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otHeR PRoMinent PLAYeRSJeev Milka singh (siNg)eXeMPt StAtUS: minor medical ExtensionFULL nAMe: chiranjeev milkha SinghHeiGHt: 6-0weiGHt: 165BiRtHDAte: December 15, 1971BiRtHPLAce: chandigarh, IndiaReSiDence: chandigarh, IndiaFAMiLY: Wife, Kudrat; HarjaieDUcAtion: abilene christian universitySPeciAL inteReStS: moviestURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1993JoineD toUR: 2009nationwide tour AlumnusBeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:4—2009 World golf championships-ca championship.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (17):1994 Shinhan Donghae open [Kor], Northern Indianopen. 1995 philippine classic [asia], asian matchplaychampionship, thailand pga, toyota crown open [thai],mahindra Bpgc open [India]. 1996 philip morris asia cup.1999 Lexus International [asia]. 2006 Volvo china open[Eur], Volvo masters [Eur], casio World open [Jpn], golfNippon Series Jt cup [Jpn]. 2008 Bank austria golf open[Eur], Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy cup[Jpn], Barclays Singapore open [asia], golf Nippon SeriesJt cup [Jpn].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSH:t9—World golf championships-accenture match playchampionship.2010 SeASon:Will begin the 2011 season on a minor medical Extension,with four events remaining to equal No. 125 troy merritt’searnings for the 2010 season...Finished t9 at the Worldgolf championships-accenture match play championshipin his first pga tour start of the year, losing to eventualchampion Ian poulter in the third round…missed sevenweeks due to tendinitis in his left shoulder. the shoulderstarted bothering him at the European tour’s DubaiDesert classic in February. He played through the painuntil late march. made his return at the Hp Byron Nelsonchampionship and finished t32.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Joined the pga tour as a Special temporarymember in late august. made the cut in 11 of 15 pgatour starts...Finished a season-best fourth at the Worldgolf championships-ca championship, where he sharedthe first-round lead at Doral after shooting 65...In theturning Stone resort championship, shot a final-round8-under 64 to post a t7 finish and earn a spot at thenext event, the Justin timberlake Shriners Hospitals forchildren open (went on to finish t62 in final start of theyear)...represented India in a second consecutive omEgamission Hills World cup in late 2009. 2008: Had an excellentyear on three tours, winning in Europe and Japan andfinishing in the top-10 at the pga championship (t9)...Won the Barclays Singapore open on the asian tour inmid-November, beating Ernie Els and padraig Harringtonby one...Lost in a three-hole playoff in march at theBallantine’s championship on Jeju Island, South Korea,on the European tour. But the second-place performanceearned him a spot in the following week’s World golfchampionships-ca championship...made 18 pars in thefinal round to win the Bank austria golf open...Won forthe third time on the Japan golf tour in July with a victoryat the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy cup...Despite being hampered by an injured tendon in his rightfoot, shared the first-round lead at the pga championshipwith a 2-under 68 and went on to finish t9. It was his firsttop-10 in a major championship in eight career starts andthe first major top-10 for an Indian golfer. also finished t25at the masters earlier in the year. 2006: Had career year onthe European tour, finishing No. 16 on order of merit, winningthe Volvo china open at Beijing in april and finishingit with a win in the Volvo masters at Valderrama, Spain inlate october. Latter victory pushed him to 77th in the officialWorld golf ranking...the first Indian golfer to qualify for theEuropean tour took advantage of Sergio garcia’s bogey onthe 72nd hole to win the Volvo masters as Singh finishedone stroke ahead of garcia, padraig Harrington and LukeDonald. concluded the year with consecutive wins on theJapan golf tour at the casio World open and golf NipponSeries Jt cup, moving to 47th in the World ranking. careerbreakoutseason came after suffering from a wrist injuryfor several years prior to 2006. 2002: Shot final-round 77to miss card at the pga tour Qualifying tournament. alsoparticipated in Q-School in 2001. 1997: Finished seventhat the European tour Qualifying tournament to earn hisEuropean tour card for 1998. 1993: Won first professionaltitle at the Southern oklahoma State open soon after turningprofessional. Amateur: Won first amateur tournamentin India at age 13...Led abilene christian to the 1993 NcaaDivision II championship as he captured the medalist title...represented India in 1996 alfred Dunhill cup, beatingandrew coltart as India pulled an upset of Scotland. alsoplayed for India in 1999 at the team event.PeRSonAL:Father, milkha—nicknamed the “Flying Sikh”—was anolympic sprinter in the 1960 and 1964 Summer olympics.mother, Nirmal Kaur, is the former captain of India’snational volleyball team…undergoes yoga exercises inmornings before playing…Was awarded the “padma Shri,”the highest award for a citizen from the government ofIndia, in 2007.PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.63 (59)Driving Distance ...........................................287.3 (100)Driving accuracy percentage .......................60.94% (136)greens in regulation percentage ................65.28% (152)putting average ...........................................1.794 (123)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 64–Wyndham championship/1career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 64–3 times, mostrecent 2010 Wyndham championship/1Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $360,000–2009 World golf championships–ca championship/4career High official world Rank: after 2009 transitionschampionship/28Section 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2001 12002 1 1 $12,794/2006 3 1 16,676/2007 12 6 79,179/2008 5 4 1 2 252,849/2009 15 11 2 3 378,686/2010 19 11 1 4 157/253 420,245/164total 56 34 4 9 1,160,429nAtionwiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2002 2 1 $1,913/2732003 11 6 1 1 24,628/129total 13 7 1 1 26,541eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 10 9 1 5 $383,801* Majors and world Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masterst37 t25 cutu.S. open t62 t59 t36 cutBritish opencutpga cut t9 t67tHE pLaYErSt64accenture match play championship t33 t33 t9Bridgestone Invitational t51 t64ca championship t28 t26 4HSBc championst33nAtionAL teAMS: World cup (2), 2008, 2009, Dunhill cup (2), 1996, 1999.pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-359