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{{short description|Indian golfer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name = Jyoti Randhawa
| image = Jyoti Rhandawa, golfer.JPG
| imagesize = 
| caption =
| fullname = Jyoti Singh Randhawa
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|5|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| weight = {{convert|185|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{IND}}
| residence = New Delhi, India
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Chitrangada Singh]]|2001|2014|reason=divorced}}
| partner =
| children = 1
| college =
| yearpro = 1994
| retired = 
| tour = [[Asian Tour]] (joined 1995)
| extour = [[European Tour]] (2005–10)
| prowins = 23
| pgawins = 
| eurowins = 
| japwins = 1
| asiawins = 8 ([[List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins|Tied 6th all time]])
| sunwins = 
| auswins = 
| nwidewins = 
| chalwins = 
| champwins = 
| seneurowins = 
| otherwins = 14
| majorwins = 
| masters = DNP
| usopen = CUT: 2006
| open = T27: 2004
| pga = CUT: 2008
| wghofid = 
| wghofyear = 
| award1 = [[Asian Tour#Order of Merit winners|Asian Tour Order of Merit]]
| year1 = 2002
| award2 =
| year2 =
| awardssection = 
}}
'''Jyotinder Singh Randhawa''' (born 4 May 1972) is an [[India]]n professional [[golf]]er. He plays on the [[Asian Tour]] where he won eight times between 1998 and 2009. He was ranked in the top 100 of the [[Official World Golf Ranking]] several times between 2004 and 2009.<ref>[http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2004/owgr05f2004.pdf Official World Golf Ranking, 1 February 2004]</ref>

==Professional career==
Randhawa turned professional in 1994. He played on the [[Asian Tour]], having played on the [[European Tour]] from 2005 to 2010. In 2002, he finished top on the Asian Tour money list. He has finished second on the European Tour three times; the 2002 [[BMW Asian Open]], the 2004 [[Johnnie Walker Classic]] and the 2007 [[Open de España]].

==Personal life==
Randhawa was married to actress [[Chitrangada Singh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-12/news-interviews/31145583_1_jyoti-randhawa-poonam-pandey-wife |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510181533/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-12/news-interviews/31145583_1_jyoti-randhawa-poonam-pandey-wife |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 May 2013 |title=Who am I to stop Chitrangda: Jyoti Randhawa |date=12 March 2012 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=28 May 2012}}</ref> Their son is named Zorawar Randhawa. The couple divorced in April 2014 and their son's custody has been granted to Chitrangada.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/chitrangada-singh-and-jyoti-randhawa-divorce-finalised/1/356205.html |title=Chitrangada Singh and Jyoti Randhawa's divorce finalised? |date=18 April 2014 |newspaper=[[India Today]]}}</ref>

He was arrested in connection with poaching of endangered animals and birds in Katarniaghat wildlife sanctuary on 26 December 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/golfer-jyoti-randhawa-arrested-on-poaching-charges-in-up/article25832053.ece |title=Golfer Jyoti Randhawa arrested on charge of poaching in U.P.'s Bahraich district |date=26 December 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

==Professional wins (23)==
===Japan Golf Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of victory
!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|14 Sep [[2003 Japan Golf Tour|2003]]
|[[Suntory Open]]
|−8 (68-68-71-69=276)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Paul Sheehan (golfer)|Paul Sheehan]]
|}

