Digvijay Singh Chahal (born 30 January 1972) is a

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from

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currently playing on the

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and the

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Early life and amateur career

In 1972, Singh was born in

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to an

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officer (Col Niranjan Singh). He had a solid amateur campaign, winning the Sri Lankan Amateur Championship in 1996 and 1997. He represented India in the

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in 1996 and 1998, and in the Nomura Cup in 1995 and 1997. He also played in the

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in 1998.

Professional career

In 1999, Singh turned professional. Singh currently holds 12 career wins on the PGTI, where he has had most of his success. He played his first full season on the

in 2008 after 8 previous attempts to obtain his card. He enjoyed a 4th-place finish in his debut event in 2008 at the Indian Masters. He finished 2008 with $186,000 in earnings and a 30th-place finish on the Order of Merit. Singh won the DDA Open in 2006 after Ashok Kumar made a crucial mistake on the 16th hole on Sunday. His first win on the PGTI came in 2008 at the Players Championship. It was his first professional win in over 2 years and 12th professional win.

Personal life

Singh is married to Chitra Sarwara, the daughter of former

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revenue minister Ch. Nirmal Singh, herself being an international volleyball player and currently serving as the municipal corporator for

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Nagar Nigam in Haryana. Jyoti Randhawa is Singh's former brother-in-law. His sister

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actress

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was married to Randhawa before they were divorced. Randhawa introduced Singh to the game at age 17 and he is the one who encouraged Singh to turn professional.

Amateur wins

*1996 Sri Lankan Amateur *1997 Sri Lankan Amateur

Professional wins (13)

Asian Tour wins (1)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Professional Golf Tour of India wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Other wins

''This list is incomplete'' *2000 BPGC Open *2002 Royal Springs Open, ColorPlus Open *2003 Surya Nepal Masters *2004 SRF All-India Matchplay Championship *2005 Airtel Masters *2006 DDA Open

Team appearances

Amateur * Nomura Cup (representing India): 1995, 1997 *

(representing India):

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

Professional *

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(representing India):

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

References

External links

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Profile on PGTI's official site
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