Noboru Sugai

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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.

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

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

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

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

Note: Sugai only played in The Open Championship.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runner-up
2002	Senior British Open	−3 (67-67-73-74=281)	2 strokes	John Irwin

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

• 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