Daniel Chopra

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Daniel Chopra
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Chopra at the 2008 U.S. Open
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Samir Chopra
NicknameDanny Chops [1]
Born (1973-12-23) 23 December 1973 (age 50)
Stockholm, Sweden
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Residence Orlando, Florida
Partner
Samantha
​
(m. 2000)​
Children2
Career
Turned professional1992
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Asian Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Web.com Tour
Challenge Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins14
Highest ranking 60 (13 January 2008) [2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Asian Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour3
Challenge Tour2
Other6
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
Asia Golf Circuit
Rookie of the Year 		1995

Daniel Samir Chopra (born 23 December 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer.

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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. [3] [4]

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 is now a regular part of Fox Sports' golf coverage.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (14)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
129 Oct 2007 Ginn sur Mer Classic −19 (67-66-69-71=273)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Freddie Jacobson, Flag of Japan.svg Shigeki Maruyama
26 Jan 2008 Mercedes-Benz Championship −18 (69-72-67-66=274)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2008 Mercedes-Benz Championship Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Asian PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
19 Sep 2001 Mercuries Taiwan Masters −4 (71-69-73-71=284)1 stroke Flag of India.svg Vivek Bhandari

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
19 Apr 1995 Chinfon Republic of China Open −8 (73-65-70=208)*1 stroke Flag of the Republic of China.svg Hsieh Chin-sheng

*Note: The 1995 Chinfon Republic of China Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
118 Apr 2004 First Tee Arkansas Classic −13 (75-66-68-66=275)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Elliott
223 May 2004 Henrico County Open −30 (65-63-65-65=258)4 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Green, Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham
317 Apr 2011 Fresh Express Classic −12 (68-69-61=198)*1 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Russell Knox, Flag of the United States.svg Luke List

*Note: The 2011 Fresh Express Classic was shortened to 54 holes due to fog.

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
124 Jul 1994 Jämtland Open −9 (71-71-68=210)1 stroke Flag of Sweden.svg Mats Hallberg
22 Oct 1994 Challenge Chargeurs −16 (68-64-64-72=268)9 strokes Flag of England.svg Stuart Little

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
119 Sep 1993 Upsala Golf International −4 (72-69-71=212)3 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Joakim Nilsson

Other wins (4)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2007 MasterCard Masters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Baddeley Lost to par on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T24T36
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T41CUTCUT
Tournament20102011201220132014201520162017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament200520062007200820092010
The Players Championship T40CUTT44T42T14CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2008
Match Play R64
Championship T34
Invitational T14

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

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References

  1. ↑ "PGA coverage prep, Danny Chops' big break, and Romo's rough day". The Fried Egg. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "Week 2 2008 Ending 13 Jan 2008" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Bergman, Tobias (May 2004). "Daniel Chopra, Han drömmer om att bli känd" [Daniel Chopra, His dream is to be well-known]. SvensGolf. No. 5/2004. pp. 108–116. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Lerner, Rick (14 December 2008). "Seven Questions With Daniel Chopra". Golf Digest. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Dirlam, Zach (28 April 2024). "Tim Widing wins Veritex Bank Championship, breaks scoring records for back-to-back victories". PGA Tour. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Week 2, Sony Open in Hawaii". Official World Golf Ranking. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
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