Noboru Sugai Explained

Noboru Sugai is a Japanese professional golfer.

Sugai was born in Tokyo, to a Japanese father and a Russian mother. He turned professional in 1975 and has won three tournaments and over 275 million ¥ on the Japan Golf Tour.

In 2002, he became the first Japanese to win the Senior British Open in what was the last staging before the tournament became a Champions Tour major. He played on the European Seniors Tour in 2003 and 2004 with little success.

Professional wins (6)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	13 Sep 1987	Suntory Open	−10 (67-71-72-68=278)	3 strokes	Masahiro Kuramoto, Larry Nelson
2	29 Apr 1990	The Crowns	−4 (68-66-67-75=276)	Playoff	Steve Pate
3	14 Oct 1990	Asahi Beer Golf Digest Tournament	−10 (72-72-68-62=274)	3 strokes	Larry Mize, Masashi Ozaki

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1990	The Crowns	Steve Pate	Won with par on first extra hole
2	1991	Japan Open Golf Championship	Tsuneyuki Nakajima	Lost to par on first extra hole

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other Senior PGA Tour (0)

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other European Seniors Tour (0)

Other senior wins (2)

• 2000 Fujita Kanko Open (Japan)
• 2001 Castle Hill Open (Japan)

Results in major championships

Note: Sugai only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Team appearances

• Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1990, 1991