Shiv Kapur
Shiv Kapur (born 12 February 1982) is an Indian professional golfer.
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Personal information | |||||
Full name | Shiv Kapur | ||||
Born | New Delhi, India | 12 February 1982||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) | ||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||
Residence | New Delhi, India | ||||
Career | |||||
College | Purdue University | ||||
Turned professional | 2004 | ||||
Current tour(s) | Asian Tour | ||||
Former tour(s) | European Tour | ||||
Professional wins | 8 | ||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||
Asian Tour | 3 | ||||
Challenge Tour | 2 | ||||
Other | 3 | ||||
Best results in major championships | |||||
Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||||
U.S. Open | T23: 2014 | ||||
The Open Championship | T73: 2013 | ||||
Achievements and awards | |||||
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Medal record |
Amateur career
Kapur went to Purdue University and played the amateur circuit in the United States. He had a successful amateur career, winning the Indian and Malaysian Amateur Opens in 2000 and an individual gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games.[1]
Professional career
Kapur turned professional in 2004 and made a considerable impact in his second season on the Asian Tour by winning the season ending Volvo Masters of Asia and finishing the year fourth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit. Kapur works with instructor Peter Murphy out of Dallas, Texas.
He joined the European Tour in 2007, having earned enough as an affiliate member in 2006 to merit a tour card. His best finish that season came at the Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesia Open, where he finished tied for second place.[2]
Kapur's best opportunity at clinching a European Tour victory came at the 2009 South African Open Championship. He lost in a playoff to Richie Ramsay.[3]
Amateur wins
- 2000 Indian Amateur Open, Malaysian Amateur Open
- 2002 Asian Games Individual Gold Medal
Professional wins (8)
Asian Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 11 Dec 2005 | Volvo Masters of Asia | −20 (66-67-68-67=268) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 30 Apr 2017 | Yeangder Heritage | −16 (71-70-67-64=272) | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
3 | 5 Nov 2017 | Panasonic Open India | −17 (65-69-69-68=271) | 3 strokes | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Asian Tour playoff record (0–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2005 | Double A International Open | ![]() |
Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
2 | 2019 | Thailand Open | ![]() ![]() |
Catlin won with birdie on first extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (2)
Legend |
Grand Finals (1) |
Other Challenge Tour (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 3 Feb 2013 | Gujarat Kensville Challenge | −14 (67-71-65-71=274) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 3 Nov 2013 | Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final | −16 (69-66-67-70=272) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
Professional Golf Tour of India wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 14 Nov 2021 | Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational | −19 (64-68-67-70=269) | Playoff | ![]() |
Other wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 6 Oct 2002 | Asian Games (as an amateur) |
−4 (70-75-69-70=284) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
2 | 31 Dec 2017 | Royal Cup | −14 (67-68-68-67=270) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
Playoff record
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2009 | South African Open Championship | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||||||||
U.S. Open | T23 | CUT | ||||||||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T73 | CUT | |||||||||
PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2006 |
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Match Play | |
Championship | |
Invitational | 65 |
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing India): 2000, 2002
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners)
See also
References
- "Shiv Kapur wins individual golf gold". rediff.com. 6 October 2002. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
- "Stormy Indonesian Open finally ends, with Ilonen victor by one". PGA Tour. 18 February 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- "Richie Ramsay edges out Shiv Kapur to win South African Open". The Guardian. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Shiv Kapur at the Asian Tour official site
- Shiv Kapur at the European Tour official site
- Shiv Kapur at the Official World Golf Ranking official site