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{{short description|Indian golfer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name = Shiv Chawrasia
| image = SSP Chowrasia.JPG
| fullname = Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia
| nickname = SSP, Chipputtsia, The Battleship
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|5|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
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| nationality = {{IND}}
| residence = [[Kolkata]], [[India]]
| spouse = Simantini Prasad Chawrasia
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| yearpro = 1997
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| tour = [[European Tour]] [[Asian Tour]]
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'''Shiv Shankar Prasad Chawrasia''' (born 15 May 1978), commonly known as '''S.S.P. Chawrasia''', is an [[India]]n professional [[golf]]er. Since 2008 he has won six [[Asian Tour]] events, four of which were co-sanctioned by the [[European Tour]]. He has had particular success in the [[Hero Indian Open]] where he was runner-up in 1999, 2006, 2013 and 2015 and winner in 2016 and 2017. Nearly all his success has been in India; his only win outside India being the 2016 [[Resorts World Manila Masters]]. At the end of the 2014 season he asked the Asian Tour to change the spelling of his last name, previously Chowrasia, to Chawrasia, the spelling that is on his passport.

==Early life==
Chawrasia's father worked as the [[greenskeeper]] at the [[Royal Calcutta Golf Club]] in [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. It was at this golf course that Chawrasia picked up golf at the age of 10. The self-taught golfer is nicknamed "Chip-putt-sia" because of his short game.<ref name="asiantourbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.asiantour.com/player.aspx?sid=20080720585257282992 |title=S. S. P. Chawrasia |publisher=Asian Tour |accessdate=2009-02-01 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307071025/http://www.asiantour.com/player.aspx?sid=20080720585257282992 |archivedate=2009-03-07 }}</ref>

==Professional career==
Before entering professional golf, he was a [[caddie]] for a few years.<ref name="caddie">{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080210/jsp/sports/story_8884640.jsp |title= Chawrasia does a Houdini |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)]] |accessdate=2008-02-10 |date=2008-02-10 |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref> After entering professional golf in 1997, his earnings at the end of 1998 were $1,220.<ref name="asiantourbio"/> Chawrasia finished second to [[Arjun Atwal]] in the 1999 [[Indian Open (golf)|Indian Open]] held at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club.<ref name="HTbio">{{cite web |url=http://newspostindia.com/report-36333 |title= Beyond My Wildest Dreams, Says Victor Chowrasia (Profile Feature) |work=News Post Indiaftimes o |accessdate=2008-02-10 |date=2008-02-10}}</ref>

He joined the [[Asian Tour]] in 2006 after making steady progress in India with cumulative earnings being $36,983 along with eight Indian Tour titles.<ref name="asiantourbio"/>

His first season in the Asian Tour had a good opening event in the [[Pakistan Open]], top-20 finishes in [[Philippine Open (golf)|Philippine Open]] and in China. This was followed up with a top-10 finish at [[Bangkok Airways Open]]. At the Mercuries Masters in [[Taiwan]], he led the field by five shots at the halfway mark, but was disqualified for forgetting to sign his scorecard.<ref name="HTbio"/> At the 2006 [[Hero Honda Indian Open]], he narrowly missed out on winning the title. The title that won by [[Jyoti Randhawa]], was decided by a play-off.<ref name="HHIndianOpen">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/24/stories/2006102404451900.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061128183710/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/24/stories/2006102404451900.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2006-11-28 |title= Short `birdie' gives Randhawa the title |work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2008-02-10|date=2006-10-24|last=Rao|first=Rakesh |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> He ended 2006 with a tenth place in [[Volvo Masters]].<ref name="HTbio"/>

After being one stroke behind the leader on the opening day of the 2007 [[Malaysian Open (golf)|Malaysian Open]],<ref name="malayopen">{{cite web|url=http://hrd.rediff.com/sports/2007/feb/08golf.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175248/http://hrd.rediff.com/sports/2007/feb/08golf.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-03-03 |title= Chowrasia one stroke behind leader Rock |work=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=2008-02-10|date=2007-02-08}}</ref> he lost ground and ended up finishing tied for 16th at the end of the tournament.<ref name="malayopenres">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-sports.org/golf-maybank-malaysian-open-2007-results-s7-c0-b0-g101-t1430-u216.html |title= Maybank Malaysian Open: Results |work=The Sports |accessdate=2008-02-10}}</ref> His Asian Tour ranking improved from 38 in 2006 to 32 in 2007.<ref name="HTbio"/>

