Mukesh Kumar (golfer)
| Mukesh Kumar | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| 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.
Professional wins (100+)
this list is incomplete
AMBI Valley PGAI Tour wins (5)
- 2004 Hyundai-TNGF Open, Indian Oil Servo Masters
- 2005 Eastern Open, Airtel Open, PSPB Open Petroleum Golf Championship
Professional Golf Tour of India wins (9)
| 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 |
Other wins
- 1997 BPGC-ANZ Grindlays Golf Championship
- 1998 BPGC-ANZ Grindlays Golf Championship
- 2001 Leela-BGC Open, BPGC Open, TNGF Open, Sher-e-Kashmir Open
- 2002 Padampat Singhania Open, Royal Challenge Grand Prix, DHL Challenge, Tata Open, Bangladesh Open, Hyundai Open, Forest Hill Golf Open, Cotton City Open
- 2003 Royal Challenge Grand Prix, DHL Pro-Am, DHL Challenge, HT Proi Golf
- 2004 Hyundai TNGF Open
- 2005 Hyundai TNGF Open, Hero Honda Open East, Vipul Indian Masters
- 2006 Hero Golf Chandigarh Open, ONGC Noida Open
- 2007 BILT Open Pro-Am
- 2008 Tata Open