Shiv Chawrasia
| Shiv Chawrasia | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia |
| Nickname | SSP, Chipputtsia |
| Born |
15 May 1978 Kolkata, India |
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Nationality |
 India
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| Residence | Kolkata, India |
| Spouse | Simantini Prasad Chawrasia |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Current tour(s) |
European Tour Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 16 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 4 |
| Asian Tour | 6 |
| Other | 10 |
Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia (born 15 May 1978), also known as "Chipputtsia", and "Chow" is an Indian professional golfer. After he turned professional in 1997, he has gone on to win eight titles on the Indian Tour, including two wins at the Indian Open.
At the end of the 2014 season he asked the Asian Tour to change the spelling of his last name, previously Chowrasia, to Chawrasia, which is the spelling that is on his passport.
In February 2008, he won the inaugural Indian Masters, which was a part of the 2008 European Tour.
In February 2011, Chawrasia won his second European Tour event winning the 2011 Avantha Masters in New Delhi.
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.
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.
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