is a Japanese

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

. Sato played on the

Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) 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 (that is not for seniors) men's professional tours after th ...

, winning twice. Both wins came in 1979, in the

Fujisankei Classic The is a professional golf tournament on the Japan Golf Tour. It was first played in 1973 at 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 ...

and the

Hokkaido Open The Hokkaido Open is a golf tournament which was on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third-highest annual prize fund out o ...

Professional wins

Japan Golf Tour wins

*1979

Other wins

*1980 Tobu Pro-Am

Senior wins

*2015 Japan Professional Gold Senior Championship Golf Partner Cup

External links

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Shoichi Sato
at the PGA of Japan official website Japanese male golfers Japan Golf Tour golfers Sportspeople from Hokkaido 1947 births Living people {{Japan-golf-bio-stub