Tournament article
Sansan KBC Augusta 2021
Taichi Teshima says, "as grownups manners business cards are necessary item"
"When I became Senior Tour player, business cards became a necessity", says 52 years old Taichi Teshima.
A year later from his victory on his Senior Tour debut at Kanehide Senior Okinawa Open, he was told by the organizers that he must bring his business card, since he will be introduced to TV stations and sponsors as Defending Champion.
"I was told to bring at least 30 cards but still, I didn't have enough, and it was embarrassing."
Since then, he has been carrying his business card everywhere. He uses it has communication tool. So, he is every excited that from this year KBS Augusta has new sponsor, Sansan Inc., an online business card service.
"My IT literacy is pretty low, so it will take time for me to understand how cloud works, but anyhow, it is epoch making innovation correct?"
Taichi has finished as runner up losing against Jumbo Ozaki in the playoffs in 1996, but that led him to ear his first Tour Card. Then in 2006, he has won, to earn a victory on his hometown.
Since it was cancelled last year due to the pandemic, Taichi is looking forward to the tournament. He also needs to push himself harder to earn his Tour Card back, which he lost 2 seasons ago. But he has not been able to make the cutline for 5 tournaments in a row since May. Now he ranks 75th, on the Money Rankings.
"I am not earning enough, and I am on the edge. I do like Senior Tour too, but I want to be able to still challenge the Regular Tour next season.