Nobuhito Sato is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese professional golf

Golf

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Sato was born in Chiba Prefecture

Chiba Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...

. He turned professional in 1993.

Sato has won nine tournaments on the Japan Golf Tour

Japan Golf Tour

The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour. However since the early 1990s, the growth in prize money has not kept pace with...

 and featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings

Official World Golf Rankings

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. 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

Japan Challenge Tour

The Japan Challenge Tour is a series of developmental golf tournaments run by the Japan Golf Tour Organisation. It has been in operation since 1985...

, both in 1996.

Japan Golf Tour wins (9)

• 1997 (1) JCB Classic Sendai
• 1998 (1) Bridgestone Open
  Bridgestone Open
  The is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1972 at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. In 1973, the event moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. Since 1974 it has held at the Sodegaura Country Club. The tournament record is 266 , set by Taichi Teshima in 2006...
  
  
• 2000 (4) Japan PGA Championship
  Japan PGA Championship
  The is an annual golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It has been played since 1926. It is played at a variety of courses throughout Japan. The purse for the 2011 event was ¥150,000,000, with ¥30,000,000 going to the winner...
  
  , JCB Classic Sendai, ANA Open
  ANA Open
  The is a Japan Golf Tour event. ANA is an acronym for All Nippon Airways, the tournament's sponsor. First played in 1973, it is usually held in September each year. The host venues are the Sapporo golf club Wattsu and Yuni courses. The tournament record is 268 , set by Masashi Ozaki in 1994...
  
  , Bridgestone Open
  Bridgestone Open
  The is a golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1972 at the Mitsukaido Golf Club. In 1973, the event moved to the Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club. Since 1974 it has held at the Sodegaura Country Club. The tournament record is 266 , set by Taichi Teshima in 2006...
  
  
• 2002 (3) Fujisankei Classic
  Fujisankei Classic
  The is an annual golf event on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973 on the Takasaka Country Club - Yoneyama Course. The tournament moved to the Higashi-Matsuyama Golf Club in 1979 and to the Kawana Hotel's Fuji course in 1981. The tournament has been held at the Fujizakura Country Club...
  
  , Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup, Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup

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