Jeev Milkha Singh
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| Jeev Milkha Singh | |
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.JPG) Singh following his victory in the 2008 Bank Austria GolfOpen |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jeev Milkha Singh |
| Born | 15 December 1971 Chandigarh, India |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Nationality |  India |
| Residence | Chandigarh, India |
| Career | |
| College | Abilene Christian University |
| Turned professional | 1993 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 19 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 3 |
| Japan Golf Tour | 4 |
| Asian Tour | 6 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| The Masters | T25: 2008 |
| U.S. Open | T36: 2007 |
| Open Championship | CUT: 2007 |
| PGA Championship | T9: 2008 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Padma Shri | 2007 |
| Asian Tour Order of Merit |
2006, 2008 |
Jeev Milkha Singh (born 15 December 1971) is the first Indian golfer to become a member of the European Tour. He is the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world and first broke into the top 100 in October 2006.
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[edit] Early life
Singh was born in Chandigarh, India, the son of the famous Indian Olympic athlete Milkha Singh. His mother is Nirmal Kaur, former captain of the Indian women's volleyball team.[1] He lives in Chandigarh.
Singh attended Abilene Christian University in the United States of America, obtaining a degree in business and international studies[2] in 1996.[3]
[edit] Career
Singh won the NCAA Division II individual golf championship in 1993. He also won a number of amateur tournaments in the U.S. His first professional win came at the 1993 Southern Oklahoma State Open, a minor local event, but he played mainly in Asia, where he was a regular winner in the mid 1990s. In 1997 he finished seventh at the European Tour qualifying school, and he joined the tour the following year.
His best season in Europe up until 2006 was in 1999, when he came 50th on the Order of Merit. He struggled with injury in the early years of the new century but in April 2006 he won the Volvo China Open, becoming the second Indian player to win on the European Tour after Arjun Atwal. He also won the season ending Volvo Masters, which elevated him to a final position of 16th on the Order of Merit. He finished 2006 as the winner of the Asian Tour Order of Merit and capped his season with a pair of back to back wins in Japan to become the first Indian to make the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings. [4] In 2007 he became the first Indian golfer to participate in the Masters Tournament. [1] In August 2008, Singh achieved the highest ranking for an Indian in any major event at the 2008 PGA Championship in Oakland Hills, finishing at T9, making him arguably India's best golfer ever.
Singh finished the 2008 European Tour season ranked 12th on the Order of Merit, and after winning the Barclays Singapore Open won his second Order of Merit title on the Asian Tour.
In 2009, Singh finished the WGC-CA Championship in fourth place, after leading round one.
Singh received India's fourth highest civil honour the Padma Shri in 2007.
[edit] Amateur wins (1)
[edit] Professional wins (19)
[edit] European Tour wins (3)
- 2006 (2) Volvo China Open (co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour), Volvo Masters
- 2008 (1) Bank Austria GolfOpen
[edit] Asian Tour wins (6)
- 1995 (2) Philippine Classic, Asian Matchplay Championship
- 1996 (1) Philip Morris Asia Cup
- 1999 (1) Lexus International
- 2006 (1) Volvo China Open (co-sanctioned with the European Tour)
- 2008 (1) Barclays Singapore Open
[edit] Japan Golf Tour wins (4)
- 2006 (2) Casio World Open, Golf Nippon Series JT Cup
- 2008 (2) Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup, Golf Nippon Series JT Cup
[edit] Other wins (7)
- 1993 (2) Southern Oklahoma State Open, Bukit Kaira Golf Championship (Malaysia)
- 1994 (2) Shinhan Donghae Open (South Korea - not an Asian Tour event), Northern Indian Open
- 1995 (3) Thailand PGA Championship, Mahindra BPGC Open (India), Toyota Crown Open (Thailand)
[edit] Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 | T25 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T62 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T59 | T36 | DNP | CUT |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | T9 | T67 |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] European Tour professional career summary
| Year | Starts | Cuts Made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Earnings (€) | Money list rank |
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| 2009 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 847,844 | 34 |
| 2008 | 24 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1,170,109 | 10 |
| 2007 | 31 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 717,910 | 46 |
| 2006 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1,173,177 | 16 |
[edit] Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing India): 1988, 1992
Professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing India): 1996, 1999
- Dynasty Cup (representing Rest of Asia): 2003 (winners)
- Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2007
- World Cup (representing India): 2008, 2009
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Jeev Milkha Singh," the south-asian.com June 2002. Retrieved 2009-03-15.
- ^ "Carry on, Jeev," The Telegraph (Calcutta, India), November 4, 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ "Wildcats lead way as LSC honors all-time top performers," ACU Today, Summer 2007, p.32. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ Punjab Golf Association confers award on Jeev Milkha Singh, zeenews.com, 31 December, 2006.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jeev Milkha Singh |
- Jeev Milkha Singh – official site
- Jeev Milkha Singh – profile on the Asian Tour's official site
- Jeev Milkha Singh – profile on the European Tour's official site
- Jeev Milkha Singh – results in ranking events for the last two years from the Official World Golf Rankings site
