Date of Birth: May 15, 1978 n
Height: 5’ 5” n
Born: Calcutta, India
S.S.P. Chowrasia Turned professional: 1997 European Tour Wins: 2 Career Victories: 2 2011 Race to Dubai Ranking: 80 Official World Golf Ranking: 379
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.S.P. Chowrasia picked up his second European Tour title last season on home soil at the Avantha Masters with a one-stroke victory over England’s Robert Coles. The win came three years after his first triumph when he made history by becoming the first player to win on his maiden appearance as an Affiliate Date of Birth: August 14, 1968 n
Height: 6’ 3” n
Member at the EMAAR-MGF Indian Masters. Chowrasia held off the challenge from Irishman Damien McGrane to become the third Indian player to win a European Tour event. After turning professional in 1997, Chowrasia plied his trade on the Indian circuit until he was persuaded by his fellow professionals to join the Asian Tour in 2008.
Born: Dungannon, Northern Ireland
Darren Clarke Turned professional: 1990 European Tour Wins: 14 Career Victories: 18 2011 Race to Dubai Ranking: 11 Official World Golf Ranking: 48
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ARREN Clarke realised his golfing dream last year with a gutsy victory at The 140th Open Championship at a wet and windy Royal St George’s which saw him secure his first Major by three strokes from Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson. Clarke, who also won last year’s
Iberdrola Open, is a two-time World Golf Championships winner having won the Accenture Match Play Championship in 2000 and the Bridgestone Invitational in 2003. He has 14 victories to his name on The European Tour and has played in five Ryder Cups, tasting victory on four occasions.
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