10 Facts About Arjun Atwal

Arjun Singh Atwal was born on 20 March 1973 and is an Indian professional golfer who has played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour and is the first player born in India to become a member of, and later win a tournament on the US -based PGA Tour.

Arjun Atwal was the second Indian golfer to earn membership of the European Tour after Jeev Milkha Singh and the first to win on a European Tour event when he notched up a five stroke victory in the 2002 Caltex Singapore Masters, which was co-sanctioned by the Asian and European Tours.

Late in the same year Arjun Atwal finished seventh at the PGA Tour's qualifying school in the US, earning a PGA Tour card for 2004, making him the first native East Indian golfer to do so.

In 2005, Arjun Atwal came close to winning on the PGA Tour numerous times, most notably at the BellSouth Classic in April.

Arjun Atwal finished 82nd on the money list in 2005 to secure his spot on Tour for 2006.

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Arjun Atwal was involved in a crash possibly associated with street racing on SR 535, in Windermere, Florida, on 10 March 2007, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Arjun Atwal later regained his playing privileges on the PGA Tour through 2012 and obtained an invitation into the 2011 Masters Tournament by Monday qualifying for and later recording his maiden victory on the PGA Tour at the Wyndham Championship, the final tournament of the regular season.

Arjun Atwal became the first Indian-born player to ever win on the PGA Tour, and was the first Monday qualifier to win a PGA Tour event since Fred Wadsworth won the 1986 Southern Open.

Arjun Atwal had only two top-10 finishes in the two years after his win and lost his Tour card after the 2012 season.

In 2014, Arjun Atwal had his first win in four years at the Dubai Open on the Asian Tour.