Dinesh Chand (born 6 February 1972) is a
Fijian professional
golf
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er who plays mainly on the
Japan Golf Tour
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.
At the end of 2009, he lost his full playing rights for the Japan Golf Tour and so decided to play on the developmental
Japan Challenge Tour in 2010. He won two events in a row which resulted in him regaining his full playing rights for the second half of the Japan Golf Tour season. He finished second at the 2010
Sun Chlorella Classic.
Chand has three wins on the Japan Golf Tour, and two on the Japan Challenge Tour.
Professional wins (6)
Japan Golf Tour wins (3)
Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)
Other wins (1)
*2008 Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf
Results in major championships
''Note: Chand only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
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WGC-World Cup
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(representing Fiji):
2001
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2002
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Fijian male golfers
Japan Golf Tour golfers
Asian Tour golfers
Fijian people of Indian descent
1972 births
Living people
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