Chiragh Kumar

Chiragh Kumar (born 15 December 1983) is an Indian professional golfer.

Chiragh Kumar
Personal information
Born	(1983-12-15) 15 December 1983 (age 41)
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality	India
Residence	Delhi, India
Career
Turned professional	2006
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour
Former tour(s)	Professional Golf Tour of India
Professional wins	5
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	1
Other	4
Achievements and awards
Professional Golf Tour of India Order of Merit winner 2011
Medal record Asian Games 2006 Doha Men's team

Kumar won a silver medal as an amateur at the 2006 Asian Games, before turning professional later that year and joining the Professional Golf Tour of India. In 2011 he won three times, was the leading money-winner on tour and was named tour player of the year.^[1]

At the 2011 Hero Honda Indian Open, an Asian Tour event, Kumar was the halfway leader and went on to finish second to David Gleeson in the tournament. His winnings from the event would see him end the year 21st on the Asian Tour Order of Merit, giving him a full tour card for the first time.

Professional wins (5)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	8 Nov 2015	Panasonic Open India1	−13 (67-66-72-70=275)	1 stroke	Siddikur Rahman, Thaworn Wiratchant

¹Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India

Professional Golf Tour of India wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	10 Sep 2010	PGTI Players Championship (Golden Greens)	−10 (71-64-72-71=278)	3 strokes	Mukesh Kumar
2	18 Dec 2010	LG Masters of PGTI	−13 (69-69-68-69=275)	5 strokes	Sanjay Kumar
3	5 Nov 2011	BILT Open	−15 (66-68-72-67=273)	1 stroke	Vikrant Chopra, Anirban Lahiri
4	19 Apr 2013	Sri Lanka Ports Authority Open	−11 (72-66-67-68=273)	1 stroke	Mithun Perera
5	8 Nov 2015	Panasonic Open India1	−13 (67-66-72-70=275)	1 stroke	Siddikur Rahman, Thaworn Wiratchant

¹Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Team appearances

Amateur

• Asian Games: 2006