Background
Maruyama was born in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo.
丸山茂樹
Maruyama was born in Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo.
He attended Nihon University and turned professional in 1992.
He is known for his ever-present smile on the golf course which has given rise to his nickname of the "Smiling Assassin". He began his career on the Japan Golf Tour, quickly becoming one of the leading players on that tour. Two excellent finishes in World Golf Championships events in 1999 helped to earn him membership of the United States.-based Professional Golf Association Tour for the 2000 season.
He has three Professional Golf Association Tour victories.
At the end of the 2008 season he announced he was returning to Japan after failing to maintain full playing rights on the Professional Golf Association Tour. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
On 5 June 2000, he shot a first round 58 at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Maryland while qualifying for the 2000 United States. Open. This is a record for any competitive event.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (3) Japan Golf Tour wins (10) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2001 Professional Golf Association – 2002 Professional Golf Association) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times) Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Japan): 1990 Professional (representing the International team): 1998 (winners), 2000 World Cup (representing Japan): 2000, 2001, 2002 (winners), 2003, 2004.
Professional Golf Association Tour playoff record (1–0) 1993 Pepsi Ube Kosan Open 1995 Bridgestone Open 1996 Bridgestone Open 1997 Japan Professional Golf Association Championship, Yomiuri Open, Japan Professional Golf Association Match-Play Championship Promise Cup, Golf Nippon Series Hitachi Cup 1998 Professional Golf Association Philanthropy Tournament 1999 Bridgestone Open 2009 Golf Nippon Series JT Cup.
