Dinesh Chand (born 6 February 1972) is a Fijian professional golfer who plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour.
Professional career At the end of 2009, he lost his full playing rights for the Japan Golf Tour and so decided to play on the developmental Japan Challenge Tour in 2010. He won two events in a row which resulted in him regaining his full playing rights for the second half of the Japan Golf Tour season. He finished second at the 2010 Sun Chlorella Classic.
Chand has three wins on the Japan Golf Tour, and two on the Japan Challenge Tour.
Professional wins (6) Japan Golf Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up15 Apr 1998Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup−17 (71-66-66-68=271)2 strokes Carlos Franco, Hidemichi Tanaka220 May 2001Munsingwear Open KSB Cup−17 (69-68-67-67=271)2 strokes Toshimitsu Izawa320 Jun 2004Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open−20 (66-68-68-66=268)4 strokes Hur Suk-ho
Japan Challenge Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up128 May 2010Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup−8 (68-68=136)4 strokes Hiroaki Iijima, Sushi Ishigaki, Hirohito Koizumi, Kiyoshi Maita, Hidezumi Shirakata211 Jun 2010Tohoku Yakurai Cup−9 (68-65=133)Playoff Park Sung-joon, Achi Sato
Other wins (1) 2008 Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf
Results in major championships Tournament2001200220032004The Open ChampionshipCUTCUT Note: Chand only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances WGC-World Cup (representing Fiji): 2001, 2002
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