Daniel Chopra
Residence: Orlando, Florida
DOB: 23/12/1973
Daniel was born in Stockholm but moved to India at age 7 where he was raised by his grandparents. He won the All-India Junior Golf Championship at age 14. Daniel went on to win 2 further Indian Junior titles plus the Doug Sanders World Junior title. Chopra turned professional in 1992. From 1996 to 2002 he played intermittently on the European Tour.
Before joining the PGA Tour in 2004 Daniel made the cut in 19 of 22 events on the 2003 Nationwide Tour. He finished the season No. 21 on the money list with $178,799, just $1,164 behind Tommy Tolles for the final 2004 PGA TOUR card. As a result Daniel joined the PGA TOUR as a rookie in 2004 after 6th place finish at 2003 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. In 2007 he won his first PGA Tour event at the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro.
Although in different PGA Tour seasons, just two PGA Tour events later he picked up another win at the 2008 season opening Mercedes-Benz Championship. This was his only top-10 finish of the season having struggled to find a level of consistency on Tour in 2008. He missed 6 cuts in his last 7 tournaments on tour.
Daniel Chopra Club History
Below is a selection of clubs used by Daniel Chopra throughout his career
Daniel Chopra Tournament History
2008 Australian Masters |
27-30 November 2008 - Sportsbet Australian Masters - Huntingdale GC. Rod Pampling won the Sportsbet Australian Masters after edging out Marcus Fraser at the third play-off hole. The two Australians finished locked at the top of the final round leader board on 12 under par. Fraser carded a brilliant final round seven under par 65, which included just one bogey, while Pampling signed for a fourth round 65 despite having birdie chances at closing 3 holes of his round which would have sealed the win. A the 3rd play-off hole, Pampling put the pressure on his opponent after getting to within a foot, but Fraser secured the win after converting from ten feet. |
In Daniel Chopra's bag...3 consistent rounds at level par or better saw Daniel secure his first top-25 finish of the new season. Again, apologise on the quality on the photo (our Australian correspondent is on thin ice!) but our experts at the tournament and here in the office have identified the following. Daniel started his round with a Taylor Made Burner Tour TP driver. He complemented this with a Ping Rapture V2 fairway wood. His irons were also from Ping; the S57's. His irons were complete with a pair of Ping Tour-W wedges. His putter, again from Ping, was a Ping Customer Anser 2.
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