Taichi Teshima

Taichi Teshima
手嶋多一
Taichi Teshima; 手嶋多一
Personal information
Born	16 October 1968 (age 55); 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)
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) edit

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

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

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

Did not play

"T" = Tied

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Taichi Teshima 手嶋多一
Personal information
Born	(1968-10-16) 16 October 1968 (age 55) 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