Daniel Chopra

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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)

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

Asian PGA Tour wins (1)

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Swedish Golf Tour wins (1)

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)

Results in major championships

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

Results in The Players Championship CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

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