{{short description|Japanese professional golfer}} {{more footnotes|date=July 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Hidemichi Tanaka<br><small>田中秀道</small> | image = | imagesize = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|3|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Hiroshima Prefecture]], [[Japan]] | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1971|3|29|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.66|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|62|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{JPN}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1991 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = [[Japan Golf Tour]] | extour = [[PGA Tour]] | prowins = 15 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = 10 | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins --> | chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins --> | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = 5 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = DNP | usopen = T15: 2003 | open = T32: 1996 | pga = T55: 2004 | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = <!-- Achievement or award details --> | year1 = <!-- Year(s) of achievement or award --> | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} {{nihongo|'''Hidemichi Tanaka'''|田中秀道||born 29 March 1971}} is a Japanese professional [[golf]]er.
== Career == Tanaka was born in [[Hiroshima Prefecture]]. He turned professional in 1991, joined the [[Japan Golf Tour]] in 1995 and played mainly on that tour until 2001. He won 10 times on tour.
Tanaka earned a PGA Tour card for 2002 at the 2001 [[Qualifying School]], and held his card through 2006 by finishing in the top 125 on the money list each year. In 2006, he lost his card by finishing 224th on the money list. His best finishes on the PGA Tour are two T-3, at the 2004 [[B.C. Open]] and the 2005 [[Chrysler Championship]].
==Professional wins (15)== ===Japan Golf Tour wins (10)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Legend |- style="background:#f2ecce;" | Flagship events (1) |- | Other Japan Golf Tour (7) |} {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No. !Date !Tournament !Winning score !Margin of<br>victory !Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|29 Oct [[1995 PGA of Japan Tour|1995]] |[[Philip Morris Championship]] |−10 (67-73-69-69=278) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Naomichi Ozaki]], {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Nobumitsu Yuhara]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|19 May [[1996 PGA of Japan Tour|1996]] |[[Pepsi Ube Kosan Open]] |−20 (68-64-65-67=264) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tsuneyuki Nakajima]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brian Watts]] |- |align=center|3 |align=right|26 Jul [[1998 PGA of Japan Tour|1998]] |[[Aiful Cup]] |−15 (68-70-69-66=273) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Toshimitsu Izawa]], {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Tatsuo Takasaki]] |-style="background:#f2ecce;" |align=center|4 |align=right|4 Oct 1998 |[[Japan Open Golf Championship]] |−5 (72-70-72-69=283) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Naomichi Ozaki]] |- |align=center|5 |align=right|13 Dec 1998 |[[DDI Group Okinawa Open]] |−11 (70-67-69-67=273) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN|1870}} [[Akihito Tokoyama]] |- |align=center|6 |align=right|7 Nov [[1999 Japan Golf Tour|1999]] |[[Acom International]] |−19 (66-69-66-68=269) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Keiichiro Fukabori]] |- |align=center|7 |align=right|19 Mar [[2000 Japan Golf Tour|2000]] |[[Dydo Drinco Shizuoka Open]] |−14 (66-70-70-68=274) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Eiji Mizoguchi]] |- |align=center|8 |align=right|30 Apr 2000 |[[The Crowns]] |−8 (69-69-67-67=272) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Mitsutaka Kusakabe]] |- |align=center|9 |align=right|15 Apr [[2001 Japan Golf Tour|2001]] |[[Tsuruya Open]] |−14 (71-69-68-66=274) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Masayuki Kawamura (golfer)|Masayuki Kawamura]] |- |align=center|10 |align=right|24 Jun 2001 |[[Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open]] |−16 (66-69-68-69=272) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|COL}} [[Eduardo Herrera (golfer)|Eduardo Herrera]] |}
'''Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |[[2000 Japan Golf Tour|2000]] |[[Tsuruya Open]] |{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Richard Backwell]] |Lost to par on fourth extra hole |}
===Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)=== *[[1995 Japan Challenge Tour|1995]] Mito Green Open, Korakuen Cup (2nd)
===Other wins (3)=== *1996 Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am (Japan) *1998 Hirao Masaaki Pro-Am (Japan) *2001 Hawaii Pearl Open
==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !1996 !1997 !1998 !1999 !2000 !2001 !2002 !2003 !2004 |- |align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T37 |T15 |T36 |- |align=left|[[The Open Championship]] |T33 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[PGA Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |79 |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |T55 |}
''Note: Tanaka never played in the [[Masters Tournament]]''<br> {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" = tied
==Results in The Players Championship== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !2003!!2004!!2005!!2006 |- |align=left|[[The Players Championship]] |CUT |T81 |WD |CUT |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the halfway cut<br> WD = withdrew<br> "T" indicates a tie for a place
==Results in World Golf Championships== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Tournament!!2000!!2001 |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |R32 |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]] |T11 |NT<sup>1</sup> |- |align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} <sup>1</sup>Cancelled due to [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]]<br> {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> "T" = Tied<br> NT = No tournament
==Team appearances== *[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing Japan): [[2000 WGC-World Cup|2000]], [[2003 WGC-World Cup|2003]], [[2004 WGC-World Cup|2004]]
==See also== *[[2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]] *[[List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins]]
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{JapanTour player|2020}} *{{PGATour player|20548}} *{{OWGR|5655}}
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