Digvijay Singh Chahal (born 30 January 1972) is a professional golfer from India currently playing on the Professional Golf Tour of India and the Asian Tour.
Early life and amateur career In 1972, Singh was born in New Delhi to an Indian Army officer (Col Niranjan Singh). His sister Chitrangada Singh is an actress. He had a solid amateur campaign, winning the Sri Lankan Amateur Championship in 1996 and 1997.
He represented India in the Eisenhower Trophy in 1996 and 1998, and in the Nomura Cup in 1995 and 1997. He also played in the Asian Games in Bangkok in 1998.
Professional career In 1999, Singh turned professional. Singh currently holds 12 career wins on the PGTI, where he has had most of his success. He played his first full season on the Asian Tour in 2008 after 8 previous attempts to obtain his card. He enjoyed a 4th-place finish in his debut event in 2008 at the Indian Masters. He finished 2008 with $186,000 in earnings and a 30th-place finish on the Order of Merit.
Singh won the DDA Open in 2006 after Ashok Kumar made a crucial mistake on the 16th hole on Sunday.Digvijay wins DDA Open 2006 His first win on the PGTI came in 2008 at the Players Championship. It was his first professional win in over 2 years and 12th professional win.Digvijay wins first PGTI event
Personal life Singh is married to Chitra Sarwara, the daughter of former Haryana revenue minister Nirmal Singh, herself being an international volleyball player and currently serving as the municipal corporator for Ambala Nagar Nigam in Haryana.
Jyoti Randhawa is Singh's former brother-in-law. His sister Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh was married to Randhawa before they were divorced. Randhawa introduced Singh to the game at age 17 and he is the one who encouraged Singh to turn professional.
Amateur wins 1996 Sri Lankan Amateur 1997 Sri Lankan Amateur
Professional wins (13) Asian Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up11 Apr 2012Panasonic Open India1−11 (70-73-68-66=277)2 strokes Gaganjeet Bhullar, Siddikur Rahman 1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
Professional Golf Tour of India wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up123 Aug 2008PGTI Players Championship (Coimbatore)−5 (68-69-73-73=283)1 stroke Rahul Ganapathy21 Apr 2012Panasonic Open India1−11 (70-73-68-66=277)2 strokes Gaganjeet Bhullar, Siddikur Rahman 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Other wins This list is incomplete 2000 BPGC Open 2002 Royal Springs Open, ColorPlus Open 2003 Surya Nepal Masters 2004 SRF All-India Matchplay Championship 2005 Airtel Masters 2006 DDA Open
Team appearances Amateur Nomura Cup (representing India): 1995, 1997 Eisenhower Trophy (representing India): 1996, 1998
Professional World Cup (representing India): 2003
References
External links
Profile on PGTI's official site