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| Noboru Sugai 須貝 昇 | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1949-10-16) 16 October 1949 (age 75) Tokyo, Japan |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Japan |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1975 |
| Former tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour European Seniors Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
| PGA Tour Champions | 1 |
| European Senior Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1993, 2003 |
Noboru Sugai Sugai Noboru (須貝 昇, born 16 October 1949) 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) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Jul 2002 | Senior British Open | −3 (67-67-73-74=281) | 2 strokes |  John Irwin
|
European Seniors Tour wins (1)
| Legend |
|---|
| Senior major championships (1) |
| Other European Seniors Tour (0) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Jul 2002 | Senior British Open | −3 (67-67-73-74=281) | 2 strokes | John Irwin
|
Other senior wins (2)
- 2000 Fujita Kanko Open (Japan)
- 2001 Castle Hill Open (Japan)
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
Note: Sugai only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Senior major championships
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Senior British Open | −3 (67-67-73-74=281) | 2 strokes | John Irwin
|
Team appearances
- Four Tours World Championship (representing Japan): 1990, 1991
External links
- Noboru Sugai at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Noboru Sugai at the European Tour official site
- Noboru Sugai at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
| Senior Open Championship champions | |
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| † indicates the event was won in a playoff |