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.

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (2–0) CUT = missed the half-way cut Note: Sato only played in The Open Championship.

1Cancelled due to 9/11 QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied NT = No tournament

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