Digvijay Singh (golfer)

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Digvijay Singh
Personal information
Born	30 January 1972 (1972-01-30) (age 39) New Delhi, India
Nationality	India
Career
Turned professional	1999
Current tour(s)	Professional Golf Tour of India Asian Tour
Professional wins	12

Digvijay Singh (born 30 January 1972) is a professional golfer from India currently playing on the Professional Golf Tour of India and the Asian Tour.

Singh was born in New Delhi to an Indian Army officer. He had a solid amateur campaign, winning the Sri Lankan Amateur Championship in 1996 and 1997. He also represented India in 1996 and 1998, and also the Nomura Cup in 1995 and 1997. He also played in the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998. He turned professional in 1999.

Professional career

Singh currently holds 12 career wins on the PGTI, where he has had most of his success. He played his first full season on the Asian Tour in 2008 after 8 previous attempts to obtain his card. He enjoyed a 4th place finish in his debut event in 2008 at the Indian Masters. He finished 2008 with $186,000 in earnings and a 30th place finish on the Order of Merit.

Singh won the DDA Open in 2006 after Ashok Kumar made a crucial mistake on the 16th hole on Sunday.^[1] His first win on the PGTI came in 2008 at the Players Championship. It was his first professional win in over 2 years and 12th professional win.^[2]

Jyoti Randhawa is Singh's brother-in-law, his sister Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh married to Randhawa. Randhawa introduced Singh to the game at age 17 and he is the one who encouraged Singh to turn professional.

Amateur wins

• 1996 Sri Lankan Amateur
• 1997 Sri Lankan Amateur

Professional wins (12)

PGTI wins (1)

• 2008 PGTI Players Championship at Coimbatore Golf Club

Other wins

This list is incomplete

• 2000 BPGC Open
• 2002 Royal Springs Open, ColorPlus Open
• 2003 Surya Nepal Masters
• 2004 SRF All-India Matchplay Championship
• 2005 Airtel Masters
• 2006 DDA Open

References

1. ^ Digvijay wins DDA Open 2006
2. ^ Digvijay wins first PGTI event

External links

• Digvijay Singh at the Asian Tour official site
• Profile on PGTI's official site

Persondata
Name	Singh, Digvijay
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	30 January 1972
Place of birth	New Delhi, India
Date of death
Place of death