Noboru Sugai


Noboru Sugai is a Japanese professional golfer.

Career

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 [golf">Senior major golf championships">major [golf championships|major]. He played on the European [Seniors Tour] in 2003 and 2004 with little success.

Professional wins (6)

PGA of Japan Tour wins (3)

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11990 PGA of [Japan Tour|1990]The Crowns

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
128 Jul 2002Senior British Open−3 2 strokes

Other senior wins (2)

Results in major championships

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

Team appearances