Shingo Katayama
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Shingo Katayama is a Japan
ese golf
er.
Katayama was born in Chikusei
, Ibaraki Prefecture
. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full time on the Japan Golf Tour
since 1997. He topped the Japan Golf Tour money list five times: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008. He has won 26 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking seventh on the career wins
list and ranked third on the career money list with over 1.5 billion ¥
.
Katayama has played in several major championships
and World Golf Championships
events, and his most notable achievement outside of Japan is his tied fourth place finish at the 2001 PGA Championship
. He played the 3rd round with the champion David Toms
. He was called "Cowboy Shingo" due to his distinctive cowboy-style hat. He has featured in the top thirty of the Official World Golf Rankings
. Placing fourth with a 10-under par at the 2009 Masters
, he tied Toshimitsu Izawa
(2001
) for the best showing of a Japanese golfer at the tournament.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er.
Katayama was born in Chikusei
Chikusei, Ibaraki
is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan. The city was founded March 28, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Akeno, Kyōwa and Sekijō, and the old city of Shimodate, all from the Makabe District, ....
, Ibaraki Prefecture
Ibaraki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan, located in the Kantō region on the main island of Honshu. The capital is Mito.-History:Ibaraki Prefecture was previously known as Hitachi Province...
. He turned professional in 1995 and has played full time on the Japan Golf Tour
Japan Golf Tour
The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...
since 1997. He topped the Japan Golf Tour money list five times: 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008. He has won 26 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking seventh on the career wins
Golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
This is a list of golfers who have won 10 or more events on the Japan Golf Tour since it was established in 1973. The official Japan Golf Tour website lists winners beginning with the 1985 season...
list and ranked third on the career money list with over 1.5 billion ¥
Japanese yen
The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...
.
Katayama has played in several major championships
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
and World Golf Championships
World Golf Championships
The World Golf Championships are a group of four annual events for male professional golfers created by the International Federation of PGA Tours, with a fifth to be added in 2012...
events, and his most notable achievement outside of Japan is his tied fourth place finish at the 2001 PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
. He played the 3rd round with the champion David Toms
David Toms
David Wayne Toms is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has won a total of thirteen events on the PGA Tour including the 2001 PGA Championship...
. He was called "Cowboy Shingo" due to his distinctive cowboy-style hat. He has featured in the top thirty of the Official World Golf Rankings
Official World Golf Rankings
The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers...
. Placing fourth with a 10-under par at the 2009 Masters
2009 Masters Tournament
The 2009 Masters Tournament was the 73rd Masters Tournament held at Augusta National Golf Club and was played from April 9-12. This was the first major championship of the 2009 season.-Field:...
, he tied Toshimitsu Izawa
Toshimitsu Izawa
Toshimitsu Izawa is a Japanese professional golfer. He is sometimes known outside of Japan as Toshi Izawa.Izawa was born in Kanagawa, attended Nihon Taiiku University, and turned professional in 1989....
(2001
2001 Masters Tournament
The 2001 Masters Tournament was the 65th Masters Tournament held from April 5-8 at Augusta National Golf Club. Tiger Woods won his second Masters and sixth overall major championship by two strokes over David Duval. This championship marked the completion of the Tiger Slam with Woods having won the...
) for the best showing of a Japanese golfer at the tournament.
Japan Golf Tour wins (26)
- 1998 (1) Sanko Grand Summer ChampionshipSanko Grand Summer ChampionshipThe Sanko Grand Summer Championship was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour from 1995 to 1998. It was played in August at the Sanko 72 Country Club in Gunma.-Winners:*1998 Shingo Katayama*1997 Shoichi Kuwabara*1996 Kazuhiko Hosokawa...
- 1999 (1) JCB Classic Sendai
- 2000 (5) Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open, Munsingwear Open KSB CupMunsingwear Open KSB CupThe Munsingwear Open KSB Cup is an annual professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was created in 2000 as a result of the merger of two previous tournaments, the Georgia KSB Open and the Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup....
