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24 August,2010 10:03 AM IST |   |  Special Features

Ace golfer Arjun Atwal created history by becoming the first Indian to clinch a US PGA Tour title with a one-stroke victory at North Carolina's Wyndham Championship


Ace golfer Arjun Atwal created history by becoming the first Indian to clinch a US PGA Tour title with a one-stroke victory at North Carolina's Wyndham Championship. He was also the first qualifier to earn a victory in 2 years. CS gives you some dope on Arjun's wins:

>>u00a0He took up golf at 1, playing at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club. Arjun is the first Indian born player to become a member of US based PGA Tour.



>>u00a0He is one of the leading players on the Asian Tour, and the first man to win a million US dollars by winning the Hero Honda Masters in 2003.

>>u00a0He was the second golfer after Jeev Milkha Singh to earn membership of the European Tour. He has won two European Tour titles namely 2002 Caltex Singapore Masters and Carlsberg Malaysian Open.

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Ace golfer Arjun Atwal