Chiragh Kumar (born 15 December 1983) is an Indian professional golfer.
| Chiragh Kumar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 15 December 1983 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  India | ||
| Residence | Delhi, India | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 2006 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Professional Golf Tour of India | ||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Medal record | |||
Kumar won a silver medal as an amateur at the 2006 Asian Games, before turning professional later that year and joining the Professional Golf Tour of India. In 2011 he won three times, was the leading money-winner on tour and was named tour player of the year.[1]
At the 2011 Hero Honda Indian Open, an Asian Tour event, Kumar was the halfway leader and went on to finish second to David Gleeson in the tournament. His winnings from the event would see him end the year 21st on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, giving him a full tour card for the first time.
Professional wins (5)
editAsian Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Nov 2015 | Panasonic Open India1 | −13 (67-66-72-70=275) | 1 stroke |  Siddikur Rahman,  Thaworn Wiratchant
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
Professional Golf Tour of India wins (5)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 Sep 2010 | PGTI Players Championship (Golden Greens) | −10 (71-64-72-71=278) | 3 strokes | Mukesh Kumar
|
| 2 | 18 Dec 2010 | LG Masters of PGTI | −13 (69-69-68-69=275) | 5 strokes | Sanjay Kumar
|
| 3 | 5 Nov 2011 | BILT Open | −15 (66-68-72-67=273) | 1 stroke | Vikrant Chopra, Anirban Lahiri
|
| 4 | 19 Apr 2013 | Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open | −11 (72-66-67-68=273) | 1 stroke |  Mithun Perera
|
| 5 | 8 Nov 2015 | Panasonic Open India1 | −13 (67-66-72-70=275) | 1 stroke | Siddikur Rahman, Thaworn Wiratchant
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Asian Games: 2006
References
editExternal links
edit- Chiragh Kumar at the Asian Tour official site (archived)