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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRStexas open and solidified his 2008 tour card with checkfor $261,000...Fired rounds of 67-66-69-71—273 to collecthis first career pga tour title at the inaugural ginn surmer classic. Final-round play was suspended on Sundaydue to darkness and chopra spent the night in a three-waytie with Fredrik Jacobson and Shigeki maruyama. Birdiedhis first hole on monday morning, the par-5 16th, and thenparred the last two to win by one stroke over Jacobsonand maruyama. Became the 12th first-time winner onthe pga tour in 2007. 2006: made 22 cuts in 33 starts,finishing in the top-10 six times (including runner-up atthe Frys.com open) and collected $1,530,455...Best finishwas a t2 at the Frys.com open. Finished one stroke behindtroy matteson...Led the tour in putting average, 1.712.Was third in putts per round, 28.21. Led the tour in totalbirdies with a season-best 435. 2005: First top-10 camein 13th start, a t9 at the Zurich classic of New orleans...Finished t12 at the michelin championship at Las Vegas inmid-october, thanks to a closing 7-under 65. Improved hisseason earnings to $722,668 with $81,000 payday in LasVegas, lifting him over the mark to secure his card for the2006 season...In his last start of the season, finished t10at the chrysler championship. 2004: Finished in top-125 inrookie season on pga tour while posting three top-10s...Initial success of season actually came on Nationwidetour, where he finished 21st on the money list the prioryear. Was not eligible for the mcI Heritage in april, sotook advantage of a return to the Nationwide tour wherehe won the First tee arkansas classic...a month later, didPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 1-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2004 33 20 3 5 $763,253/1082005 34 19 2 9 893,368/902006 33 22 1 6 9 1,530,455/542007 34 20 1 1 3 6 87,050/115 1,755,110/482008 27 15 1 1 4 96,230/102 1,630,690/522009 28 16 2 5 549/97 814,331/1032010 28 8 3 185/142 311,405/176total 217 120 2 1 1 17 41 7,698,612nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2002 25 8 2 3 $41,269/902003 22 19 1 7 13 178,799/212004 3 3 2 2 3 182,130/272010 2total 52 30 2 1 11 19 402,198eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 1 1 1 $20,272* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*Daniel Chopra (Continued)not qualify for the Bank of america colonial and broke the72-hole tournament record on the Nationwide tour witha record 30-under-par 258 at the Henrico county open inglen allen, Va. He broke the tour mark by four strokes andbecame the first player in a 72-hole professional tournamenton a par-72 course to reach 30-under par...made hisfirst start in a major at the u.S. open and finished t24…Finished t8 for first career top-10 on the tour at the Buickopen...continued his consistent play with t9 at the renotahoeopen...posted third top-10 in last five outings, a t4at the Deutsche Bank championship, giving him enoughmoney to keep his card for the 2005 season. 2003: Finishedsixth at pga tour Qualifying tournament, earning hisfirst tour card...made the cut in 19 of 22 events on theNationwide tour. Finished the season No. 21 on the moneylist with $178,799, just $1,164 behind tommy tolles forthe final spot that would earn a 2004 pga tour card...Season-best finish came at the LaSalle Bank open (t3).2002: Finished No. 90 on the Nationwide tour money list,his rookie season. posted his only top-10s in consecutiveweeks, finishing t7 at the Dayton open followed by a t5at the Fort Smith classic...Won the mercuries masters onthe asian tour at the taiwan g&cc after gaining entry on asponsor invitation. posted a 4-under 284 total to win by oneand collect the $69,565 first-place check. 2001: Finishedt87 at the Qualifying tournament to earn his card on theNationwide tour for the 2002 season. 2000: Finished t3at the tour players championship on the Japan golf tour.member of the European tour 1996-2000.PeRSonAL:moved to India at age 7 and was raised by grandparents.Won the all-India Junior golf championship at age 14.Won two more Indian Junior titles plus the Doug SandersWorld Junior title…Born to a Swedish mother and Indianfather…In 1995, became the first person to hit a golf balloff the great Wall of china.PLAYeR StAtiSticSPGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARY2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................72.19 (180)Driving Distance ...........................................295.9 (25)Driving accuracy percentage .......................51.27% (191)greens in regulation percentage ................61.64% (187)putting average ...........................................1.776 (81)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 65–3 times, most recentWyndham championship/2career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 64–7 times, mostrecent 2007 Valero texas open/3Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $1,100,000–2008 mercedes–Benz championship/1career High official world Rank: after 2008 Sony openin Hawaii/60Year 04 05 06 07 08 09 10u.S. open t24 t36British opencutpgat41 cut cuttHE pLaYErS t40 cut t44 t42 t14 cutaccenture match play championshipt33Bridgestone Invitationalt14ca championshipt34the Barclayst42 cut cut cut cut t58Deutsche Bank championship t4 cut cut t70 cut 60BmW championshipcut cut t30Section 2 Player BiograPhiespgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-253