Jeev Milkha Singh
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | December 15, 1971 Chandigarh, India |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Nationality |  India |
| Residence | Chandigarh, India |
| College | Abilene Christian University |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1993 |
| Current tour | European Tour (joined 1998) |
| Professional wins | 15 (European Tour: 3, Asian Tour: 4, Japan Golf Tour: 2, Other: 6) |
| Best Results in Major Championships | |
| Masters | T25: 2008 |
| U.S. Open | T36: 2007 |
| British Open | CUT: 2007 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2007 |
| Awards | |
| Asian Tour Money Winner | 2006 |
Jeev Milkha Singh (born 15 December 1971) was the first Indian golfer to become a member of the European Tour. He has been the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world and first broke into the top 100 in October 2006. He is the son of the famous Indian athlete Milkha Singh. Singh lives in the city of Chandigarh.
Singh attended Abilene Christian University in the United States of America and 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. [1] In 2007 he became the first Indian golfer to participate in the Masters Tournament. [1] In 2008 Singh and Jyoti Randhawa have been competing for the honour of being the highest ranked Indian golfer.
Jeev Milkha Singh received India's fourth highest civil honour the Padma Shri in 2007.
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[edit] Amateur wins (1)
- 1993 Southern Oklahoma State Open
[edit] Professional wins (15)
[edit] European Tour wins (3)
- 2006 (2) Volvo China Open, Volvo Masters
- 2008 (1) Bank Austria GolfOpen
[edit] Asian Tour wins (4)
- 1995 (2) Philippine Classic, Asian Matchplay Championship
- 1996 (1) Philip Morris Asia Cup
- 1999 (1) Lexus International
[edit] Japan Golf Tour wins (2)
- 2006 (2) Casio World Open, Golf Nippon Series JT Cup
[edit] Other wins (6)
- 1993 (1) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 | T25 |
| U.S. Open | T62 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T59 | T36 | |
| The Open Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[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
[edit] References
- ^ Punjab Golf Association confers award on Jeev Milkha Singh, zeenews.com, 31 December, 2006.
