Daniel Chopra
Swedish professional golfer
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::summary Swedish professional golfer ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Daniel Chopra |
| image | US Open - 2008 - Daniel Chopra (2578314777).jpg |
| fullname | Daniel Samir Chopra |
| nickname | Danny Chops |
| caption | Chopra at the 2008 U.S. Open |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Stockholm, Sweden |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 180 lb |
| nationality | |
| residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| partner | |
| children | 2 |
| yearpro | 1992 |
| extour | PGA Tour |
| European Tour | |
| Asian Tour | |
| Asia Golf Circuit | |
| Web.com Tour | |
| Challenge Tour | |
| Swedish Golf Tour | |
| prowins | 14 |
| pgawins | 2 |
| eurowins | |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | 1 |
| sunwins | |
| auswins | |
| nwidewins | 3 |
| chalwins | 2 |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 6 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | CUT: 2008 |
| usopen | T24: 2004 |
| open | CUT: 2005, 2012 |
| pga | T41: 2006 |
| wghofid | |
| wghofyear | |
| award1 | [Asia Golf Circuit |
| Rookie of the Year](asia-golf-circuit-rookie-of-the-year) | |
| year1 | 1995 |
| :: |
| name = Daniel Chopra | image = US Open - 2008 - Daniel Chopra (2578314777).jpg | fullname = Daniel Samir Chopra | nickname = Danny Chops | caption = Chopra at the 2008 U.S. Open | birth_date = | birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = 180 lb | nationality = | residence = Orlando, Florida, U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = 2 | college = | yearpro = 1992 | tour = | extour = PGA Tour European Tour Asian Tour Asia Golf Circuit Web.com Tour Challenge Tour Swedish Golf Tour | prowins = 14 | pgawins = 2 | eurowins = | japwins = | asiawins = 1 | sunwins = | auswins = | nwidewins = 3 | chalwins = 2 | champwins = | seneurowins = | otherwins = 6 | majorwins = | masters = CUT: 2008 | usopen = T24: 2004 | open = CUT: 2005, 2012 | pga = T41: 2006 | wghofid = | wghofyear = | awardssection = | award1 = Asia Golf Circuit Rookie of the Year | year1 = 1995 Daniel Samir Chopra (born 23 December 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer.
Early life
Chopra was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He represents Sweden and his mother was Swedish, but his father was Indian and Daniel moved to India at age seven where he was raised by his grandparents. He won the All-India Junior Golf Championship at age 14.
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.
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.
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.
In 2008, he was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.
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)
::data[format=table] | 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 | SWE Freddie Jacobson, JPN Shigeki Maruyama | | 2 | 6 Jan 2008 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | −18 (69-72-67-66=274) | Playoff | USA Steve Stricker | ::
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | Mercedes-Benz Championship | USA Steve Stricker | Won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
| :: |
Asian PGA Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | 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 | IND Vivek Bhandari | ::
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 9 Apr 1995 | Chinfon Republic of China Open | name=weather|Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.}} | 1 stroke | TWN Hsieh Chin-sheng | ::
Nationwide Tour wins (3)
::data[format=table] | 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 | USA John Elliott | | 2 | 23 May 2004 | Henrico County Open | −30 (65-63-65-65=258) | 4 strokes | AUS Nathan Green, USA Franklin Langham | | 3 | 17 Apr 2011 | Fresh Express Classic | name=weather}} | 1 stroke | SCO Russell Knox, USA Luke List | ::
Challenge Tour wins (2)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 24 Jul 1994 | Jämtland Open | −9 (71-71-68=210) | 1 stroke | SWE Mats Hallberg | | 2 | 2 Oct 1994 | Challenge Chargeurs | −16 (68-64-64-72=268) | 9 strokes | ENG Stuart Little | ::
Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 19 Sep 1993 | Upsala Golf International | −4 (72-69-71=212) | 3 strokes | SWE 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) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | MasterCard Masters | AUS Aaron Baddeley | Lost to par on fourth extra hole |
| :: |
Results in major championships
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| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | T24 | T36 | ||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | |||||
| PGA Championship | T41 | CUT | CUT | |||
| :: |
::data[format=table]
| 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
::data[format=table]
| 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
::data[format=table]
| Tournament | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | R64 |
| Championship | T34 |
| Invitational | T14 |
| :: |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Notes
References
References
- "PGA coverage prep, Danny Chops' big break, and Romo's rough day". The Fried Egg.
- Bergman, Tobias. (May 2004). "Daniel Chopra, Han drömmer om att bli känd".
- Lerner, Rick. (14 December 2008). "Seven Questions With Daniel Chopra".
- Dirlam, Zach. (28 April 2024). "Tim Widing wins Veritex Bank Championship, breaks scoring records for back-to-back victories". PGA Tour.
- (13 January 2008). "Week 2, Sony Open in Hawaii". Official World Golf Ranking.
- "Svenska Golfförbundet, Utmärkelser, Elitmärket". Swedish Golf Federation.
- "PGA of Sweden, Utmärkelser, Hedersmedlemar". PGA of Sweden.
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