===Asian Tour wins (8)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Winning score
!Margin of victory
!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|8 Nov [[1998 Asian PGA Tour|1998]]
|[[Hero Honda Masters]]
|−13 (69-67-73-66=275)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Jeev Milkha Singh]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|31 Oct [[1999 Asian PGA Tour|1999]]
|[[Hero Honda Masters]] (2)
|−11 (69-69-69-70=277)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Sammy Daniels]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|19 Mar [[2000 Asian PGA Tour|2000]]
|[[Wills Indian Open]]
|−15 (66-68-70-69=273)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Sammy Daniels]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|10 Dec 2000
|[[Singapore Open (golf)|Singapore Open]]
|−20 (72-64-65-67=268)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Hendrik Buhrmann]]
|-
|align=center|5
|align=right|12 Dec [[2004 Asian Tour|2004]]
|[[Volvo Masters of Asia]]
|−14 (63-70-74-67=274)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Terry Pilkadaris]]
|-
|align=center|6
|align=right|23 Oct [[2006 Asian Tour|2006]]
|[[Hero Honda Indian Open]] (2)
|−18 (69-67-64-70=270)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shiv Chawrasia]], {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Kumar (golfer)|Vijay Kumar]]
|-
|align=center|7
|align=right|14 Oct [[2007 Asian Tour|2007]]
|[[Hero Honda Indian Open]] (3)
|−13 (70-69-67-69=275)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|TWN}} [[Chang Tse-peng]]
|-
|align=center|8
|align=right|8 Mar [[2009 Asian Tour|2009]]
|[[Singha Thailand Open]]
|−17 (68-68-62-65=263)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Rhys Davies (golfer)|Rhys Davies]]
|}

'''Asian Tour playoff record (3–0)'''
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|1
|[[2000 Asian PGA Tour|2000]]
|[[Wills Indian Open]]
|{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Sammy Daniels]]
|Won with par on second extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|2
|[[2004 Asian Tour|2004]]
|[[Volvo Masters of Asia]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Terry Pilkadaris]]
|Won with birdie on second extra hole
|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|align=center|3
|[[2006 Asian Tour|2006]]
|[[Hero Honda Indian Open]]
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Shiv Chawrasia]], {{flagicon|IND}} [[Vijay Kumar (golfer)|Vijay Kumar]]
|Won with birdie on second extra hole Kumar eliminated by par on first hole
|}

===Professional Golf Tour of India wins (8)===
*2006 Bilt Open
*2007 AIS Golf Open, DLF Masters
*2008 DLF Masters, BILT Open
*2011 PGTI Players Championship, CG Open
*2012 PGTI Players Championship

===Other wins (6)===
*1999 Wills Southern Open
*2000 Xerox Open, Honda Siel Nike-PGA Cship, SRF Open
*2003 Kashmir Open
*2005 Hero Honda Open South

==Results in major championships==
{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
!align="left"|Tournament
!2000
!2001
!2002
!2003
!2004
!2005
!2006
!2007
!2008
|-
|align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[The Open Championship]]
|align="center"|CUT
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|CUT
|T27
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align=left|[[PGA Championship]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|WD
|CUT
|}
''Note: Randhawa never played in the [[Masters Tournament]].'' 
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
CUT = missed the half-way cut 
WD = withdrew 
"T" = tied

==Results in World Golf Championships==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Tournament!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Match Play|Match Play]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Championship|Championship]]
|T54
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|T51
|T17
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-Invitational|Invitational]]
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|70
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
|-
|align="left"|[[WGC-HSBC Champions|Champions]]
|colspan=6 style="background:#D3D3D3;"|
|T19
|}
{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
"T" = Tied 
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

==Team appearances==
'''Amateur'''
*[[Eisenhower Trophy]] (representing India): [[1992 Eisenhower Trophy|1992]]

'''Professional'''
*[[Alfred Dunhill Cup]] (representing India): [[1999 Alfred Dunhill Cup|1999]]
*[[Dynasty Cup (golf)|Dynasty Cup]] (representing Asia): 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)
*[[World Cup (men's golf)|World Cup]] (representing India): [[2005 WGC-World Cup|2005]], [[2007 Omega Mission Hills World Cup|2007]], [[2008 Omega Mission Hills World Cup|2008]], [[2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup|2009]]
*[[Royal Trophy]] (representing Asia): [[2006 Royal Trophy|2006]]

==See also==
*[[List of golfers with most Asian Tour wins]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{EuroTour player|3651}}
*{{AsianTour player|100183}}
*{{JapanTour player|10901}}
*{{OWGR|5771}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Randhawa, Jyoti}}
[[Category:Indian male golfers]]
[[Category:Asian Tour golfers]]
[[Category:European Tour golfers]]
[[Category:Golfers at the 1994 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Golfers from Delhi]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:People from New Delhi]]
[[Category:People from Meerut]]
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]

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