Daniel Chopra

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Chopra at the 2008 U.S. Open
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Samir Chopra
NicknameDanny Chops[1]
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Stockholm, Sweden
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ResidenceOrlando, Florida, U.S.
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Career
Turned professional1992
Former tourTemplate:Pluralize from textPGA Tour
European Tour
Asian Tour
Asia Golf Circuit
Web.com Tour
Challenge Tour
Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins14
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Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Asian Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour3
Challenge Tour2
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2008
PGA ChampionshipT41: 2006
U.S. OpenT24: 2004
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2005, 2012
Achievements and awards
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Asia Golf Circuit
Rookie of the Year		1995
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Daniel Samir Chopra (born 23 December 1973) is a Swedish professional golfer.

Early life

Chopra was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He represents Sweden and his mother was Swedish, but his father was Indian and Daniel moved to India at age seven where he was raised by his grandparents. He won the All-India Junior Golf Championship at age 14.[2][3]

Professional career

In 1992, Chopra turned professional. From 1996 to 2002 he played intermittently on the European Tour, sometimes failing to retain his tour card, and in 2004 he joined the U.S.-based PGA Tour.

With his victory at the 2004 Henrico County Open on the second tier Nationwide Tour, Chopra shot a new tour record over 72 holes in relation to par, shooting a 30-under-par score of 258. The record stood for 20 years until it was beaten in April 2024 by Chopra's fellow countryman Tim Widing.[4]

In 2007, Chopra won his first PGA Tour event at the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro. Two PGA Tour events later he picked up another win at the season opening Mercedes-Benz Championship. On January 13, 2008, Chopra reached a career best 60th on the Official World Golf Ranking.[5]

After his second PGA Tour win, Chopra's career started to fluctuate between the PGA Tour and second-tier (what was then) Nationwide Tour.

A difficult 2010 season, where he made only eight PGA Tour cuts in 28 events, cost him his Tour Card. He won the Nationwide Tour's Fresh Express Classic at TPC Stonebrae in 2011. Chopra regained his PGA Tour card for 2012 after finishing 19th on the money list. He finished 188th on the Tour's money list and went back to the newly renamed Web.com Tour for 2013. He finished 21st on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card. In 2013–14, he made only 2 cuts in 16 events and finished 249th on the FedEx Cup points list and lost his PGA Tour card.

In 2015, with limited status on either the PGA or Web.com Tour, Chopra won the Asian Tour's qualifying school.

Chopra became a regular part of Fox Sports' golf coverage.

Awards, honors

In 1997, Chopra received Elit Sign number 111 by the Swedish Golf Federation on the basis of national team appearances and national championship performances.[6]

In 2008, he was awarded honorary member of the PGA of Sweden.[7]

Amateur wins

  • 1988 All India Junior Championship
  • 1990 All India Junior Championship
  • 1991 All India Junior Championship, Doug Sanders World Junior Championship

Professional wins (14)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 29 Oct 2007 Ginn sur Mer Classic −19 (67-66-69-71=273) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Freddie Jacobson, Template:Flagicon Shigeki Maruyama
2 6 Jan 2008 Mercedes-Benz Championship −18 (69-72-67-66=274) Playoff Template:Flagicon Steve Stricker

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2008 Mercedes-Benz Championship Template:Flagicon Steve Stricker Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Asian PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 9 Sep 2001 Mercuries Taiwan Masters −4 (71-69-73-71=284) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Vivek Bhandari

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 9 Apr 1995 Chinfon Republic of China Open −8 (73-65-70=208)[a] 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Hsieh Chin-sheng

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 18 Apr 2004 First Tee Arkansas Classic −13 (75-66-68-66=275) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon John Elliott
2 23 May 2004 Henrico County Open −30 (65-63-65-65=258) 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Nathan Green, Template:Flagicon Franklin Langham
3 17 Apr 2011 Fresh Express Classic −12 (68-69-61=198)[a] 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Russell Knox, Template:Flagicon Luke List

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 24 Jul 1994 Jämtland Open −9 (71-71-68=210) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Mats Hallberg
2 2 Oct 1994 Challenge Chargeurs −16 (68-64-64-72=268) 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Stuart Little

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 19 Sep 1993 Upsala Golf International −4 (72-69-71=212) 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Joakim Nilsson

Other wins (4)

  • 1993 Johor Baru Open (Malaysia)
  • 1994 Indian Masters, Malaysian PGA Championship, Indian PGA Championship

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2007 MasterCard Masters Template:Flagicon Aaron Baddeley Lost to par on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T24 T36
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship T41 CUT CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship

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  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
The Players Championship T40 CUT T44 T42 T14 CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2008
Match Play R64
Championship T34
Invitational T14

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PGA coverage prep, Danny Chops' big break, and Romo's rough day". The Fried Egg. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bergman, Tobias (May 2004). "Daniel Chopra, Han drömmer om att bli känd" [Daniel Chopra, His dream is to be well-known]. SvensGolf. No. 5/2004. pp. 108–116. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lerner, Rick (14 December 2008). "Seven Questions With Daniel Chopra". Golf Digest. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dirlam, Zach (28 April 2024). "Tim Widing wins Veritex Bank Championship, breaks scoring records for back-to-back victories". PGA Tour. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Week 2, Sony Open in Hawaii". Official World Golf Ranking. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Svenska Golfförbundet, Utmärkelser, Elitmärket" [Swedish Golf Federation, Awards, Elite Sign] (in Swedish). Swedish Golf Federation. Retrieved 17 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."PGA of Sweden, Utmärkelser, Hedersmedlemar" [PGA of Sweden, Awards, Honorary Members] (in Swedish). PGA of Sweden. Retrieved 17 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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