| Taichi Teshima 手嶋多一 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 16 October 1968 Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Residence | Fukuoka, Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1993 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Japan PGA Senior Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 13 |
| Highest ranking | 66 (6 January 2002)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 8 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2002 |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2001, 2002, 2015 |
Taichi Teshima (Japanese: 手嶋多一, born 16 October 1968) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Teshima was born in Fukuoka. He has won eight tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He played on the European Tour in 2007 after coming through qualifying school but failed to retain his card, finishing outside the top 150 of the Order of Merit.
Professional wins (13)
Japan Golf Tour wins (8)
| Legend |
|---|
| Flagship events (1) |
| Japan majors (2) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Dec 1999 | Fancl Okinawa Open | −13 (68-69-68-66=271) | Playoff | Seiki Okuda
|
| 2 | 14 Oct 2001 | Japan Open Golf Championship | −7 (68-72-67-70=277) | 4 strokes | Tsuyoshi Yoneyama
|
| 3 | 3 Aug 2003 | Aiful Cup | −19 (67-64-70-68=269) | Playoff | Katsumasa Miyamoto
|
| 4 | 27 Aug 2006 | Under Armour KBC Augusta | −16 (71-66-65-66=268) | 1 stroke | Tetsuji Hiratsuka
|
| 5 | 22 Oct 2006 | Bridgestone Open | −22 (70-65-63-68=266) | 5 strokes | Kiyoshi Maita
|
| 6 | 25 Nov 2007 | Casio World Open | −13 (69-68-73-65=275) | 1 stroke |  Chris Campbell
|
| 7 | 8 Jun 2014 | Japan PGA Championship Nissin Cupnoodles Cup | −9 (71-68-69-71=279) | 1 stroke |  Lee Kyoung-hoon, Koumei Oda
|
| 8 | 31 May 2015 | Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open | −15 (69-69-66-69=273) | 2 strokes | Scott Strange
|
- The Japan Open Golf Championship is also a Japan major championship.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Hisamitsu-KBC Augusta |  Masashi Ozaki
|
Lost to par on second extra hole |
| 2 | 1999 | Fancl Okinawa Open | Seiki Okuda
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2001 | Dunlop Phoenix Tournament |  David Duval
|
Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2003 | Aiful Cup | Katsumasa Miyamoto
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2003 | Sun Chlorella Classic | Brendan Jones, Daisuke Maruyama
|
Jones won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 6 | 2006 | Acom International | Mamo Osanai
|
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)
- 1995 Sanko 72 Open, Korakuen Cup (4th)
Other wins (1)
- 2019 Kyusyu Open
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2)
- 2019 Kanehide Senior Okinawa Open Golf Tournament
- 2021 Japan Senior Open Golf Championship
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
Note: Teshima never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | T51 |
| Invitational |
Did not play
"T" = Tied
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing Japan): 1997
- Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2003
See also
References
- ^ "Week 1 2002 Ending 6 Jan 2002" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
- Taichi Teshima at the European Tour official site
- Taichi Teshima at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Taichi Teshima at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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