Nobuhito Sato | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Chiba Prefecture, Japan | 12 March 1970
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1993 |
Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 11 |
Highest ranking | 76 (22 October 2000)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
Japan Golf Tour | 9 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | CUT: 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003 |
Nobuhito Sato (佐藤 信人, Satō Nobuhito, born 12 March 1970) is a Japanese professional golfer.
Sato was born in Chiba Prefecture. He turned professional in 1993.
Sato has won nine tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. His most successful years came in 2000 when he won four times and in 2002 when he finished second on the Japan Golf Tour money list. He also has two wins on the Japan Challenge Tour, both in 1996.
Legend |
Japan majors (2) |
Other Japan Golf Tour (7) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 8 Jun 1997 | JCB Classic Sendai | −17 (68-65-64-70=267) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 25 Oct 1998 | Bridgestone Open | −13 (69-69-67-70=275) | Playoff | ![]() |
3 | 14 May 2000 | Japan PGA Championship | −4 (68-71-69-72=280) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
4 | 4 Jun 2000 | JCB Classic Sendai (2) | −13 (68-65-67-71=271) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
5 | 17 Sep 2000 | ANA Open | −6 (68-68-72-74=282) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
6 | 22 Oct 2000 | Bridgestone Open | −16 (70-66-69-67=272) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
7 | 12 May 2002 | Fujisankei Classic | −8 (67-70-68-71=276) | Playoff | ![]() |
8 | 7 Jul 2002 | Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup | −20 (67-66-71-64=268) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
9 | 8 Sep 2002 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | 5 and 4 | ![]() |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1998 | Bridgestone Open | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2002 | Fujisankei Classic | ![]() |
Won with par on second extra hole |
Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
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The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Sato only played in The Open Championship.
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
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Match Play | R64 | ||
Championship | T25 | NT1 | |
Invitational | T65 |
1Cancelled due to 9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament