Jyoti Randhawa

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Jyoti Randhawa
Jyoti Rhandawa, golfer.JPG
Personal information
Full nameJyoti Singh Randhawa
Born (1972-05-04) 4 May 1972 (age 53)
New Delhi, India
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of India.svg  India
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
Spouse
(m. 2001;div. 2014)
Children1
Career
Turned professional1994
Current tour(s) European Senior Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Asian Tour
Professional Golf Tour of India
Professional wins23
Highest ranking 70 (16 March 2008) [1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
Asian Tour8 (Tied-6th all-time)
Other14
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2008
U.S. Open CUT: 2006
The Open Championship T27: 2004
Achievements and awards
Asian PGA Tour
Order of Merit winner
2002
Asian PGA Tour
Players' Player of the Year
2002

Jyotinder Singh Randhawa (born 4 May 1972) is an Indian professional golfer. He plays on the Asian Tour where he won eight times between 1998 and 2009. He was ranked in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking several times between 2004 and 2009. [2]

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Professional career

In 1994, Randhawa turned professional. He played on the Asian Tour, having played on the European Tour from 2005 to 2010. In 2002, he finished top on the Asian Tour money list. He has finished second on the European Tour three times; the 2002 BMW Asian Open, the 2004 Johnnie Walker Classic and the 2007 Open de España.

Personal life

Randhawa was married to actress Chitrangada Singh. [3] Their son is named Zorawar Randhawa. The couple divorced in April 2014 and their son's custody has been granted to Chitrangada. [4]

He was arrested in connection with poaching of endangered animals and birds in Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary on 26 December 2018. [5]

Professional wins (23)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
114 Sep 2003 Suntory Open −8 (68-68-71-69=276)2 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Sheehan

Asian Tour wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
18 Nov 1998 Hero Honda Masters −13 (69-67-73-66=275)4 strokes Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh
231 Oct 1999 Hero Honda Masters (2)−11 (69-69-69-70=277)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Sammy Daniels
319 Mar 2000 Wills Indian Open −15 (66-68-70-69=273)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Sammy Daniels
410 Dec 2000 Singapore Open −20 (72-64-65-67=268)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Hendrik Buhrmann
512 Dec 2004 Volvo Masters of Asia −14 (63-70-74-67=274)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Pilkadaris
623 Oct 2006 Hero Honda Indian Open (2)−18 (69-67-64-70=270)Playoff Flag of India.svg Shiv Chawrasia, Flag of India.svg Vijay Kumar
714 Oct 2007 Hero Honda Indian Open (3)−13 (70-69-67-69=275)3 strokes Flag of the Republic of China.svg Chang Tse-peng
88 Mar 2009 Singha Thailand Open −17 (68-68-62-65=263)2 strokes Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Davies

Asian Tour playoff record (3–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2000 Wills Indian Open Flag of South Africa.svg Sammy Daniels Won with par on second extra hole
2 2004 Volvo Masters of Asia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Terry Pilkadaris Won with birdie on second extra hole
3 2006 Hero Honda Indian Open Flag of India.svg Shiv Chawrasia, Flag of India.svg Vijay Kumar Won with birdie on second extra hole
Kumar eliminated by par on first hole

Professional Golf Tour of India wins (8)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
129 Oct 2006 BILT Open−15 (66-70-68-69=273)3 strokes Flag of Singapore.svg Lam Chih Bing
28 Apr 2007 AIS Golf Open−22 (72-67-63-64=266)7 strokes Flag of India.svg Ashok Kumar
313 May 2007DLF Masters−15 (68-64-71-70=273)10 strokes Flag of India.svg Shiv Kapur
421 Sep 2008 DLF Masters (2)−8 (72-68-69-71=280)1 stroke Flag of India.svg Mukesh Kumar
528 Dec 2008BILT Open (2)−19 (68-69-68-64=269)1 stroke Flag of India.svg Anirban Lahiri, Flag of India.svg Jeev Milkha Singh
626 Aug 2011 PGTI Players Championship (Classic)−11 (69-66-70-72=277)1 stroke Flag of India.svg Manav Jaini
710 Dec 2011CG Open−18 (67-65-66-64=262)4 strokes Flag of India.svg Rahil Gangjee
824 Mar 2012 PGTI Players Championship (Noida)−2 (71-73-70-72=286)Playoff Flag of India.svg Mukesh Kumar

Other wins (6)

Results in major championships

Tournament200020012002200320042005200620072008
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUTCUTT27
PGA Championship WDCUT

Note: Randhawa never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2003200420052006200720082009
Match Play
Championship T54T51T17
Invitational 70
Champions T19
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. "Week 11 2008 Ending 16 Mar 2008" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  2. "Official World Golf Ranking, 1 February 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  3. "Who am I to stop Chitrangda: Jyoti Randhawa". The Times of India . 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  4. "Chitrangada Singh and Jyoti Randhawa's divorce finalised?". India Today . 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. "Golfer Jyoti Randhawa arrested on charge of poaching in U.P.'s Bahraich district". The Hindu . 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.