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| Jeev Milkha Singh Rathore | |||||||||
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 Singh at the 2009Omega European Masters | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | (1971-12-15)15 December 1971 (age 53) | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  India | ||||||||
| Residence | Chandigarh, India | ||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Children | 1 | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| College | Abilene Christian University | ||||||||
| Turned professional | 1993 | ||||||||
| Current tours | European Senior Tour Asian Tour | ||||||||
| Former tours | PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 20 | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| European Tour | 4 | ||||||||
| Japan Golf Tour | 4 | ||||||||
| Asian Tour | 6 | ||||||||
| Other | 7 | ||||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||||
| Masters Tournament | T25: 2008 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | T9:2008 | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | T36: 2007 | ||||||||
| The Open Championship | T69: 2012 | ||||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||||
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Jeev Milkha Singh (born 15 December 1971) is an Indianprofessional golfer who became the first player from India to join theEuropean Tour in 1998. He has won four events on theEuropean Tour, becoming the most successful Indian on tour. He was the first Indian golfer to break into the top 100 of theOfficial World Golf Ranking in October 2006. TheGovernment of India awarded him the civilian honour ofPadma Shri in 2007. He is also the recipient of 1999Arjuna Award.[2][3]
Singh was born on 15 December 1971[1] to Indian Olympic athleteMilkha Singh andNirmal Saini, former captain of the Indian women's volleyball team.[4] Singh attendedBishop Cotton School inShimla and later went toAbilene Christian University in theUnited States, obtaining a degree in business andinternational studies[5] in 1996.[6]
Singh won theNCAA Division II individual golf championship in 1993 in addition to a number of amateur tournaments in the U.S.[citation needed]
Singh turned professional in 1993 and his first professional win was at the 1993 Southern Oklahoma State Open, a minor local event. He played mainly in Asia, where he was a regular winner in the mid-1990s. In 1997 he finished seventh at the European Tourqualifying school, and joined the tour the following year.[citation needed]
He became the third golfer to receiveArjuna Award in 1999.[7]
His best season in Europe 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 millennium. In April 2006 he won theVolvo China Open, becoming the second Indian player to win on the European Tour afterArjun Atwal. He also won the season endingVolvo Masters, which elevated him to a final position of 16th on the Order of Merit. He finished 2006 as the winner of theAsian 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 theOfficial World Golf Ranking.[8] In 2007 he became the first Indian golfer to participate in theMasters Tournament.[9] In August 2008, Singh achieved the highest ranking for an Indian in any major event at the2008 PGA Championship in Oakland Hills, finishing at T9, making him arguably India's best golfer ever.[citation needed]
Singh finished the 2008 European Tour season ranked 12th on the Order of Merit, and after winning theBarclays Singapore Open won his second Order of Merit title on the Asian Tour.[citation needed]
In 2009, Singh finished theWGC-CA Championship in fourth place, after leading round one.[citation needed]
Singh played on theNationwide Tour in 2003. He played on thePGA Tour from 2007 to 2010, where his best finish was 4th place at the2009 WGC-CA Championship.[citation needed]
Singh received India's fourth highest civil honour, thePadma Shri, in 2007.[10]
On 15 July 2012, Singh beatFrancesco Molinari in a sudden-death playoff to win theAberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, the week before the2012 Open Championship.[11] The win secured Singh a spot in the 2012 Open Championship atRoyal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club as a result of finishing as the highest non-qualifier at the event. The win was also Singh's fourth career victory on theEuropean Tour and moved him ahead ofArjun Atwal, making him the most successful Indian golfer in European Tour history.[citation needed]
Singh lives in Chandigarh with wife Kudrat and their son.[1]
| Legend |
|---|
| Tour Championships (1) |
| Other European Tour (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Apr2006 | Volvo China Open1 | 72-69-67-70=278 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
| 2 | 29 Oct 2006 | Volvo Masters | 71-71-68-72=282 | −2 | 1 stroke |  Luke Donald,Sergio García, Pádraig Harrington |
| 3 | 8 Jun2008 | Bank Austria GolfOpen | 64-63-71=198[a] | −15 | 1 stroke | Simon Wakefield |