In February 2008, he won the inaugural [[Indian Masters]], which was a part of the [[2008 European Tour]].<ref name="msnwin">{{cite web|url=http://sports.in.msn.com/stories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1175792 |title=Chowrasia wins inaugural Indian Masters golf title |work=Indo-Asian News Service |accessdate=2008-02-10 |date=2008-02-10 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080312192056/http://sports.in.msn.com/stories/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1175792 |archivedate=2008-03-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The event, which he won with a score of nine under par,<ref name="IndianMasters2">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/7237382.stm |title= Chowrasia secures maiden tour win |work=[[BBC]] |accessdate=2008-02-10 |date=2008-02-10}}</ref> earned him £239,705, which doubled his earnings over the past decade.<ref name="maidenwin">{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12040_3127635,00.html |title=Maiden win for Chowrasia |work=[[Sky Sports]] |accessdate=2008-02-10 |date=2008-02-10}}</ref> He was the only player to achieve sub-par rounds on all four days in this, the biggest golf event in India.<ref name="SABCbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.sabcnews.com/sport/other/0,2172,163933,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201205510/http://www.sabcnews.com/sport/other/0,2172,163933,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-02-01 |title=Former caddie wins Indian Masters golf title |work=SABC News |accessdate=2008-02-10 |date=2008-02-10}}</ref> Chawrasia, ranked 388 in the world before the tournament,<ref name="IndianMasters2"/> obtained a two-year exemption on the European Tour.<ref name="timesonline">{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/golf/article3344566.ece |title=S S P Chowrasia claims biggest victory of career |work=Times Online |accessdate=2008-02-10 |date=2008-02-10 |location=London |first=Fariha |last=Karim}}</ref> After [[Jeev Milkha Singh]] and [[Arjun Atwal]], he became the third Indian golfer to win on the European Tour.<ref name="timesonline"/> Shortly after his victory, not only was he ranked 161 in the [[Official World Golf Ranking]],<ref name=owgr/> but also he topped the Asian Tour Order of Merit.<ref name="ranking161">{{cite news|url=http://sports.indiatimes.com/SSP_Chowrasia_now_world_no_161/articleshow/2773754.cms |title=Chowrasia now world no. 161, tops Asian Tour Order of Merit |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2008-02-11 |date=2008-02-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212083009/http://sports.indiatimes.com/SSP_Chowrasia_now_world_no_161/articleshow/2773754.cms |archivedate=12 February 2008}}</ref>

In February 2011, Chawrasia won his second Asian Tour event, the [[Avantha Masters]] in [[New Delhi]]. Since then he has won the [[Panasonic Open India]] in 2014, the [[Hero Indian Open]] and the [[Resorts World Manila Masters]] in 2016 and the [[Hero Indian Open]] for the second time in 2017.<ref name=owgr>{{cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=7040 |title=S.S.P. Chawrasia – Best Performances |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |accessdate=6 September 2019}}</ref>

Chawrasia qualified for the [[Golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's individual|2016 Summer Olympics]] as the second highest ranked Indian player, representing India along with [[Anirban Lahiri]].

==Awards==
In August 2017, he was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.

