Nobuhito Sato

Nobuhito Sato
Personal information
Born	12 March 1970 (1970-03-12) (age 41) Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (170 lb; 11.8 st)
Nationality	Japan
Career
Turned professional	1993
Current tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins	11
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	9
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT: 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003
PGA Championship	DNP

Nobuhito Sato (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

External links

• Nobuhito Sato at the Japan Golf Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Sato, Nobuhito
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	12 March 1970
Place of birth	Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Date of death
Place of death