Jyoti Randhawa

Jyoti Randhawa
Personal information
Full name	Jyoti Singh Randhawa
Born	(1972-05-04) 4 May 1972 (age 52) New Delhi, India
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality	India
Residence	New Delhi, India
Spouse	Chitrangada Singh ​ ​ (m. 2001; div. 2014)​
Children	1
Career
Turned professional	1994
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	European Tour Asian Tour Professional Golf Tour of India
Professional wins	23
Highest ranking	70 (16 March 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour	1
Asian Tour	8 (Tied-6th all-time)
Other	14
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2008
U.S. Open	CUT: 2006
The Open Championship	T27: 2004
Achievements and awards
Asian PGA Tour Order of Merit winner 2002 Asian PGA Tour Players' Player of the Year 2002

Jyotinder Singh Randhawa (born 4 May 1972) is an Indian professional golfer. He plays on the Asian Tour where he won eight times between 1998 and 2009. He was ranked in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking several times between 2004 and 2009.[2]

Professional career

Randhawa turned professional in 1994. He played on the Asian Tour, having played on the European Tour from 2005 to 2010. In 2002, he finished top on the Asian Tour money list. He has finished second on the European Tour three times; the 2002 BMW Asian Open, the 2004 Johnnie Walker Classic and the 2007 Open de España.

Personal life

Randhawa was married to actress Chitrangada Singh.[3] Their son is named Zorawar Randhawa. The couple divorced in April 2014 and their son's custody has been granted to Chitrangada.[4]

He was arrested in connection with poaching of endangered animals and birds in Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary on 26 December 2018.[5]

Professional wins (23)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	14 Sep 2003	Suntory Open	−8 (68-68-71-69=276)	2 strokes	Paul Sheehan

Asian Tour wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	8 Nov 1998	Hero Honda Masters	−13 (69-67-73-66=275)	4 strokes	Jeev Milkha Singh
2	31 Oct 1999	Hero Honda Masters (2)	−11 (69-69-69-70=277)	1 stroke	Sammy Daniels
3	19 Mar 2000	Wills Indian Open	−15 (66-68-70-69=273)	Playoff	Sammy Daniels
4	10 Dec 2000	Singapore Open	−20 (72-64-65-67=268)	3 strokes	Hendrik Buhrmann
5	12 Dec 2004	Volvo Masters of Asia	−14 (63-70-74-67=274)	Playoff	Terry Pilkadaris
6	23 Oct 2006	Hero Honda Indian Open (2)	−18 (69-67-64-70=270)	Playoff	Shiv Chawrasia, Vijay Kumar
7	14 Oct 2007	Hero Honda Indian Open (3)	−13 (70-69-67-69=275)	3 strokes	Chang Tse-peng
8	8 Mar 2009	Singha Thailand Open	−17 (68-68-62-65=263)	2 strokes	Rhys Davies

Asian Tour playoff record (3–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2000	Wills Indian Open	Sammy Daniels	Won with par on second extra hole
2	2004	Volvo Masters of Asia	Terry Pilkadaris	Won with birdie on second extra hole
3	2006	Hero Honda Indian Open	Shiv Chawrasia, Vijay Kumar	Won with birdie on second extra hole Kumar eliminated by par on first hole

Professional Golf Tour of India wins (8)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	29 Oct 2006	BILT Open	−15 (66-70-68-69=273)	3 strokes	Lam Chih Bing
2	8 Apr 2007	AIS Golf Open	−22 (72-67-63-64=266)	7 strokes	Ashok Kumar
3	13 May 2007	DLF Masters	−15 (68-64-71-70=273)	10 strokes	Shiv Kapur
4	21 Sep 2008	DLF Masters (2)	−8 (72-68-69-71=280)	1 stroke	Mukesh Kumar
5	28 Dec 2008	BILT Open (2)	−19 (68-69-68-64=269)	1 stroke	Anirban Lahiri, Jeev Milkha Singh
6	26 Aug 2011	PGTI Players Championship (Classic)	−11 (69-66-70-72=277)	1 stroke	Manav Jaini
7	10 Dec 2011	CG Open	−18 (67-65-66-64=262)	4 strokes	Rahil Gangjee
8	24 Mar 2012	PGTI Players Championship (Noida)	−2 (71-73-70-72=286)	Playoff	Mukesh Kumar

Other wins (6)

• 1999 Wills Southern Open
• 2000 Xerox Open, Honda Siel Nike-PGA Cship, SRF Open
• 2003 Kashmir Open
• 2005 Hero Honda Open South

Results in major championships

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
U.S. Open							CUT
The Open Championship	CUT			CUT	T27
PGA Championship								WD	CUT

Note: Randhawa never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Match Play
Championship	T54		T51	T17
Invitational			70
Champions							T19

  Did not play

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing India): 1992

Professional

• Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing India): 1999
• Dynasty Cup (representing Asia): 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)
• World Cup (representing India): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009
• Royal Trophy (representing Asia): 2006

See also

• List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins

References

1. "Week 11 2008 Ending 16 Mar 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
2. "Official World Golf Ranking, 1 February 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
3. "Who am I to stop Chitrangda: Jyoti Randhawa". The Times of India. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
4. "Chitrangada Singh and Jyoti Randhawa's divorce finalised?". India Today. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
5. "Golfer Jyoti Randhawa arrested on charge of poaching in U.P.'s Bahraich district". The Hindu. 26 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

External links

• Jyoti Randhawa at the European Tour official site
• Jyoti Randhawa at the Asian Tour official site
• Jyoti Randhawa at the Japan Golf Tour official site
• Jyoti Randhawa at the Official World Golf Ranking official site