Daniel Chopra
Swedish professional golfer
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Daniel Samir Chopra (born 23 December 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer.
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| Daniel Chopra | |||
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Chopra at the 2008 U.S. Open | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Daniel Samir Chopra | ||
| Nickname | Danny Chops[1] | ||
| Born | 23 December 1973 Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 13 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Sweden | ||
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||
| Partner |
Samantha (m. 2000) | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1992 | ||
| Former tours | PGA Tour European Tour Asian Tour Asia Golf Circuit Web.com Tour Challenge Tour Swedish Golf Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 14 | ||
| Highest ranking | 60 (13 January 2008)[2] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 2 | ||
| Asian Tour | 1 | ||
| Korn Ferry Tour | 3 | ||
| Challenge Tour | 2 | ||
| Other | 6 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2008 | ||
| PGA Championship | T41: 2006 | ||
| U.S. Open | T24: 2004 | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2005, 2012 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Early life
Professional career
In 1992, Chopra turned professional. From 1996 to 2002 he played intermittently on the European Tour, sometimes failing to retain his tour card, and in 2004 he joined the U.S.-based PGA Tour.
With his victory at the 2004 Henrico County Open on the second tier Nationwide Tour, Chopra shot a new tour record over 72 holes in relation to par, shooting a 30-under-par score of 258. The record stood for 20 years until it was beaten in April 2024 by Chopra's fellow countryman Tim Widing.[5]
In 2007, Chopra won his first PGA Tour event at the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro. Two PGA Tour events later he picked up another win at the season opening Mercedes-Benz Championship. On January 13, 2008, Chopra reached a career best 60th on the Official World Golf Ranking.[6]
After his second PGA Tour win, Chopra's career started to fluctuate between the PGA Tour and second-tier (what was then) Nationwide Tour.
A difficult 2010 season, where he made only eight PGA Tour cuts in 28 events, cost him his Tour Card. He won the Nationwide Tour's Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae in 2011. Chopra regained his PGA Tour card for 2012 after finishing 19th on the money list. He finished 188th on the Tour's money list and went back to the newly renamed Web.com Tour for 2013. He finished 21st on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. In 2013–14, he made only 2 cuts in 16 events and finished 249th on the FedEx Cup points list and lost his PGA Tour card.
In 2015, with limited status on either the PGA or Web.com Tour, Chopra won the Asian Tour's qualifying school.
Chopra became a regular part of Fox Sports' golf coverage.
Awards, honors
In 1997, Chopra received Elit Sign number 111 by the Swedish Golf Federation on the basis of national team appearances and national championship performances.[7]
In 2008, he was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.[8]
Amateur wins
- 1988 All India Junior Championship
- 1990 All India Junior Championship
- 1991 All India Junior Championship, Doug Sanders World Junior Championship
Professional wins (14)
PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Oct 2007 | Ginn sur Mer Classic | −19 (67-66-69-71=273) | 1 stroke | Freddie Jacobson,  Shigeki Maruyama |
| 2 | 6 Jan 2008 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | −18 (69-72-67-66=274) | Playoff |  Steve Stricker |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | Steve Stricker |
Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
Asian PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Sep 2001 | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | −4 (71-69-73-71=284) | 1 stroke |  Vivek Bhandari |
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Apr 1995 | Chinfon Republic of China Open | −8 (73-65-70=208)[a] | 1 stroke |  Hsieh Chin-sheng |
Nationwide Tour wins (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Apr 2004 | First Tee Arkansas Classic | −13 (75-66-68-66=275) | 1 stroke | John Elliott |
| 2 | 23 May 2004 | Henrico County Open | −30 (65-63-65-65=258) | 4 strokes |  Nathan Green, Franklin Langham |
| 3 | 17 Apr 2011 | Fresh Express Classic | −12 (68-69-61=198)[a] | 1 stroke |  Russell Knox, Luke List |
Challenge Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Jul 1994 | Jämtland Open | −9 (71-71-68=210) | 1 stroke | Mats Hallberg |
| 2 | 2 Oct 1994 | Challenge Chargeurs | −16 (68-64-64-72=268) | 9 strokes |  Stuart Little |
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 Sep 1993 | Upsala Golf International | −4 (72-69-71=212) | 3 strokes | Joakim Nilsson |
Other wins (4)
- 1993 Johor Baru Open (Malaysia)
- 1994 Indian Masters, Malaysian PGA Championship, Indian PGA Championship
Playoff record
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | MasterCard Masters | Aaron Baddeley |
Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | T24 | T36 | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T41 | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T40 | CUT | T44 | T42 | T14 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
| Tournament | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 |
| Championship | T34 |
| Invitational | T14 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
See also
Notes
- Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.