{{short description|Japanese professional golfer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Takuya Taniguchi | image = | image_size = <!-- e.g. 250px (default is 200px) --> | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|9|17|df=y}} | birth_place = Tokushima Prefecture, Japan | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1979|9|17|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.75|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{JPN}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 2002 | tour = Japan Golf Tour | extour = Japan Challenge Tour | prowins = 3 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = 2 | 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 = 1 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = <!-- DNP --> | usopen = <!-- DNP --> | open = <!-- DNP --> | pga = <!-- DNP --> | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = Japan Golf Tour<br>Rookie of the Year | year1 = 2004 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} {{Nihongo|'''Takuya Taniguchi'''|谷口 拓也|Taniguchi Takuya|born 17 September 1979 in Tokushima Prefecture}} is a Japanese professional golfer.
== Professional career == Taniguchi plays on the Japan Golf Tour. He has won twice on tour and once on the Japan Challenge Tour.
==Professional wins (3)== ===Japan Golf Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|1 Aug 2004 |Aiful Cup |−14 (68-67-66-69=270) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|JPN}} Katsumasa Miyamoto |- |align=center|2 |align=right|3 Aug 2008 |Sun Chlorella Classic |−4 (70-72-74-68=284) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideto Tanihara |}
===Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|13 Jun 2003 |Aiful Challenge Cup Spring |−13 (66-65=131) |Playoff |{{flagicon|JPN}} Ryuichi Oda |}
==Team appearances== *World Cup (representing Japan): 2005 *Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2005
==External links== *{{JapanTour player|2676}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taniguchi, Takuya}} Category:Japanese male golfers Category:Japan Golf Tour golfers Category:Golfers from Tokushima Prefecture Category:1979 births Category:Living people
{{Japan-golf-bio-stub}}