Shiv Kapur (born 12 February 1982) is an Indian professional

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er. He is recipient of the 2002

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Amateur career

Kapur went to

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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

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Professional career

Kapur turned professional in 2004 and made a considerable impact in his second season on the

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by winning the season ending

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and finishing the year fourth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit. Kapur works with instructor Peter Murphy out of

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. He joined the

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in 2007, having earned enough as an affiliate member in 2006 to merit a tour card. His best finish that season came at the

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, where he finished tied for second place. Kapur's best opportunity at clinching a European Tour victory came at the 2009 South African Open Championship. He lost in a playoff to

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Amateur wins

*2000 Indian Amateur Open, Malaysian Amateur Open *2002

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Professional wins (7)

Asian Tour wins (3)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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Asian Tour playoff record (0–2)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Professional Golf Tour of India wins (3)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

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²Co-sanctioned by the

Other wins (1)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in World Golf Championships

Team appearances

Amateur *

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(representing India):

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(representing Asia/Pacific): 2002 (winners), 2004 (winners)

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kapur, Shiv Indian male golfers Purdue Boilermakers men's golfers Asian Tour golfers European Tour golfers Golfers at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Asian Games medalists in golf Golfers from Delhi Recipients of the Arjuna Award Sportspeople from New Delhi 1982 births Living people

Amateur career

Professional career

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

Asian Tour wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Professional Golf Tour of India wins (3)

Other wins (1)

Playoff record

Results in major championships

Results in World Golf Championships

Team appearances

See also

References

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