Nobuhito Sato
| Nobuhito Sato | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 12 March 1970 Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1993 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour |
| Professional wins | 11 |
| Highest ranking | 76 (22 October 2000)[1] |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 9 |
| 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.
Professional wins
Japan Golf Tour wins (9)
- 1997 (1) JCB Classic Sendai
- 1998 (1) Bridgestone Open
- 2000 (4) Japan PGA Championship, JCB Classic Sendai, ANA Open, Bridgestone Open
- 2002 (3) Fujisankei Classic, Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup, Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup
Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)
- 1996 Kabaya Ohayo Cup, Matsugamine Open
Team appearances
- Dunhill Cup (representing Japan): 1997
- Dynasty Cup (representing Japan): 2003
External links
- Nobuhito Sato at the Japan Golf Tour official site
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- ^ "Week 42 2000 Ending 22 Oct 2000" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.