguchi

Takuya Taniguchi
Personal information
Born	(1979-09-17) 17 September 1979 (age 45) Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Sporting nationality	Japan
Career
Turned professional	2002
Current tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Former tour(s)	Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	2
Other	1
Achievements and awards
Japan Golf Tour Rookie of the Year 2004

Takuya Taniguchi (谷口 拓也, Taniguchi Takuya, born 17 September 1979 in Tokushima Prefecture) is a Japanese professional golfer.

Taniguchi plays on the Japan Golf Tour. He has won twice on tour and once on the Japan Challenge Tour.

Professional wins (3)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	1 Aug 2004	Aiful Cup	−14 (68-67-66-69=270)	2 strokes	Katsumasa Miyamoto
2	3 Aug 2008	Sun Chlorella Classic	−4 (70-72-74-68=284)	1 stroke	Hideto Tanihara

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	13 Jun 2003	Aiful Challenge Cup Spring	−13 (66-65=131)	Playoff	Ryuichi Oda

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing Japan): 2005
• Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2005

External links

• Takuya Taniguchi at the Japan Golf Tour official site