Shigeki_Maruyama
Shigeki Maruyama
Japanese professional golfer
Shigeki Maruyama (丸山茂樹, Maruyama Shigeki; born 12 September 1969) is a Japanese professional golfer.
| Shigeki Maruyama 丸山茂樹 | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Nickname | The Smiling Assassin |
| Born | (1969-09-12) 12 September 1969 (age 54) Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb; 11.5 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| College | Nihon University |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 14 |
| Highest ranking | 19 (21 March 2004)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 10 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T14: 2002 |
| PGA Championship | T22: 2001 |
| U.S. Open | T4: 2004 |
| The Open Championship | T5: 2002 |
Maruyama was born in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. He attended Nihon University and turned professional in 1992. He is known for his ever-present smile on the golf course which has given rise to his nickname of the "Smiling Assassin". He began his career on the Japan Golf Tour, quickly becoming one of the leading players on that tour. Two excellent finishes in World Golf Championships events in 1999 helped to earn him membership of the U.S.-based PGA Tour for the 2000 season. He has three PGA Tour victories. At the end of the 2008 season he announced he was returning to Japan after failing to maintain full playing rights on the PGA Tour.
Maruyama was a member of The International Team in the Presidents Cup in 1998 and 2000. He had a 5–0–0 win–loss–tie record in the 1998 matches.
He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
On 5 June 2000, he shot a first round 58 at Woodmont Country Club (South Course) in Rockville, Maryland while qualifying for the 2000 U.S. Open. This round ties the score achieved by Jim Furyk on the final round of the Travelers Championship on 2016.
- 1990 Asian Games
PGA Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Jul 2001 | Greater Milwaukee Open | −18 (68-65-67-66=266) | Playoff |  Charles Howell III |
| 2 | 12 May 2002 | Verizon Byron Nelson Classic | −14 (67-63-68-68=266) | 3 strokes | Ben Crane |
| 3 | 19 Oct 2003 | Chrysler Classic of Greensboro | −22 (65-64-70-67=266) | 5 strokes | Brad Faxon |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2001 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Charles Howell III |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Japan Golf Tour wins (10)
| Legend |
| Japan majors (1) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (9) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 May 1993 | Pepsi Ube Kosan Open | −20 (63-72-63-66=264) | 2 strokes | Todd Hamilton |
| 2 | 22 Oct 1995 | Bridgestone Open | −14 (66-70-67-71=274) | 3 strokes | Mark Calcavecchia,  Masashi Ozaki, Shinichi Yokota |
| 3 | 20 Oct 1996 | Bridgestone Open (2) | −16 (67-67-67-71=272) | 2 strokes | Brian Watts |
| 4 | 18 May 1997 | Japan PGA Championship | −16 (68-68-69-67=272) | 2 strokes | Shusaku Sugimoto |
| 5 | 22 Jun 1997 | Yomiuri Open | −17 (67-68-66-66=267) | 2 strokes | Naomichi Ozaki |
| 6 | 7 Sep 1997 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | 3 and 2 | Peter Teravainen | |
| 7 | 7 Dec 1997 | Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup | −16 (70-63-68-67=268) | 2 strokes | Tateo Ozaki |
| 8 | 5 Jul 1998 | PGA Philanthropy Tournament | −20 (65-66-64-69=264) | 1 stroke | Satoshi Higashi |
| 9 | 24 Oct 1999 | Bridgestone Open (3) | −20 (66-68-66-68=268) | 5 strokes | Toshimitsu Izawa |
| 10 | 6 Dec 2009 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2) | −9 (70-67-70-64=271) | Playoff |  Kim Kyung-tae |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | Kim Kyung-tae |
Won with par on fourth extra hole |
Other wins (1)
| Legend |
| World Golf Championships (1) |
| Other wins (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Dec 2002 | WGC-World Cup (with Toshimitsu Izawa) |
−36 (64-64-58-66=252) | 2 strokes |  United States − Phil Mickelson and David Toms |
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T31 | ||
| U.S. Open | ||||
| The Open Championship | T14 | T10 | T29 | CUT |
| PGA Championship | T23 | T65 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T46 | CUT | T14 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT | T16 | CUT | T4 | T33 | ||
| The Open Championship | T55 | CUT | T5 | CUT | T30 | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | T46 | T22 | T43 | T48 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 6 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 18 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2001 PGA – 2002 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | WD | T14 | T45 | T53 | T32 | WD | CUT | WD |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T50 | NT1 | WD | T16 | T11 | |||||||
| Match Play | QF | R16 | QF | R32 | R64 | R64 | R32 | |||||
| Invitational | 6 | T15 | T31 | T36 | T27 | T46 | ||||||
| Champions | WD | |||||||||||
1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1990
Professional
- Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 1998 (winners), 2000
- World Cup (representing Japan): 2000, 2001, 2002 (winners), 2003, 2004
- Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2005
- "Week 12 2004 Ending 21 Mar 2004" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- Shigeki Maruyama at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Shigeki Maruyama at the PGA Tour official site
- Shigeki Maruyama at the Official World Golf Ranking official site