Noboru Sugai Sugai Noboru (須貝 昇) 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)

PGA of Japan Tour playoff record (1–1)

Senior PGA Tour wins (1)

European Seniors Tour wins (1)

Other senior wins (2)

Results in major championships

Note: Sugai only played in The Open Championship. {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Team appearances