Daniel Chopra

Daniel Chopra
Daniel Chopra
	Chopra at the 2008 U.S. Open
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Samir Chopra
Nickname	Danny Chops
Born	23 December 1973 (age 50); Stockholm, Sweden
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality	Sweden
Residence	Orlando, Florida
Partner	Samantha (m. 2000)
Children	2
Career
Turned professional	1992
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; European Tour; Asian Tour; Asia Golf Circuit; Web.com Tour; Challenge Tour; Swedish Golf Tour
Professional wins	14
Highest ranking	60 (13 January 2008)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Asian Tour	1
Korn Ferry Tour	3
Challenge Tour	2
Other	6
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2008
PGA Championship	T41: 2006
U.S. Open	T24: 2004
The Open Championship	CUT: 2005, 2012
Achievements and awards
Asia Golf Circuit; Rookie of the Year
Asia Golf Circuit; Rookie of the Year	1995

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.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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 is now a regular part of Fox Sports' golf coverage.

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)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	29 Oct 2007	Ginn sur Mer Classic	−19 (67-66-69-71=273)	1 stroke	Freddie Jacobson, Shigeki Maruyama
2	6 Jan 2008	Mercedes-Benz Championship	−18 (69-72-67-66=274)	Playoff	Steve Stricker

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2008	Mercedes-Benz Championship	Steve Stricker	Won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Asian PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	9 Sep 2001	Mercuries Taiwan Masters	−4 (71-69-73-71=284)	1 stroke	Vivek Bhandari

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	9 Apr 1995	Chinfon Republic of China Open	−8 (73-65-70=208)*	1 stroke	Hsieh Chin-sheng

*Note: The 1995 Chinfon Republic of China Open was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

Nationwide Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	18 Apr 2004	First Tee Arkansas Classic	−13 (75-66-68-66=275)	1 stroke	John Elliott
2	23 May 2004	Henrico County Open	−30 (65-63-65-65=258)	4 strokes	Nathan Green, Franklin Langham
3	17 Apr 2011	Fresh Express Classic	−12 (68-69-61=198)*	1 stroke	Russell Knox, Luke List