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{{Short description|Indian golfer}}
{{Other people|Digvijay Singh|Digvijay Singh (disambiguation){{!}}Digvijay Singh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
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'''Digvijay Singh''' (born 30 January 1972) is a [[professional golfer]] from [[India]] currently playing on the [[Professional Golf Tour of India]] and the [[Asian Tour]].

Singh was born in [[New Delhi]] to an [[Indian Army]] officer (Col Niranjan Singh) in a [[Jat]] family. 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 [[1998 Asian Games|Asian Games]] in [[Bangkok]] in 1998. He turned professional in 1999.

==Professional career==
Singh currently holds 12 career wins on the [[Professional Golf Tour of India|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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060526052056/http://www.hindu.com/2006/04/08/stories/2006040812711800.htm Digvijay wins DDA Open 2006]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080824/jsp/sports/story_9736221.jsp Digvijay wins first PGTI event]</ref>

==Personal life==
Singh is married to [[Chitra Sarwara]] daughter of former [[Haryana]] revenue minister [[Nirmal Singh (Haryana)|Ch. Nirmal Singh]], herself being an international volleyball player and currently serving as the municipal corporator for [[Ambala]] Nagar Nigam in Haryana.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/golf/top-stories/CG-Open-Digvijay-eyes-Asian-Tour-card/articleshow/50039385.cms |title=CG Open: Digvijay eyes Asian Tour card |newspaper=The Times of India |first=Rohit |last=Bhardwaj |date=4 December 2015}}</ref>

[[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)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|1 Apr [[2012 Asian Tour|2012]]
|[[Panasonic Open India]]
|−11 (70-73-68-66=277)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gaganjeet Bhullar]], {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Siddikur Rahman]]
|}

===Professional Golf Tour of India wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of<br>victory
!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|23 Aug 2008
|PGTI Players Championship (Coimbatore Golf Club)
|−4 (71-69-70-74=284)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Kumar (golfer)|Vijay Kumar]]
|}

===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 Eisenhower Trophy|1996]], [[1998 Eisenhower Trophy|1998]]

'''Professional'''
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing India): [[2003 WGC-World Cup|2003]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{AsianTour player|102286|Digvijay Singh}}
*{{OWGR|6684|Digvijay Singh}}
*[http://www.pgtofindia.com/index.php?view=playerdetails&mem=0027 Profile on PGTI's official site]

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[[Category:Indian male golfers]]
[[Category:Asian Tour golfers]]
[[Category:Golfers at the 1998 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Golfers from Delhi]]
[[Category:People from New Delhi]]
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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