Dinesh Chand
| Dinesh Chand | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 6 February 1972 |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Fiji |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2001, 2004 |
Dinesh Chand (born 6 February 1972) is a Fijian professional golfer who plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour.
At the end of 2009, he lost his full playing rights for the Japan Golf Tour and so decided to play on the developmental Japan Challenge Tour in 2010. He won two events in a row which resulted in him regaining his full playing rights for the second half of the Japan Golf Tour season. He finished second at the 2010 Sun Chlorella Classic.
Chand has three wins on the Japan Golf Tour, and 2 on the Japan Challenge Tour.
Professional wins
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Apr 1998 | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | -17 (71-66-66-68=271) | 2 strokes |  Hidemichi Tanaka
|
| 2 | 20 May 2001 | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | -17 (69-68-67-67=271) | 2 strokes | Toshimitsu Izawa
|
| 3 | 20 Jun 2004 | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | -20 (66-68-68-66=268) | 4 strokes |  S.K. Ho
|
Japan Challenge Tour (2)
- 2010 Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup, Tohoku Yakurai Cup
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
- WGC-World Cup (representing Fiji): 2001, 2002
External links
- Dinesh Chand at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Dinesh Chand at the Asian Tour official site
- Dinesh Chand at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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