Toru Taniguchi
The main tournament wins for Toru Taniguchi are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Japan
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Played as the Japan PGA Championship (May 10-13; Japan Tr major ch'ship). Taniguchi (Jpn) beat Yoshinori Fujimoto (Jpn) with a birdie at the first playoff hole to win this Japanese major championship for the third time. [Boso CC, Mutsuzawa, Chiba, Jpn].
Japan
Bridgestone
Played as the Bridgestone Open (Oct 18-21; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Hiroyuki Fujita (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Taniguchi (Jpn). [Sodegaura course, Sodegaura CC, Chiba, Jpn].
Japan
Nissin
Played as the Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup (May 10-13; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Keiichiro Fukabori (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Taniguchi (Jpn), who won this event for the second time in three years. [Karasuyamajo CC, Tochigi, Jpn].
Japan
Bridgestone
Played as the Bridgestone Open (Oct 20-23; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Shingo Katayama (Jpn), Koumei Oda (Jpn), Hiroo Kawai (Jpn) and Michio Matsumara (Jpn) finished 5 shots behind Taniguchi (Jpn). [Sodegaura course, Sodegaura CC, Chiba, Jpn].
Japan
Nissin
Played as the Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup (May 13-16; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Tetsuji Hiratsuka (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Taniguchi (Jpn). [Passage Kinkai Is. GC, Nagasaki, Jpn].
Japan
All Nippon Airways
Played as the ANA Open (Japan tr event). Second-placed Kyung-Tae Kim (S Kor), Tommy Nakajima (Jpn) and Kazuhiro Yamashita (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind Taniguchi (Jpn). [Wattsu course, Sapporo GC, Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Jpn].
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 11-14; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed Shingo Katayama (Jpn) finished 2 shots behind Tanaguchi (Jpn). [East course, Sagamihara GC, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Jpn].
Japan
Sega
Played as the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup (July 12-15; Japan Tour event). Second-placed Prom Meesawat (Thai) finished 3 shots behind Toru Taniguchi (Jpn). [North Country GC, Hokkaido, Jpn].
Awards
Japan Tr
Tanuguchi (Jpn) recorded the season's lowest scoring average on the Japan Tour. Brendan Jones (Aus) was second with 69.97; Shingo Katayama (Jpn) was third with 69.99.
Awards
Japan Tr
Toru Taniguchi (Jpn) won his second Japan Golf Tour Money List, with 2007 season earnings of Yn171,744,498. Shingo Katayama (Jpn) was second with Yn141,053,934; Brendan Jones (Aus) was third with Yn115,531,323. Note: the Japan Tour Money List includes earnings from Japan Tour events, golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA), and WGC events (except WGC team events).
Japan
Casio
Played as the Casio World Open (Nov 24-27; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Kim Jong-duck (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind Taniguchi (Jpn), who secured his tenth Japan Tour win. [Kochi Kuroshio CC, Kochi, Jpn].
Japan
Bridgestone
Played as the Bridgestone Open (Oct 21-24; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Shinichi Yokota (Jpn) and Shigeki Maruyama (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Taniguchi (Jpn). [Sodegaura course, Sodegaura CC, Chiba, Jpn].
Japan
JGA
Played as the Japan Open (Oct 14-17; Japanese major ch'ship). Second-placed David Smail (NZ), Wei-tze Yeh (China) and Toshimitsu Izawa (Jpn) finished 4 shots behind Taniguchi (Jpn). [Hakusan course, Katayamazu GC, Kaga, Ishikawa].
Awards
Japan Tr
Tanuguchi (Jpn) recorded the season's lowest scoring average on the Japan Tour. Shingo Katayama (Jpn) was second with 69.49; Dean Wilson (USA) was third with 69.65.
Awards
Japan Tr
Toru Taniguchi (Jpn) won the Japan Golf Tour 2002 Money List, with earnings of Yn145,440,341. Nobuhito Sato (Jpn) was second with Yn130,825,969; Shingo Katayama (Jpn) was third with Yn129,258,019. Note: the Japan Tour Money List includes earnings from Japan Tour events, golf's four top majors (Masters, Open, US Open, US PGA), and WGC events (except WGC team events).
Japan
Philip Morris
Played as the Philip Morris Championship (Oct 26-29; Japan Tr event). Second-placed Hidemichi Tanaka (Jpn) and Shingo Katayama (Jpn) finished 1 shot behind Taniguchi (Jpn). [ABC GC, Kato, Hyogo, Japan].
Sony Open in Hawaii: played at Waialae Country Club near Honolulu, the Sony Open takes over the spotlight from The Sentry as the PGA Tour’s calendar-year opening event (Jan 15-18). The Sentry (not being played in 2026) was formerly known as the Tournament of Champions, with a field typically restricted to golfers who won a PGA Tour event in the previous calendar year.
Dubai Desert Classic: the DP World Tour’s first Rolex Series event of 2026, is contested for the 37th time (Jan 22-25). First won by Englishman Mark James in 1989, it now boasts a four-time winner, Rory McIlroy. Played on the Emirates Golf Club’s Majlis course, this once desert-surrounded course is the long-time flagship for Golf in Dubai.
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