| Shiv Kapur | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Shiv Kapur |
| Born | 12 February 1982 New Delhi, India |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Nationality | India |
| Residence | New Delhi, India |
| Career | |
| College | Purdue University |
| Turned professional | 2004 |
| Current tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2006 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Arjuna Award | 2002 |
| Asian Tour Rookie of the Year |
2005 |
Shiv Kapur (born 12 February 1982) is an Indian professional golfer.
Kapur went to Purdue University 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 2002 Asian Games.[1]
He turned professional in 2004 and made a considerable impact in his second season on the Asian Tour by winning the season ending Volvo Masters of Asia and finishing the year fourth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit. Kapur works with instructor Peter Murphy out of Dallas, Texas.
He joined the European Tour in 2007, having earned enough as an affiliate member in 2006 to merit a tour card.
Contents |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Dec 2005 | Volvo Masters of Asia | -20 (66-67-68-67=268) | 2 strokes | Jyoti Randhawa |
| Tournament | 2006 |
|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.