Dinesh Chand (born 6 February 1972) is a Fijian professional golfer who plays mainly on the Japan Golf Tour.
| Dinesh Chand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 6 February 1972 | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Fiji | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1992 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 6 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Japan Golf Tour | 3 | ||
| Other | 3 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2001, 2004 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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At the end of 2009, he lost his full playing rights for the Japan Golf Tour and so decided to play on the developmental Japan Challenge Tour in 2010. He won two events in a row which resulted in him regaining his full playing rights for the second half of the Japan Golf Tour season. He finished second at the 2010 Sun Chlorella Classic.
Chand has three wins on the Japan Golf Tour, and two on the Japan Challenge Tour.
Professional wins (6)
editJapan Golf Tour wins (3)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Apr 1998 | Descente Classic Munsingwear Cup | −17 (71-66-66-68=271) | 2 strokes |  Carlos Franco,  Hidemichi Tanaka |
| 2 | 20 May 2001 | Munsingwear Open KSB Cup | −17 (69-68-67-67=271) | 2 strokes |  Toshimitsu Izawa |
| 3 | 20 Jun 2004 | Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open | −20 (66-68-68-66=268) | 4 strokes |  Hur Suk-ho |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 May 2010 | Fuji Country Kani Club Challenge Cup | −8 (68-68=136) | 4 strokes | Hiroaki Iijima, Sushi Ishigaki, Hirohito Koizumi, Kiyoshi Maita, Hidezumi Shirakata |
| 2 | 11 Jun 2010 | Tohoku Yakurai Cup | −9 (68-65=133) | Playoff | Park Sung-joon, Achi Sato |
Other wins (1)
edit- 2008 Hirao Masaaki Charity Golf
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
Note: Chand only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Team appearances
edit- WGC-World Cup (representing Fiji): 2001, 2002
External links
edit- Dinesh Chand at the Japan Golf Tour official site
- Dinesh Chand at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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