New Delhi, 20-03-2016
Chawrasia rises to 20th in Europe and fourth in Asia
Set to move into top-150 in world rankings & seal Olympic berth
Here’s a look at some of the interesting stats relating to SSP Chawrasia’s win at the Indian Open 2016:
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• His third win on the European Tour and fourth on the Asian Tour, overall fourth international victory.ÂÂ
• Moves into 20th place in the European Tour Race to Dubai with a total of 246,588 points.ÂÂ
• Could move to inside the top 150 of the Official World Golf Ranking, from 243rd.ÂÂ
• His first European Tour victory since the 2011 Avantha Masters, a gap of five years and 28 days.ÂÂ
• Moves into fourth place on the Asian Tour Order of Merit.
• Becomes the third player in European Tour history to win their first three European Tour victories on home soil, following the 2008 EMAAR – MGF Indian Masters and 2011 Avantha Masters, also in India.
• The second of his three European Tour titles he has won at Delhi Golf Club, following the 2008 EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters. (Also won the Asian Tour’s 2014 Panasonic Open India at the Delhi Golf Club).
• This victory beats his previous best finishes in the Indian Open of second on four occasions, including 2015.
• The third Indian player to win three or more European Tour titles, following Jeev Milkha Singh (four) and Arjun Atwal (three). Moves into joint second in the list of all-time Indian winners in European Tour history, level with Arjun Atwal, on three and one behind Jeev Milkha Singh.
• Becomes the sixth different Asian player to win three or more European Tour titles. They are: Thongchai Jaidee (seven), Jeev Milkha Singh (four), Arjun Atwal (three), Y E Yang (three), Kiradech Aphibarnrat (three) and SSP Chawrasia (three).ÂÂ
• The 12th Indian victory in European Tour history.ÂÂ
• The first Indian victory on The European Tour since Anirban Lahiri won the 2015 Indian Open.ÂÂ
• The first time India have won the same European Tour event in two consecutive seasons. ÂÂ
• Has won his first three European Tour titles on Asian soil. The first player to achieve this feat since Thongchai Jaidee, who won the 2004-05 Carlsberg Malaysian Open and 2009 Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open.ÂÂ
• The second consecutive Indian to win the Indian Open following Anirban Lahiri in 2015.ÂÂ
• Becomes the ninth Indian golfer to win the Indian Open since the event was first played in 1964.
• His 14th win as a professional, with all of them in India.
• The 71st international win for India.
