Shiv Kapur | |
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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) |
Nationality | India |
Residence | New Delhi, India |
Career | |
College | Purdue University |
Turned professional | 2004 |
Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour |
Professional wins | 4 |
Number of wins by tour | |
Asian Tour | 2 |
Challenge Tour | 2 |
Best results in major championships |
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Masters Tournament | DNP |
U.S. Open | T23: 2014 |
The Open Championship | T73: 2013 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
Achievements and awards | |
Arjuna Award | 2002 |
Asian Tour Rookie of the Year |
2005 |
Shiv Kapur (born 12 February 1982) is an Indian professional golfer.
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.
He 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.
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Amateur