| Nobuhito Sato | |
| Birth Date: | 12 March 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Chiba Prefecture, Japan |
| Weight: | 75kg (165lb) |
| Yearpro: | 1993 |
| Tour: | Japan Golf Tour |
| Extour: | European Tour |
| Prowins: | 11 |
| Japwins: | 9 |
| Otherwins: | 2 |
| Masters: | DNP |
| Usopen: | DNP |
| Open: | CUT: 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003 |
| Pga: | DNP |
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.
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Japan majors (2) | |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (7) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Jun 1997 | JCB Classic Sendai | −17 (68-65-64-70=267) | 4 strokes |  Toshimitsu Izawa, Naomichi Ozaki |
| 2 | 25 Oct 1998 | Bridgestone Open | −13 (69-69-67-70=275) | Playoff | Tateo Ozaki |
| 3 | 14 May 2000 | Japan PGA Championship | −4 (68-71-69-72=280) | 1 stroke | Shigemasa Higaki, Satoshi Higashi |
| 4 | 4 Jun 2000 | JCB Classic Sendai (2) | −13 (68-65-67-71=271) | 3 strokes | Toshimitsu Izawa |
| 5 | 17 Sep 2000 | ANA Open | −6 (68-68-72-74=282) | 1 stroke |  Christian Peña |
| 6 | 22 Oct 2000 | Bridgestone Open | −16 (70-66-69-67=272) | 1 stroke | Katsumasa Miyamoto |
| 7 | 12 May 2002 | Fujisankei Classic | −8 (67-70-68-71=276) | Playoff |  Scott Laycock |
| 8 | 7 Jul 2002 | Japan Golf Tour Championship iiyama Cup | −20 (67-66-71-64=268) | 6 strokes | Kenichi Kuboya |
| 9 | 8 Sep 2002 | Japan PGA Match-Play Championship Promise Cup | 5 and 4 | Tomohiro Kondo |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | Bridgestone Open | Tateo Ozaki | Won with birdie on first extra hole | |
| 2 | 2002 | Fujisankei Classic | Scott Laycock | Won with par on second extra hole |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | |||
| Championship | T25 | NT1 | ||
| Invitational | T65 |