Shingo Katayama (Japanese: 片山 晋å'‰, born 31 January 1973) is a Japanese golfer.
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 31 tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour, ranking sixth on the career wins list and ranking second on the career money list with over 1.9 billion ¥.
Katayama has played in several major championships and World Golf Championships events, and his most notable achievement outside 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.
Professional wins (31)
Japan Golf Tour wins (31)
- 1998 (1) Sanko Grand Summer Championship
- 1999 (1) JCB Classic Sendai
- 2000 (5) Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open, Munsingwear Open KSB Cup, Dunlop Phoenix Tournament, Golf Nippon Series JT Cup, Fancl Open in Okinawa
- 2001 (3) Token Corporation Cup, Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open, Suntory Open
- 2002 (2) Suntory Open, Golf Nippon Series JT Cup
- 2003 (2) Japan PGA Championship, ABC Championship
- 2004 (2) The Crowns, Woodone Open Hiroshima
- 2005 (2) Japan Open Golf Championship, ABC Championship
- 2006 (3) The Crowns, Fujisankei Classic, ABC Championship
- 2007 (2) UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills, Bridgestone Open
- 2008 (3) Japan PGA Championship, Japan Open Golf Championship, Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters
- 2013 (1) Coca-Cola Tokai Classic
- 2014 (1) Casio World Open
- 2015 (1) Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters
- 2016 (1) Mynavi ABC Championship
- 2017 (1) ISPS Handa Match Play
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
- Most consecutive cuts made â€" 3 (2007 Masters â€" 2007 PGA)
- Longest streak of top-10s â€" 1 (twice times)
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1994
Professional
- EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2016
See also
- List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
External links
- Shingo Katayama at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Shingo Katayama at the PGA Tour official site
- Shingo Katayama at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
