For his father, the athlete also known as the "Flying Sikh", see Milkha Singh.
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Jeev Milkha Singh Rathore
Singh at the 2009 Omega European Masters
Personal information
Born
(1971-12-15) 15 December 1971 (age 52)
Height
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Sporting nationality
India
Residence
Chandigarh, India
Spouse
Sakshi
(m. 2008)
Children
1
Career
College
Abilene Christian University
Turned professional
1993
Current tour(s)
European Senior Tour Asian Tour
Former tour(s)
PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour
Professional wins
20
Number of wins by tour
European Tour
4
Japan Golf Tour
4
Asian Tour
6
Other
7
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament
T25: 2008
PGA Championship
T9: 2008
U.S. Open
T36: 2007
The Open Championship
T69: 2012
Achievements and awards
Arjuna Award
1999
Asian Tour Order of Merit winner
2006, 2008
Asian Tour Players' Player of the Year
2006, 2008
Padma Shri
2007
Jeev Milkha Singh (born 15 December 1971) is an Indian professional golfer who became the first player from India to join the European Tour in 1998. He has won four events on the European Tour, becoming the most successful Indian on tour. He was the first Indian golfer to break into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking in October 2006. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2007. He is also the recipient of 1999 Arjuna Award.[2][3]
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^"LIST OF ARJUNA AWARD WINNERS - Football | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports". yas.nic.in. Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. Archived from the original on 25 December 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2007.
^"List of Arjuna Awardees (1961–2018)" (PDF). Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (India). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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