Jeev Milkha Singh

Jeev Milkha Singh
Personnel
Nation:	India
Career data
Professional since:	1993
Current tour:	European Tour , Asian Tour
Tournament wins:	20th

Jeev Milkha Singh (born December 15, 1971 in Chandigarh , India ) is an Indian professional golfer of the European Tour and the Asian Tour . He is the son of the famous Indian athlete Milkha Singh and the first Indian to become a member of the European Tour.

In the early 1990s , Singh was in the United States and won several amateur tournaments. He became a professional golfer in 1993 and secured his first win at a regional event, the Southern Oklahoma State Open . After that he played mainly on the Asian Tour and regional Asian tournaments, where he was able to record further successes. In the fall of 1997, Singh qualified through the Tour School for the European Tour and was best placed 50th in the money list of the 1999 season. After that he struggled with several injuries, and in April 2006 he made it to Arjun as the second Indian Atwal won the major European tournament series, the Volvo China Open , an event that was co-hosted with the Asian Tour. By winning the Volvo Masters , the prestigious final tournament of the European Tour in October 2006, Singh set a temporary high point in his career and was ranked 16th in the European Tour Order of Merit . He also made the Asian Tour money list of the seasons To be won in 2006 and 2008.

Tournament victories

• 1993 Southern Oklahoma State Open, Bukit Kaira Golf Championship (Malaysia)
• 1994 Shinhan Donghae Open (South Korea), Northern Indian Open
• 1995 Philippine Classic, Asian Matchplay Championship (both Asian Tour ), Thailand PGA Championship, Mahindra BPGC Open (India), Toyota Crown Open (Thailand)
• 1996 Philip Morris Asia Cup (Asian Tour)
• 1999 Lexus International (Asian Tour)
• 2006 Volvo China Open (Asian and European Tours ), Casio World Open ( Japan Golf Tour ), Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (Japan Golf Tour), Volvo Masters (European Tour)
• 2008 Bank Austria GolfOpen presented by Telekom Austria (European Tour), Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup, Golf Nippon Series JT Cup (both Japan Golf Tour), Barclays Singapore Open (Asian Tour)
• 2012 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open

Participation in team competitions

• Alfred Dunhill Cup (for India): 1996, 1999
• Dynasty Cup (for Asia): 2003 (winner)
• Royal Trophy (for Asia): 2007, 2010, 2011
• World Cup : 2008, 2009

Results at major championships

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
Masters	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T37	T25	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
US Open	T62	DNP	DNP	DNP	T59	T36	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T69	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T9	T67	DNP	DNP	CUT

DNP = did not take part
CUT = cut not made
"T" split placement
WD = withdrawn
Green background for victories
Yellow background for top 10

Web links

Commons : Jeev Milkha Singh  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Player profile on the European Tour
• Profile on the Asian Tour (English)
• Tournament results of the last two years on the Official World Golf Ranking Website (English)