Jyoti Randhawa

Jyoti Randhawa
Personal information
Full nameJyoti Singh Randhawa
Born (1972-05-04) 4 May 1972 (age 52)
New Delhi, India
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality India
ResidenceNew Delhi, India
Spouse
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(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 ranking70 (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 TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2008
U.S. OpenCUT: 2006
The Open ChampionshipT27: 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]

Professional career

Randhawa turned professional in 1994. 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. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 14 Sep 2003 Suntory Open −8 (68-68-71-69=276) 2 strokes Australia Paul Sheehan

Asian Tour wins (8)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 8 Nov 1998 Hero Honda Masters −13 (69-67-73-66=275) 4 strokes India Jeev Milkha Singh
2 31 Oct 1999 Hero Honda Masters (2) −11 (69-69-69-70=277) 1 stroke South Africa Sammy Daniels
3 19 Mar 2000 Wills Indian Open −15 (66-68-70-69=273) Playoff South Africa Sammy Daniels
4 10 Dec 2000 Singapore Open −20 (72-64-65-67=268) 3 strokes South Africa Hendrik Buhrmann
5 12 Dec 2004 Volvo Masters of Asia −14 (63-70-74-67=274) Playoff Australia Terry Pilkadaris
6 23 Oct 2006 Hero Honda Indian Open (2) −18 (69-67-64-70=270) Playoff India Shiv Chawrasia, India Vijay Kumar
7 14 Oct 2007 Hero Honda Indian Open (3) −13 (70-69-67-69=275) 3 strokes Taiwan Chang Tse-peng
8 8 Mar 2009 Singha Thailand Open −17 (68-68-62-65=263) 2 strokes Wales Rhys Davies

Asian Tour playoff record (3–0)

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

Professional Golf Tour of India wins (8)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 29 Oct 2006 BILT Open −15 (66-70-68-69=273) 3 strokes Singapore Lam Chih Bing
2 8 Apr 2007 AIS Golf Open −22 (72-67-63-64=266) 7 strokes India Ashok Kumar
3 13 May 2007 DLF Masters −15 (68-64-71-70=273) 10 strokes India Shiv Kapur
4 21 Sep 2008 DLF Masters (2) −8 (72-68-69-71=280) 1 stroke India Mukesh Kumar
5 28 Dec 2008 BILT Open (2) −19 (68-69-68-64=269) 1 stroke India Anirban Lahiri, India Jeev Milkha Singh
6 26 Aug 2011 PGTI Players Championship (Classic) −11 (69-66-70-72=277) 1 stroke India Manav Jaini
7 10 Dec 2011 CG Open −18 (67-65-66-64=262) 4 strokes India Rahil Gangjee
8 24 Mar 2012 PGTI Players Championship (Noida) −2 (71-73-70-72=286) Playoff India Mukesh Kumar

Other wins (6)

  • 1999 Wills Southern Open
  • 2000 Xerox Open, Honda Siel Nike-PGA Cship, SRF Open
  • 2003 Kashmir Open
  • 2005 Hero Honda Open South

Results in major championships

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT T27
PGA Championship WD CUT

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

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Match Play
Championship T54 T51 T17
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.