Ashok Kumar (golfer)
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Ashok Kumar is a professional golfer
from India
, currently playing on the Professional Golf Tour of India, where he was the 2003/04 and the 2006/07 Order of Merit winner.
Kumar was born in Bihar
in 1983 and turned professional in 2002.
In 2004, he won the Hero Honda Golf Tour Order of Merit for the 2003/04 season. He won it again in 2006/07 under the name of the PGTI after recording 5 wins in 8 events played, where he finished in the top-10 in all 8 of them.
Kumar played in 12 events in 2008, but did not record a win, finishing in the top-10 8 times.
Kumar added another win in 2009 in April at the All India Match Play Championship
Professional golfer
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from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, currently playing on the Professional Golf Tour of India, where he was the 2003/04 and the 2006/07 Order of Merit winner.
Kumar was born in Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
in 1983 and turned professional in 2002.
In 2004, he won the Hero Honda Golf Tour Order of Merit for the 2003/04 season. He won it again in 2006/07 under the name of the PGTI after recording 5 wins in 8 events played, where he finished in the top-10 in all 8 of them.
Kumar played in 12 events in 2008, but did not record a win, finishing in the top-10 8 times.
Kumar added another win in 2009 in April at the All India Match Play Championship
PGTI wins (6)
- 2007 (5) SRF All-India Professional Golf Matchplay Championship, Solaris Global Green Open, IndianOil XtraPremium Masters, CG Open, Colorplus Open
- 2009 (1) SRF All India Professional Golf Match Play Championship