Ken Tanigawa (born December 26, 1967) is an American professional golfer. Tanigawa was born in Kobe, Japan. He played college golf at UCLA and turned professional after graduating in 1990. Tanigawa played on the Ben Hogan Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) in 1991 and again in 2003. His best finish was T-41 at the 2003 Price Cutter Charity Championship. He played on the Japan Golf Tour in 1996 and 1997 with a best finish of T-9 at the 1996 Mitsubishi Galant Tournament. He quit playing professionally and was re-instated as an amateur. He won a number of amateur tournaments in Arizona in the mid-2010s.