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Shiv Chawrasia
Indian golfer
Indian golfer
| Field | Value |
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| name | Shiv Chawrasia |
| image | SSP Chowrasia.JPG |
| fullname | Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia |
| nickname | SSP, Chipputtsia, The Battleship |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Kolkata, India |
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| nationality | |
| residence | Kolkata, India |
| spouse | Simantini Prasad Chawrasia (divorced) |
| yearpro | 1997 |
| retired | |
| tour | European Tour |
| Asian Tour | |
| prowins | 18 |
| pgawins | |
| eurowins | 4 |
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| asiawins | 6 |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | |
| otherwins | 12 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | |
| usopen | |
| open | |
| pga | |
| wghofid | |
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| awardssection |
Asian Tour Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia (born 15 May 1978), commonly known as S.S.P. Chawrasia, is an Indian professional golfer. Since 2008 he has won six Asian Tour events, four of which were co-sanctioned by the European Tour. He has had particular success in the Hero Indian Open where he was runner-up in 1999, 2006, 2013 and 2015 and winner in 2016 and 2017. Nearly all his success has been in India; his only win outside India being the 2016 Resorts World Manila Masters. At the end of the 2014 season he asked the Asian Tour to change the spelling of his last name, previously Chowrasia, to Chawrasia, the spelling that is on his passport.
Early life
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.
Professional career
Before entering professional golf, he was a caddie for a few years. After entering professional golf in 1997, his earnings at the end of 1998 were $1,220. Chawrasia finished second to Arjun Atwal in the 1999 Indian Open held at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club.
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.
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. 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. He ended 2006 with a tenth place in Volvo Masters.
After being one stroke behind the leader on the opening day of the 2007 Malaysian Open, he lost ground and ended up finishing tied for 16th at the end of the tournament. His Asian Tour ranking improved from 38 in 2006 to 32 in 2007.
In February 2008, he won the inaugural Indian Masters, which was a part of the 2008 European Tour. The event, which he won with a score of nine under par, earned him £239,705, which doubled his earnings over the past decade. He was the only player to achieve sub-par rounds on all four days in this, the biggest golf event in India. Chawrasia, ranked 388 in the world before the tournament, obtained a two-year exemption on the European Tour. After Jeev Milkha Singh and Arjun Atwal, he became the third Indian golfer to win on the European Tour. Shortly after his victory, not only was he ranked 161 in the Official World Golf Ranking,
In February 2011, Chawrasia won his second Asian Tour event, the Avantha Masters in New Delhi. Since then he has won the Panasonic Open India in 2014, the Hero Indian Open and the Resorts World Manila Masters in 2016 and the Hero Indian Open for the second time in 2017.
Chawrasia qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the second highest ranked Indian player, representing India along with Anirban Lahiri.
Awards
In August 2017, he was awarded the Arjuna Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
Professional wins (18)
European Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner(s)-up | ||||
| 1 | 10 Feb 2008 | Emaar-MGF Indian Masters1 | −9 (70-71-71-67=279) | 2 strokes | IRL Damien McGrane |
| 2 | 20 Feb 2011 | Avantha Masters1 (2)* | −15 (70-69-67-67=273) | 1 stroke | ENG Robert Coles |
| 3 | 20 Mar 2016 | Hero Indian Open1 | −15 (67-67-68-71=273) | 2 strokes | IND Anirban Lahiri, KOR Wang Jeung-hun |
| 4 | 12 Mar 2017 | Hero Indian Open1 (2) | −10 (72-67-68-71=278) | 7 strokes | MYS Gavin Green |
*Note: The European Tour considers the Avantha Masters to be a continuation of the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters, however the Asian Tour does not share this view.
