Tadahiro Takayama
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Career
Takayama was born in Wakayama. He took up golf at eighteen, an unusually advanced age for a future professional, and turned pro three years later. He made his mark by winning the 2001 PGA Rookie Pro Tournament and has since won five times on the Japan Golf Tour.
Professional wins (7)
Japan Golf Tour wins (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Mar 2005 | Token Homemate Cup | −8 (67-72-66=205)* | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Nozomi Kawahara |
| 2 | 18 Dec 2005 (2006 season) |
Asia Japan Okinawa Open1 | −8 (70-68-68-70=276) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Kiyoshi Miyazato |
| 3 | 1 Aug 2010 | Sun Chlorella Classic | −17 (66-71-64-70=271) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Dinesh Chand |
| 4 | 17 Apr 2011 | Token Homemate Cup (2) | −8 (70-68-68-70=276) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Shingo Katayama |
| 5 | 27 Nov 2011 | Casio World Open | −15 (67-68-70-68=273) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Yūsaku Miyazato |
*Note: The 2005 Token Homemate Cup was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Token Homemate Cup | Template:Flagicon Nozomi Kawahara | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2005 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | Template:Flagicon Chris Campbell, Template:Flagicon David Smail | Campbell won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2005 | Asia Japan Okinawa Open | Template:Flagicon Kiyoshi Miyazato | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
Other wins (2)
- 2001 PGA Rookie Pro Tournament (Japan)
- 2002 Sankei Sports Kinki Open (Japan)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |||||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | T23 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship |
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Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | T60 |
| Invitational | |
| Champions | T34 |
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