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15 MAY 1978 SHIV CHAWRASIA

Shiv Chawrasia

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Shiv Chawrasia
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Personal information
Full nameShiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia
NicknameSSP, Chipputtsia
Born15 May 1978 (age 38)
Kolkata, India
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Nationality India
ResidenceKolkata, India
SpouseSimantini Prasad Chawrasia
Career
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins14
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Asian Tour4
Other10
Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia (born 15 May 1978), also known as "Chipputtsia",[1] and "Chow" is an Indian professional golfer. After he turned professional in 1997, he went on to win eight titles on the Indian Tourand finished second twice in the Indian Open.[2]
At the end of the 2014 season he asked the Asian Tour to change the spelling of his last name, previously Chowrasia, to Chawrasia, which is the spelling that is on his passport.
In February 2008, he won the inaugural Indian Masters, which was a part of the 2008 European Tour.[3]
In February 2011, Chawrasia won his second European Tour event winning the 2011 Avantha Masters in New Delhi.

Early life[edit]

Chawrasia's father worked as the greenskeeper at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club in Kolkata, India. It was at this golf course that Chawrasia picked up golf at the age of 10. The self-taught golfer is nicknamed "Chip-putt-sia" because of his short game.[1]

Professional breakthrough[edit]

Before entering professional golf, he was a caddie for a few years.[4] After entering professional golf in 1997, his earnings at the end of 1998 were $1,220.[1] Chawrasia finished second to Arjun Atwal in the 1999 Indian Open held at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club.[5]
He joined the Asian Tour in 2006 after making steady progress in India with cumulative earnings being $36,983 along with eight Indian Tour titles.[1]
His first season in the Asian Tour had a good opening event in the Pakistan Open, top-20 finishes in Philippine Open and in China. This was followed up with a top-10 finish at Bangkok Airways Open. At the Mercuries Masters in Taiwan, he led the field by five shots at the halfway mark, but was disqualified for forgetting to sign his scorecard.[5]
At the 2006 Hero Honda Indian Open, he narrowly missed out on winning the title. The title that won by Jyoti Randhawa, was decided by a play-off.[6] He ended 2006 with a tenth place in Volvo Masters.[5]
After being one stroke behind the leader on the opening day of the 2007 Malaysian Open,[7] he lost ground and ended up finishing tied for 16th at the end of the tournament.[8]
His Asian Tour ranking improved from 38 in 2006 to 32 in 2007.[5]

Indian Masters[edit]

The 2008 Indian Masters had golfers such as Ernie Els, Thomas Bjørn, Maarten Lafeber and Ross McGowan along with Indian golfers Arjun Atwal, Gaurav Ghei and Digvijay Singh vying for the title.[9] The event, which he won with a score of nine under par,[10] fetched him £239,705, which doubled his earnings over the past decade.[11] He was the only player to achieve sub-par rounds on all four days in this biggest golf event in India.[2]
After winning the title, Chawrasia said:
I never thought that I could win this tournament, but I don't know what I'm going to do in the future. I am sure I will play more both in Asia and Europe, but my ultimate target is to get onto the US Tour.[12]
It is the biggest win of my life. I can't describe my emotions. Only when I get back to Kolkata will it sink in.[10]
Chawrasia, ranked 388 in the world before the tournament,[10] obtained a two-year exemption on the European Tour.[12] After Jeev Milkha Singh and Arjun Atwal, he became the third Indian golfer to win on the European Tour.[12] Shortly after his victory, not only he was ranked 161 in the official world golf rankings, but also he topped the Asian Tour Order of Merit.[13]

Professional wins (14)[edit]

European Tour wins (3)[edit]

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
110 Feb 2008Emaar-MGF Indian Masters1−9 (70-71-71-67=279)2 strokesRepublic of Ireland Damien McGrane
220 Feb 2011Avantha Masters1−15 (70-69-67-67=273)1 strokeEngland Robert Coles
320 Mar 2016Hero Indian Open1−15 (67-67-68-71=273)2 strokesIndia Anirban Lahiri, South Korea Wang Jeung-hun
1 Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour.
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12015Hero Indian OpenIndia Anirban LahiriLost to birdie on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (4)[edit]

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
110 Feb 2008Emaar-MGF Indian Masters1−9 (70-71-71-67=279)2 strokesRepublic of Ireland Damien McGrane
220 Feb 2011Avantha Masters1−15 (70-69-67-67=273)1 strokeEngland Robert Coles
39 Nov 2014Panasonic Open India−12 (70-71-69-66=276)PlayoffIndia Rahil Gangjee, Sri Lanka Mithun Perera
420 Mar 2016Hero Indian Open1−15 (67-67-68-71=273)2 strokesIndia Anirban Lahiri, South Korea Jeunghun Wang
1 Co-sanctioned by the European Tour.

Indian Golf Tour wins (10)[edit]

  • 2001 Singhania Open[14]
  • 2003 HT Pro Golf, Tata Open, Hero Honda Open, NGC Open
  • 2005 Singhania Open, Tata Open
  • 2006 Singhania Open, Tata Open, Hindu Open

Team appearances[edit]

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    Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia, also known as "Chipputtsia", and "Chow" is an Indian professional golfer. After he turned professional in 1997, he went on to win eight titles on the Indian Tour and finished second twice in the Indian Open. Wikipedia
    Born: May 15, 1978 (age 38), Kolkata
    Height: 1.65 m
    Residence: Kolkata
    Turned professional: 1997
    Asian tour wins: 4
    European tour: 3
    Current tours: PGA European Tour, Asian Tour
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