Okay, so I saw this guy named Taisei Shimizu popping up on golf leaderboards and stuff, and I was like, “Who’s this dude?” Turns out, he’s a Japanese golfer, pretty young, only 25. I decided to do some digging, figured I’d see what his deal is.

First thing I did was check out his official PGA TOUR profile. You know, the usual stats, bio, some videos. Nothing too crazy there. He hasn’t won any PGA TOUR events yet. The profile had his basic info, showed his recent scores, how he’s been playing, that kind of thing. And it seems he didn’t get any wins or top 10 in 2024.
Then I went over to the Official World Golf Ranking site. They have a profile for him too, lists his current ranking. Looks like he’s ranked 269th in the world as of now. Not bad, but definitely some room to climb. It also shows his birth date, January 17, 1989. The place is blank for his birthplace and college.
I saw a separate site that said he is 263rd in the world, and they also wrote his birth date as January 17, 1989. I think the 269th should be more accurate since it is from the official site.
After that, I found this site called GolfLive24. It’s a website that had all of his tournament results, scorecards, the whole nine yards. Pretty handy if you want to see how he’s done in specific events. You can track his recent results and look at his past scores. I used this to see how he did in different rounds of a tournament, what his overall score was, that sort of thing.
Next, I stumbled upon some news articles about him. Turns out, he was leading the Kansai Open Golf Championship going into the final round. That’s a big deal! He shot a 66 three days in a row. Seems like he’s got some skills on the course.

I checked out another golf news site just to see what else was out there. Found some more recent stats and videos. Nothing groundbreaking, but it’s always cool to see highlights and how a player’s doing.
And then I found some detailed info about what clubs he uses. It is said he was using a Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max driver. I guess every detail counts when you’re trying to improve your game.
So yeah, that’s what I found out about Taisei Shimizu. He’s a young Japanese golfer making some noise on the tour. He hasn’t won any big tournaments yet, but he’s definitely got potential. It’ll be interesting to see how he does in the future. I’ll be keeping an eye on him for sure!