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Chawrasia finished second to Arjun Atwal in the 1999 Indian Open held at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club.
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At the end of the 2014 season he asked the Asian Tour to change the spelling of his last name, previously Chowrasia, to Chawrasia, which is the spelling that is on his passport. Chawrasia"s father worked as the greenskeeper at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club in Kolkata, India. lieutenant was at this golf course that Chawrasia picked up golf at the age of 10.
The self-taught golfer is nicknamed "Chip-putt-sia" because of his short game.
Before entering professional golf, he was a caddie for a few years. After entering professional golf in 1997, his earnings at the end of 1998 were $1,220.
He joined the Asian Tour in 2006 after making steady progress in India with cumulative earnings being $36,983 along with eight Indian Tour titles. His first season in the Asian Tour had a good opening event in the Pakistan Open, top-20 finishes in Philippine Open and in China.
This was followed up with a top-10 finish at Bangkok Airways Open.
At the Mercuries Masters in Taiwan, he led the field by five shots at the halfway mark, but was disqualified for forgetting to sign his scorecard. At the 2006 Hero Honda Indian Open, he narrowly missed out on winning the title. He ended 2006 with a tenth place in Volvo Masters.
After being one stroke behind the leader on the opening day of the 2007 Malaysian Open, he lost ground and ended up finishing tied for 16th at the end of the tournament.
His Asian Tour ranking improved from 38 in 2006 to 32 in 2007. Indian Masters The 2008 Indian Masters had golfers such as Ernie Els, Thomas Bjørn, Maarten Lafeber and Ross McGowan along with Indian golfers Arjun Atwal, Gaurav Ghei and Digvijay Singh vying for the title.
After winning the title, Chawrasia said: I am sure I will play more both in Asia and Europe, but my ultimate target is to get onto the United States Tour. I can"t describe my emotions.
Only when I get back to Kolkata will it sink in.
Chawrasia, ranked 388 in the world before the tournament, obtained a two-year exemption on the European Tour. European Tour wins (3) 1 Company-sanctioned by the Asian Tour. Asian Tour wins (4) Indian Golf Tour wins (10) Professional EurAsia Cup (representing Asia): 2016.
