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SSP CHAWRASIA

  • Nationality: India
  • Home Course: ROYAL CALCUTTA GOLF CLUB
  • Professional Since: 1997
  • Age: 45 years

Season history

About

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

 

•    SSP clinched the runner-up spot at the TATA Steel PGTI’s year-ending TATA Steel Tour Championship 2019.

 

•    Chawrasia was part of Team Asia at the third edition of the EurAsia Cup in 2018. 

 

•    SSP Chawrasia was conferred the Arjuna Award in 2017.

 

•    Chawrasia won the Hero Indian Open for the second year running in 2017. He also posted a tied second at the Panasonic Open India and tied seventh at the UBS Hong Kong Open to garner fifth place on the Asian Tour Order of Merit in 2017.

 

•    SSP finished runner-up at the PGTI’s Kolkata Classic 2017.

 

•    Chawrasia won the European Tour’s Hero Indian Open 2016 for his third European Tour victory. He captured his first title outside India when he won the Asian Tour’s Resorts World Manila Masters in 2016. With two titles to his credit he finished sixth on the money list in Asia in 2016.

 

•    He was part of the two-man Indian team at the Rio Olympics 2016 along with Anirban Lahiri.

 

•    SSP represented India at the World Cup of Golf in 2016 and was part of Team Asia at the second edition of the EurAsia Cup in 2016.

 

•    He was part of the TAKE Chennai team that won the 2016 LP Cup, PGTI’s annual team event.

 

•    Chawrasia finished runner-up at the European Tour’s Hero Indian Open 2015. He claimed fourth place on the 2015 Asian Tour Order of Merit thanks to four top-10s during the season. 

 

•    SSP won the Panasonic Open India 2014 and posted four other top-5s on the Asian Tour during the season.

 

•    Chawrasia was the joint runner-up at the Hero Indian Open 2013 (Asian Tour).

 

•    He won the inaugural McLeod Russel Tour Championship during the 2012 PGTI season.

 

•    He won the Avantha Masters 2011 to bag his second title on the European Tour. He enjoyed a career-best third place finish on the Asian Tour Order of Merit in 2011. He was also the runner-up at the PGTI Players Championship presented by RCGC.

 

•    In 2010, Chawrasia posted a win at the Aircel PGTI’s Solaris Chemtech Open. He also finished fourth at the SAIL Open, tied eighth at the Handa Singapore Classic and ninth at the Andalucia Masters.

 

•    SSP’s best performance on the Asian Tour in 2009 was his tied fourth finish at the Singha Thailand Open.

 

•    In the 2009 Aircel-PGTI season, SSP finished third at the PGTI Players Championship presented by Tollygunge Club and claimed tied third position at the PGTI Tour Championship.

 

•    Chawrasia recorded the biggest professional win of his career at the Emaar-MGF Indian Masters (tri-sanctioned event of the European Tour, Asian Tour and PGTI) in February 2008 at the Delhi Golf Club. This was his first win on the European Tour and earned him a full card on the European and Asian Tours till 2010.

 

•    In the 2007-08 PGTI season, Chawrasia notched up four top-10 finishes out of six starts. He was placed third at the Tata Open and the Solaris Chemtech Open.

 

•    Chawrasia, playing his second season on the Asian Tour in 2007, bagged six top-20s in the year which included a tied ninth place at the Hero Honda Indian Open.

 

•    The Kolkata golfer finished third on the PGTI Order of Merit list in 2006-07. SSP registered seven top-10 finishes out of seven starts during the 2006-07 PGTI season. This included a win at the Tata Open and a runner-up finish at the Solaris Global Green Open. 

 

•    Had a memorable outing at the Hero Honda Indian Open 2006. Secured second place after losing to Jyoti Randhawa in a play-off.

 

•    Chawrasia finished second on the Indian professional circuit’s 2005-06 Order of Merit.

 

•    Was runner-up to Arjun Atwal at the 1999 Indian Open.

 

 

International Wins

Emaar MGF Indian Masters 2008 (European Tour & Asian Tour co-sanctioned)
Avantha Masters 2011 (European Tour & Asian Tour co-sanctioned)
Panasonic Open India 2014 (Asian Tour)
Indian Open 2016 (European Tour & Asian Tour co-sanctioned)
Resorts World Manila Masters 2016 (Asian Tour)
Indian Open 2017 (European Tour & Asian Tour co-sanctioned)
 

Indian Tour Wins till 2005-06 season (Prior to PGTI)

Sir Padampat Singhania Open 2000-01
Hero Honda Open West, Pune 2002-03            
HT Pro Golf 2002-03
NGC Open 2003-04
2nd TATA Open 2003-04
Sir Padampat Singhania Open 2004-05
The Hindu Open 2005-06
4th TATA Open 2005-06
 

PGTI Wins

5th TATA Open 2006-07
Solaris Chemtech Open 2010
McLeod Russel Tour Championship 2012