Shingo Katayama (, born 31 January 1973) is a Japanese golfer.
Career 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 fifth on the career wins list and ranking second on the career money list with over .
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. 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.
Katayama also featured in the top thirty of the Official World Golf Ranking, reaching a highest ranking of 23rd in December 2007.
Katayama rarely played on the U.S. based PGA Tour, playing the majority of his golf in Japan. His best finish outside of Japan, (excluding majors) came in 2006 at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship where he defeated Colin Montgomerie, 3 and 2, in the second round en route to finishing T9.
Professional wins (36) Japan Golf Tour wins (31) Legend Flagship events (2) Japan majors (7) Other Japan Golf Tour (24) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up19 Aug 1998Sanko Grand Summer Championship−14 (67-66-68-73=274)Playoff Kazuhiko Hosokawa26 Jun 1999JCB Classic Sendai−16 (69-63-69-67=268)Playoff Shigemasa Higaki323 Apr 2000Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open−4 (70-70-70-70=280)2 strokes Lin Keng-chi, Peter Senior, Andre Stolz421 May 2000Munsingwear Open KSB Cup−16 (68-65-66-73=272)1 stroke Nobuhito Sato519 Nov 2000Dunlop Phoenix Tournament−19 (65-66-66-68=265)4 strokes Bob May63 Dec 2000Golf Nippon Series JT Cup−9 (69-67-67-68=271)3 strokes Hirofumi Miyase710 Dec 2000Fancl Open in Okinawa−11 (66-69-69-73=277)2 strokes Toru Taniguchi811 Mar 2001Token Corporation Cup−8 (69-63-73=205)*2 strokes Tsuneyuki Nakajima922 Apr 2001Asia Pacific Open Golf Championship Kirin Open (2)−13 (64-70-70-67=271)6 strokes Hajime Meshiai109 Sep 2001Suntory Open−16 (66-68-68-66=268)3 strokes Darren Clarke, Keiichiro Fukabori, Nobuo Serizawa1115 Sep 2002Suntory Open (2)−15 (68-68-68-65=269)4 strokes Kōki Idoki, Yasuharu Imano128 Dec 2002Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2)−19 (62-66-66-67=261)9 strokes David Smail1318 May 2003Japan PGA Championship−17 (71-66-66-68=271)1 stroke Hur Suk-ho142 Nov 2003ABC Championship−23 (64-69-68-64=265)9 strokes Katsumasa Miyamoto152 May 2004The Crowns−16 (65-64-63-72=264)2 strokes Paul Sheehan1611 Jul 2004Woodone Open Hiroshima−22 (70-63-70-63=266)5 strokes Ryuichi Oda1716 Oct 2005Japan Open Golf Championship−2 (71-73-70-68=282)2 strokes Ryoken Kawagishi, Craig Parry1830 Oct 2005ABC Championship (2)−14 (70-65-70-69=274)2 strokes Dinesh Chand1930 Apr 2006The Crowns (2)−18 (63-67-62-70=262)2 strokes Nozomi Kawahara203 Sep 2006Fujisankei Classic−10 (66-71-68-69=274)3 strokes Liang Wenchong2129 Oct 2006ABC Championship (3)−17 (71-70-68-62=271)Playoff Yang Yong-eun221 Jul 2007UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship ShishidoHills−9 (69-68-67-67=271)1 stroke Naoya Takemoto2321 Oct 2007Bridgestone Open−18 (68-67-67-68=270)1 stroke Steven Conran, Keiichiro Fukabori, Tomohiro Kondo2418 May 2008Japan PGA Championship (2)−23 (67-66-65-67=265)6 strokes Liang Wenchong2519 Oct 2008Japan Open Golf Championship (2)−1 (68-72-72-71=283)4 strokes Ryo Ishikawa2616 Nov 2008Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters−16 (67-68-68-69=272)Playoff Yasuharu Imano276 Oct 2013Coca-Cola Tokai Classic−7 (74-76-64-67=281)Playoff Hidemasa Hoshino, Satoshi Tomiyama2830 Nov 2014Casio World Open−17 (70-64-72-65=271)3 strokes Satoshi Tomiyama2915 Nov 2015Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters (2)−14 (64-68-70=202)*1 stroke Thanyakon Khrongpha3030 Oct 2016Mynavi ABC Championship (4)−12 (67-68-73-68=276)1 stroke Shintaro Kobayashi3110 Sep 2017ISPS Handa Match Play3 and 2 Ryu Hyun-woo *Note: Tournament shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (5–3) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result11998Sanko Grand Summer Championship Kazuhiko HosokawaWon with par on third extra hole21999JCB Classic Sendai Shigemasa HigakiWon with birdie on third extra hole32002Japan PGA Championship Kenichi KuboyaLost to birdie on second extra hole42006ABC Championship Yang Yong-eunWon with birdie on second extra hole52008Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters Yasuharu ImanoWon with birdie on first extra hole62012Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Ryu Hyun-wooLost to par on first extra hole72013Coca-Cola Tokai Classic Hidemasa Hoshino, Satoshi TomiyamaWon with birdie on first extra hole82015Top Cup Tokai Classic Kim Hyung-sungLost to birdie on second extra hole
Japan Challenge Tour wins (2) 1993 Mito Green Open (as an amateur) 1995 Korakuen Cup (5th)
Other wins (1) 2016 Legend Charity Pro-Am
Japan PGA Senior Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up11 Jun 2024Sumaida Cup Senior Golf Tournament−15 (68-64-69=201)1 stroke Thaworn Wiratchant230 Mar 2025Unitex Senior Open−7 (67-68=135)2 strokes Kenichi Kuboya, David Smail
Results in major championships Tournament19992000200120022003200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentT40CUTT37T33T27T44CUT4U.S. OpenCUTT35CUTCUTT36CUTThe Open Championship71CUTCUTT50T34CUTPGA ChampionshipCUTT4CUTCUTT62T23T50CUT Tournament2010201120122013Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT44PGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 1 1 1 9 6U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 4Totals 0 0 0 2 2 3 30 16 Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2007 Masters – 2007 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice times)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20022003200420052006The Players ChampionshipCUTT70
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Championship6772T73T46Match PlayR64R64R64R64R16R64R64R32InvitationalT4672ChampionsT33
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = tied Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1994
Professional Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2005 EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2016
See also List of golfers with most Japan Golf Tour wins
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