| 4 | 15 Jul2012 | Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open | 66-70-68-67=271 | −17 | Playoff |  Francesco Molinari |
1Co-sanctioned by theAsian Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Ballantine's Championship |  Graeme McDowell | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2012 | Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open | Francesco Molinari | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| Legend |
|---|
| Japan majors (2) |
| Other Japan Golf Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Nov2006 | Casio World Open | 66-69-69-68=272 | −16 | 2 strokes |  David Smail |
| 2 | 3 Dec 2006 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup | 67-65-67-70=269 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Nobuhiro Masuda |
| 3 | 27 Jul2008 | Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup | 67-74-68-66=275 | −13 | 2 strokes | Sushi Ishigaki |
| 4 | 7 Dec 2008 | Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (2) | 64-70-68-66=268 | −12 | 2 strokes |  Brendan Jones,David Smail,Taichi Teshima |
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Kirin Open |  K. J. Choi | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 Dec1995 | Philippine Classic | 65-73-72-73=283 | −5 | 1 stroke |  Preecha Senaprom |
| 2 | 21 Jan 1996 (1995 season) | Asian Matchplay Championship | 3 and 1 | Boonchu Ruangkit | ||
| 3 | 1 Sep1996 | Philip Morris Asian Cup | 66-66-65-65=262 | −26 | 6 strokes |  Kang Wook-soon |
| 4 | 17 Oct1999 | Lexus International | 69-69-65-72=275 | −13 | Playoff |  Taimur Hussain, Zaw Moe |
| 5 | 16 Apr2006 | Volvo China Open1 | 72-69-67-70=278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
| 6 | 16 Nov2008 | Barclays Singapore Open | 73-68-67-69=277 | −7 | 1 stroke |  Ernie Els,Pádraig Harrington |
1Co-sanctioned by theEuropean Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (1–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997 | Ericsson Asia-Pacific Masters | Darren Cole | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1998 | Thailand Open | James Kingston | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 3 | 1999 | Lexus International | Taimur Hussain,Zaw Moe | Won with birdie on third extra hole Hussain eliminated by par on first hole |
| 4 | 2008 | Ballantine's Championship | Graeme McDowell | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Sep 1994 | Shinhan Donghae Open | 73-71-66-73=283 | −5 | 4 strokes |  Tom Pernice Jr. |
Korean Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Ballantine's Championship | Graeme McDowell | Lost to birdie on third extra hole |
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T37 | T25 | CUT | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T62 | T59 | T36 | CUT | CUT | ||||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T69 | |||||||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T9 | T67 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| Tournament | 2009 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T64 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 | R64 | R16 | |||
| Championship | T28 | T26 | 4 | |||
| Invitational | T51 | T64 | T67 | |||
| Champions | T33 | T23 | T46 | |||
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
| Year | Starts | Cuts Made | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Earnings (€) | Money list rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,200 | n/a1 |
| 1996 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,944 | n/a1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,689 | n/a1 |
| 1998 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 83,823 | 104 |
| 1999 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 222,783 | 50 |
| 2000 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 68,199 | 145 |
| 2001 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 174,011 | 108 |
| 2002 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83,347 | 152 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,773 | n/a1 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28,817 | n/a1 |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42,845 | n/a1 |
| 2006 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1,173,177 | 16 |
| 2007 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 717,790 | 46 |
| 2008 | 26 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 1,218,209 | 12 |
| 2009 | 22 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 847,844 | 34 |
| 2010 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 393,449 | 74 |
| 2011 | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 329,262 | 94 |
| 2012 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 926,062 | 32 |
| 2013 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 156,643 | 133 |
| Total* | 304 | 190 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 91 | 6,487,987 | 62 |
1 Not a full Tour member in these years
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