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. 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 (1–1)

European Seniors Tour wins (1) LegendSenior 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) YearChampionshipWinning scoreMarginRunner-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