, Dunlop Phoenix TournamentDunlop Phoenix TournamentThe is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November at the Phoenix Country Club and attracts some of the leading international golfers.-Winners:*2011 Toshinori Muto - Japan*2010 Yuta Ikeda - Japan*2009 Edoardo Molinari - Italy...
, Golf Nippon Series JT CupGolf Nippon Series JT CupThe is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1963. It has been played since at least 1985 at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥130,000,000, with ¥40,000,000 going to the winner. It has recently been one of the last events of the season...
, Fancl Open in Okinawa - 2001 (3) Token Corporation Cup, Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open, Suntory OpenSuntory OpenThe Suntory Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973. The event is held in Chiba, currently at the Sobu Country Club...
- 2002 (2) Suntory OpenSuntory OpenThe Suntory Open was a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973. The event is held in Chiba, currently at the Sobu Country Club...
, Golf Nippon Series JT CupGolf Nippon Series JT CupThe is an annual event on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1963. It has been played since at least 1985 at the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥130,000,000, with ¥40,000,000 going to the winner. It has recently been one of the last events of the season... - 2003 (2) Japan PGA ChampionshipJapan PGA ChampionshipThe is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1926. It is played at a variety of courses throughout Japan. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner...
, ABC Championship - 2004 (2) The CrownsThe Crownsis a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The official Japanese name of this competition is "".The tournament record is 260 . It was set by Masashi Ozaki in 1995. The tournament has been played at the Wago Course at the Nagoya Golf Club since the tournament's inception in 1960. The course...
, Woodone Open HiroshimaWoodone Open HiroshimaThe Woodone Open Hiroshima was a golf event on the Japan Golf Tour from 1973 to 2007. It was first played in 1972 as the Hiroshima Open. The venues were the courses of the Hiroshima Country Club, except the 1997 tournament, that was held at the Yonex Country Club in Niigata.-Winners:Woodone Open... - 2005 (2) Japan Open Golf ChampionshipJapan Open Golf ChampionshipThe is Japan's national open golf championship. As of 2011, it is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥200 million...
, ABC Championship - 2006 (3) The CrownsThe Crownsis a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. The official Japanese name of this competition is "".The tournament record is 260 . It was set by Masashi Ozaki in 1995. The tournament has been played at the Wago Course at the Nagoya Golf Club since the tournament's inception in 1960. The course...
, Fujisankei ClassicFujisankei ClassicThe is an annual golf event on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973 on the Takasaka Country Club - Yoneyama Course. The tournament moved to the Higashi-Matsuyama Golf Club in 1979 and to the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course in 1981. The tournament has been held at the Fujizakura Country Club...
, ABC Championship - 2007 (2) UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills, Bridgestone OpenBridgestone OpenThe is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1972 at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. In 1973, the event moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. Since 1974 it has held at the Sodegaura Country Club. The tournament record is 266 , set by Taichi Teshima in 2006...
- 2008 (3) Japan PGA ChampionshipJapan PGA ChampionshipThe is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1926. It is played at a variety of courses throughout Japan. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner...
, Japan Open Golf ChampionshipJapan Open Golf ChampionshipThe is Japan's national open golf championship. As of 2011, it is one of the three richest tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, with a prize fund of ¥200 million...
, Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo MastersMitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Mastersis an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It is played in November and in recent years at the Taiheiyo Club, Gotenba Course, Gotenba, Shizuoka and attracts some of the leading international golfers. It was founded in 1972...
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | T40 | CUT | T37 | DNP | T33 | T27 | T44 | CUT | 4 |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP | DNP | CUT | T35 | DNP | DNP | CUT | CUT | T36 | CUT | DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
71 | CUT | CUT | T50 | T34 | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP | CUT | T4 | CUT | CUT | T62 | T23 | DNP | T50 | DNP | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
DNP |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.