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He turned professional in 2004 and made a considerable impact in his second season on the [[Asian Tour]] by winning the season ending [[Volvo Masters of Asia]] and finishing the year fourth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit. Kapur works with instructor Peter Murphy out of [[Dallas, Texas]].
He turned professional in 2004 and made a considerable impact in his second season on the [[Asian Tour]] by winning the season ending [[Volvo Masters of Asia]] and finishing the year fourth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit. Kapur works with instructor Peter Murphy out of [[Dallas, Texas]].


He joined the [[European Tour]] in 2007, having earned enough as an affiliate member in 2006 to merit a tour card.
He joined the [[European Tour]] in 2007, having earned enough as an affiliate member in 2006 to merit a tour card.TRUUUUUUU


==Amateur wins (3)==
==Amateur wins (3)==

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Shiv Kapur
Personal information
Full nameShiv Kapur
Born (1982-02-12) 12 February 1982 (age 42)
New Delhi, India
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Sporting nationality India
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
Career
CollegePurdue University
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2006
Achievements and awards
Arjuna Award2002
Asian Tour
Rookie of the Year		2005

Shiv Kapur (born 12 February 1982) is an Indian professional golfer.

Kapur went to Purdue University and played the amateur circuit in the United States. He had a successful amateur career, winning the Indian and Malaysian Amateur Opens in 2000 and an individual gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games.[1]

He turned professional in 2004 and made a considerable impact in his second season on the Asian Tour by winning the season ending Volvo Masters of Asia and finishing the year fourth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit. Kapur works with instructor Peter Murphy out of Dallas, Texas.

He joined the European Tour in 2007, having earned enough as an affiliate member in 2006 to merit a tour card.TRUUUUUUU

Amateur wins (3)

  • 2000 Indian Amateur Open, Malaysian Amateur Open
  • 2002 Asian Games Individual Gold Medal

Professional wins (1)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 11 Dec 2005 Volvo Masters of Asia –20 (66-67-68-67=268) 2 strokes India Jyoti Randhawa

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 3 Feb 2013 Gujarat Kensville Challenge –14 (67-71-65-71=274) 2 strokes Scotland Andrew McArthur

Results in major championships

Tournament 2006
The Masters DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Team appearances

Amateur

References

  1. ^ "Shiv Kapur wins individual golf gold". rediff.com. 6 October 2002. Retrieved 2009-06-23.

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