==Professional wins (17)==
===European Tour wins (4)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|10 Feb [[2008 European Tour|2008]]
|[[Emaar-MGF Indian Masters]]1
|−9 (70-71-71-67=279)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Damien McGrane]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|20 Feb [[2011 European Tour|2011]]
|[[Avantha Masters]]1 (2)*
|−15 (70-69-67-67=273)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Coles (golfer)|Robert Coles]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|20 Mar [[2016 European Tour|2016]]
|[[Hero Indian Open]]1
|−15 (67-67-68-71=273)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Anirban Lahiri]], {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Wang Jeung-hun]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|12 Mar [[2017 European Tour|2017]]
|[[Hero Indian Open]]1 (2)
|−10 (72-67-68-71=278)
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Gavin Green]]
|}
''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Note: The European Tour considers the Avantha Masters to be a continuation of the Indian Masters, however the Asian Tour does not share this view.'' 
1Co-sanctioned by the [[Asian Tour]]

'''European Tour playoff record (0–1)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[2015 European Tour|2015]]
|[[Hero Indian Open]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Anirban Lahiri]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|}

===Asian Tour wins (6)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|10 Feb [[2008 Asian Tour|2008]]
|[[Emaar-MGF Indian Masters]]1
|−9 (70-71-71-67=279)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Damien McGrane]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|20 Feb [[2011 Asian Tour|2011]]
|[[Avantha Masters]]1
|−15 (70-69-67-67=273)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Robert Coles (golfer)|Robert Coles]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|9 Nov [[2014 Asian Tour|2014]]
|[[Panasonic Open India]]
|−12 (70-71-69-66=276)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rahil Gangjee]], {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Mithun Perera]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|20 Mar [[2016 Asian Tour|2016]]
|[[Hero Indian Open]]1
|−15 (67-67-68-71=273)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Anirban Lahiri]], {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Wang Jeung-hun]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|20 Nov 2016
|[[Resorts World Manila Masters]]
|−19 (68-64-71-66=269)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Chien]], {{flagicon|MYS}} [[Nicholas Fung]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|12 Mar [[2017 Asian Tour|2017]]
|[[Hero Indian Open]]1 (2)
|−10 (72-67-68-71=278)
|7 strokes
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Gavin Green]]
|}

1Co-sanctioned by the [[European Tour]]

'''Asian Tour playoff record (2–2)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|1
|[[2006 Asian Tour|2006]]
|[[Hero Honda Indian Open]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Kumar (golfer)|Vijay Kumar]], {{flagicon|IND}} [[Jyoti Randhawa]]
|Randhawa won with birdie on second extra hole Kumar eliminated by par on first hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|[[2014 Asian Tour|2014]]
|[[Panasonic Open India]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rahil Gangjee]], {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Mithun Perera]]
|Won with birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
|align=center|3
|[[2015 Asian Tour|2015]]
|[[Hero Indian Open]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Anirban Lahiri]]
|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|4
|[[2016 Asian Tour|2016]]
|[[Resorts World Manila Masters]]
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Sam Chien]], {{flagicon|MYS}} [[Nicholas Fung]]
|Won with birdie on second extra hole Fung eliminated by birdie on first hole
|}

===Professional Golf Tour of India wins (11)===
*2001 Singhania Open<ref name="indiawins">{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080211/jsp/sports/story_8888277.jsp |title=Master’s fact file |work=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]] |accessdate=2009-02-01 |date=11 February 2008 |location=Calcutta, India}}</ref>
*2003 HT Pro Golf, Tata Open, Hero Honda Open, NGC Open
*2005 Singhania Open, Tata Open
*2006 Singhania Open, Tata Open, Hindu Open
*2012 McLeod Russel Tour Championship

==Results in World Golf Championships==
''Results not in chronological order before 2015.''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!2012!!2013!!2014!!2015!!2016!!2017
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|T51
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T49
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-HSBC Champions|Champions]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|65
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T46
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T31
|}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
"T" = Tied 
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

==Team appearances==
'''Professional'''
*[[EurAsia Cup]] (representing Asia): [[2016 EurAsia Cup|2016]], [[2018 EurAsia Cup|2018]]
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing India): [[2016 World Cup of Golf|2016]]

==See also==
*[[2019 European Tour Qualifying School graduates]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{EuroTour player|35071}}
*{{AsianTour player|100417}}
*{{OWGR|7040}}

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[[Category:European Tour golfers]]
[[Category:Asian Tour golfers]]
[[Category:Olympic golfers of India]]
[[Category:Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Golfers from West Bengal]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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