| Mukesh Kumar | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 August 1965 Mhow, India |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg; 11.4 st) |
| Nationality | India |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1987 |
| Current tour(s) | Professional Golf Tour of India |
| Professional wins | 100+ |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGTI Order of Merit winner |
2000/2001, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2007/2008 |
Mukesh Kumar (born 1 August 1965) is a professional golfer from India who currently plays on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), where he has won the Order of Merit on six occasions on the PGTI and on previous Tour's before that.
Kumar has an illustrious career with over 100 professional wins and was the Indian Champions Golfer of the Year for 2000/2001. In 2004/2005 Kumar had 19 top-10s in 22 starts with 5 wins and 5 runner-ups on the AMBI PGAI Tour. He is one of the most successful golfers to come out of India in professional wins and winning percentages.
After a 15 year career with 87 career titles, Kumar won his first event at the highly regarded Delhi Golf Club in those 15 years at the PSPB Open Petroleum Golf Championship with a three stroke win over S.S.P. Chowrasia and Digvijay Singh. It was his second win of 2005 to go along with his win in January at the Eastern Open and 3rd win on the AMBI PGAI Tour.
In his 2002/2003 season on the Hero Honda PGA Tour he had 11 wins, he most by anyone in that Tours history.
Kumar won his milestone 100th professional event at the 2008 Tata Open.
Kumar's best year on the PGTI was in the 2007/2008 season, where he had four wins, 11 top-10s and his 6th Order of Merit win in India. He added a 5th career PGTI Tour win at the Solaris Chemtech Open in February 2005.[1] His 6th win came in May at the DDA Golf Open.[2] The win took him to the top spot on the Order of Merit. He is the career earnings leader on the PGTI. His 7th win came at the Tamil Nadu Open in August.[3] He won the Indianoil Xtra Premium Golf Masters in October for his 8th PGTI win, taking him to second on the Order of Merit, behind Gaganjeet Bhullar.
Kumar won his first event of 2010 at the Aircel PGTI Players Championship in February.
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Nov 2007 | IOC Xtrapremium Masters | -8 (69-73-68-70=280) | 2 strokes | Rahul Ganapathy |
| 2 | 6 Jan 2008 | Tata Open | -10 (69-68-67-68=272) | 3 strokes | Harendra P. Gupta |
| 3 | 30 Mar 2008 | The Centurion Bank of Punjab Open | -14 (67-69-68-70=274) | Playoff | Gaganjeet Bhullar |
| 4 | 30 Aug 2008 | Tamil Nadu Open Golf Championship | -21 (67-63-64-65=259) | 11 strokes | Sanjay Kumar |
| 5 | 13 Feb 2009 | Solaris Chemtech Open | -16 (68-70-67-67=272) | 5 strokes | Rahil Gangjee |
| 6 | 16 May 2009 | DDA Open Golf Championship | -12 (69-67-65-67=268) | Playoff | Vijay Kumar |
| 7 | 22 Aug 2009 | Tamil Nadu Open | -13 (65-65-66-71=267) | 2 strokes | Vijay Kumar |
| 8 | 25 Oct 2009 | Indianoil Xtrapremium Masters Golf 2009 | -18 (68-66-71-65=270) | 7 strokes | Shamim Khan, Feroz Ali Mollah |
| 9 | 4 Feb 2010 | Airdel PGTI Players Championship | -12 (65-69-66-68=268) | 6 strokes | Manav Jaini |