Shiv Kapur
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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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
Amateur wins
- 2000 Indian Amateur Open, Malaysian Amateur Open
- 2002 Asian Games
Professional wins (7)
Asian Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Dec 2005 | Volvo Masters of Asia | −20 (66-67-68-67=268) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Jyoti Randhawa |
| 2 | 30 Apr 2017 | Yeangder Heritage | −16 (71-70-67-64=272) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Chang Yi-keun, Template:Flagicon Gavin Green |
| 3 | 5 Nov 2017 | Panasonic Open India1 | −17 (65-69-69-68=271) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Shiv Chawrasia, Template:Flagicon Om Prakash Chouhan, Template:Flagicon Karandeep Kochhar, Template:Flagicon Chiragh Kumar, Template:Flagicon Paul Peterson, Template:Flagicon Ajeetesh Sandhu, Template:Flagicon Sudhir Sharma |
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
Asian Tour playoff record (0–2)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Double A International Open | Template:Flagicon Chinnarat Phadungsil (a) | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
| 2 | 2019 | Thailand Open | Template:Flagicon John Catlin, Template:Flagicon Pavit Tangkamolprasert | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Feb 2013 | Gujarat Kensville Challenge1 | −14 (67-71-65-71=274) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Andrew McArthur |
| 2 | 3 Nov 2013 | Dubai Festival City Challenge Tour Grand Final | −16 (69-66-67-70=272) | 4 strokes | Template:Flagicon José-Filipe Lima, Template:Flagicon Jamie McLeary |
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
Professional Golf Tour of India wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 Feb 2013 | Gujarat Kensville Challenge1 | −14 (67-71-65-71=274) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon Andrew McArthur |
| 2 | 5 Nov 2017 | Panasonic Open India2 | −17 (65-69-69-68=271) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Shiv Chawrasia, Template:Flagicon Om Prakash Chouhan, Template:Flagicon Karandeep Kochhar, Template:Flagicon Chiragh Kumar, Template:Flagicon Paul Peterson, Template:Flagicon Ajeetesh Sandhu, Template:Flagicon Sudhir Sharma |
| 3 | 14 Nov 2021 | Jeev Milkha Singh Invitational | −19 (64-68-67-70=269) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Rashid Khan |
1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Other wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 Dec 2017 | Royal Cup | −14 (67-68-68-67=270) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Prom Meesawat |
Playoff record
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | South African Open Championship | Template:Flagicon Richie Ramsay | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T23 | CUT | ||||||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T73 | CUT | |||||||||
| PGA Championship |
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Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | 65 |
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Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing India): 2000, 2002
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Asia/Pacific): 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners)
See also
References
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