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Hero Indian Open | IND Anirban Lahiri | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Asian Tour wins (6)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner(s)-up | ||||
| 1 | 10 Feb 2008 | Emaar-MGF Indian Masters1 | −9 (70-71-71-67=279) | 2 strokes | IRL Damien McGrane |
| 2 | 20 Feb 2011 | Avantha Masters1 | −15 (70-69-67-67=273) | 1 stroke | ENG Robert Coles |
| 3 | 9 Nov 2014 | Panasonic Open India2 | −12 (70-71-69-66=276) | Playoff | IND Rahil Gangjee, SRI Mithun Perera |
| 4 | 20 Mar 2016 | Hero Indian Open1 | −15 (67-67-68-71=273) | 2 strokes | IND Anirban Lahiri, KOR Wang Jeung-hun |
| 5 | 20 Nov 2016 | Resorts World Manila Masters | −19 (68-64-71-66=269) | Playoff | USA Sam Chien, MYS Nicholas Fung |
| 6 | 12 Mar 2017 | Hero Indian Open1 (2) | −10 (72-67-68-71=278) | 7 strokes | MYS Gavin Green |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
Asian Tour playoff record (2–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2006 | Hero Honda Indian Open | IND Vijay Kumar, IND Jyoti Randhawa | Randhawa won with birdie on second extra hole |
| Kumar eliminated by par on first hole | ||||
| 2 | 2014 | Panasonic Open India | IND Rahil Gangjee, SRI Mithun Perera | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2015 | Hero Indian Open | IND Anirban Lahiri | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2016 | Resorts World Manila Masters | USA Sam Chien, MYS Nicholas Fung | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| Fung eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Professional Golf Tour of India wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| victory | Runner(s)-up | ||||
| 1 | 10 Nov 2006 | Tata Open | −15 (72-64-67-64=267) | 4 strokes | IND Vivek Bhandari, IND Naman Dawar |
| 2 | 13 Mar 2010 | Solaris Chemtech Open Golf Championship | −13 (69-68-73-65=275) | 1 stroke | IND R. Murthy |
| 3 | 1 Dec 2012 | McLeod Russel Tour Championship | −9 (72-70-69-68=279) | 1 stroke | IND Shamim Khan |
| 4 | 9 Nov 2014 | Panasonic Open India1 | −12 (70-71-69-66=276) | Playoff | IND Rahil Gangjee, SRI Mithun Perera |
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
PGA of India Tour wins (9)
- 2001 Singhania Open
- 2003 HT Pro Golf, Tata Open, Hero Honda Open, NGC Open
- 2005 Singhania Open, Tata Open
- 2006 Singhania Open, Hindu Open
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T51 | T49 | ||||||||
| Match Play | ||||||||||
| Invitational | ||||||||||
| Champions | 65 | T46 | T31 |
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances
Professional
References
References
- "S. S. P. Chawrasia". Asian Tour.
- (2008-02-10). "Chawrasia does a Houdini". [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]].
- (2008-02-10). "Beyond My Wildest Dreams, Says Victor Chowrasia (Profile Feature)". News Post Indiaftimes o.
- Rao, Rakesh. (2006-10-24). "Short 'birdie' gives Randhawa the title". [[The Hindu]].
- (2007-02-08). "Chowrasia one stroke behind leader Rock". [[Rediff.com]].
- "Maybank Malaysian Open: Results". The Sports.
- (2008-02-10). "Chowrasia wins inaugural Indian Masters golf title". Indo-Asian News Service.
- (2008-02-10). "Chowrasia secures maiden tour win". [[BBC]].
- (2008-02-10). "Maiden win for Chowrasia". [[Sky Sports]].
- (2008-02-10). "Former caddie wins Indian Masters golf title". SABC News.
- Karim, Fariha. (2008-02-10). "S S P Chowrasia claims biggest victory of career". Times Online.
- (2008-02-11). "Chowrasia now world no. 161, tops Asian Tour Order of Merit". [[The Times of India]].
- "S.S.P. Chawrasia – Best Performances". Official World Golf Ranking.
- (11 February 2008). "Master's fact file". [[The Telegraph (Kolkata).
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