{"id":77509,"date":"2018-04-17T09:16:19","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T07:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mygolfway.com\/?p=77509"},"modified":"2018-04-17T21:18:42","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T19:18:42","slug":"honma-golf-good-play-by-european-ambassador-hideto-tanihara-at-the-open-espana-in-madrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygolfway.com\/en\/honma-golf-good-play-by-european-ambassador-hideto-tanihara-at-the-open-espana-in-madrid\/","title":{"rendered":"Honma Golf – Good game played by Japanese Ambassador Hideto Tanihara at the Open de Espa\u00f1a in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"

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April 17, 2018 –<\/strong> With the visit of the European Tour<\/strong> to Spain, we\u2019ve been able to find out about the presence of Honma Golf<\/strong><\/a> among the elite continental players. The European Ambassador of the Japanese luxury brand, Hideto Tanihara<\/strong>, looked great and gave a superb performance, and has deservedly been affiliated to the Tour, ranking in the Top-10 of the Open de Espa\u00f1a 2018<\/strong> held at the Centro Nacional de Golf.<\/p>\n

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Born in Hiroshima (Japan) and professional since 2000, he has won 14 tournaments in the Japan Golf Tour. In 2005 he went to try his luck on the PGA Tour, and it was not until last year that he did his first full season on the European Tour. His best results include 3rd place in the BMW PGA Championship 2017, 4th in the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play 2017 and, looking further back, he was 5th in the 2006 Open Championship. But it\u2019s clear that he\u2019s proposed to move up another level this 2018 season, taking advantage of his experience and taking more advantage of the Honma clubs in his golf bag.<\/p>\n

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We spoke with Hideto Tanihara<\/strong> close to the driving range of the Centro Nacional de Golf of Madrid. “To come here and play with this cold is a little crazy,”<\/em> he said referring to the winter conditions of the first two days of the tournament. “This year I am going to play the Tour regularly again. My main goal is to win a European Tour event, and to play the Open Championship again.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Indeed, Tanihara has done pretty well at the Open de Espa\u00f1a. He finished 9th tied with a very regular series of rounds of 70, 70, 67 and 67, for a total of 274 shots, as result of 20 birdies, 46 pairs and 6 bogeys. He was the No. 1 player of the event in the Putts per Round statistics (27.3 putts), along with a good output Driving Accuracy with his Honma TW737<\/strong> driver <\/strong>of 10.5\u00ba loft (68.5%), and 68.1% of Greens in Regulation with his Honma TW737 irons<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Of course, we asked Hideto Tanihara<\/strong> about the quality of the clubs in his bag. “I have played with Honma since four years ago, and I am very happy with my clubs. I went to test them at the Honma factory in Japan and I loved them. The feeling they convey is fantastic, and thanks to their craftsmanship, they provide me with the extra I need to hit my best shots on the course.”<\/em> Which are the clubs you like the most? “These Honma forged irons are sensational,”<\/em> he said, pointing to his favourite tools in his bag. And why do you trust Honma so much? “It’s a brand of premium equipment and I feel very privileged to be playing with such luxury clubs”.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n