Shiv Kapur

Shiv Kapur (born 12 February 1982) is an Indian professional golfer. Kapur went to Purdue University and played the amateur circuit in the United States. He had a successful amateur career, winning the Indian and Malaysian Amateur Opens in 2000 and an individual gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games. He turned professional in 2004 and made a considerable impact in his second season on the Asian Tour by winning the season ending Volvo Masters of Asia and finishing the year fourth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit. Kapur works with instructor Peter Murphy out of Dallas, Texas. He joined the European Tour in 2007, having earned enough as an affiliate member in 2006 to merit a tour card.