He won USD 840,855, the biggest cheque won by an Indian in an individual sport.
Reader Sarvendra Dubey sent us a picture of Jeev Milkha Singh from Doha.
Having battled with a lingering rib injury for the last two months, India's Jeev Milkha Singh has regained fitness and set his sights on the final major of the year and a possible Presidents Cup debut.
The Indian ace finished the day with an even-par 72, three off leaders Justin Rose and Brett Wetterich, at the Augusta National.
Seasoned Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh celebrated his 41st birthday in style by winning the Asia Pacific Lifetime Achievement award along with 18-time Major champion Jack Nicklaus and eight-time European Tour Order of Merit winner Colin Montgomerie in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
Jeev Milkha Singh's season has been hampered by a troublesome rotator cuff injury but the Indian hopes the 'golfing gods' will be back on his side at the $6 Singapore Open this week.
India's leading golfer Jeev Milkha Singh is relishing the prospect of fulfilling a childhood dream when he tees off at the U.S. Masters in Augusta next week.
The seasoned pro stood 50th with 2.29 average points, up one spot from his last week's standings.
The Indian golfer parred all 18 holes of his final round to win the Austrian Open by one stroke. Singh claimed his third European Tour title in Nick Faldo fashion, copying the six-times major champion's feat of 1987, when Faldo won the British Open at Muirfield by parring all 18 holes of the final round.
Jeev Milkha Singh won the Scottish Open after a playoff with Italy's Francesco Molinari on Sunday while Britain's Marc Warren blew a three-shot lead with four holes to play.
Experienced Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh will make his fifth appearance at the US Open next week after Thailand's Thongchai Jaidee withdrew due to personal reasons.
Jeev said Father's Day on Sunday was 'another sad reminder of what I've lost'.
It has not only ended the four year victory drought for who I call the 'fairway hurricane' but it has also lifted India's place in golf.
Jeev wins in Colombo; Pukhraj claims IGPL Order of Merit, gets entry to International Series
Jeev Milkha Singh hopped back into contention after carding a roller-coaster four-under 68 in the penultimate round to grab a share of the third place at the $ 8.5 million World Golf Championships in Doral.
His son and ace golfer Jeev Milkha Singh lit the funeral pyre.
She was 85 and is survived by her husband, one son and three daughters.
Indian sprint legend Milkha Singh died on Friday after a month-long battle with COVID-19, during which he lost his former national volleyball captain wife Nirmal Kaur to the same ailment.
Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation at his Chandigarh residence.
91-year-old Milkha Singh was discharged in stable condition on the request of his family
Earlier Milkha's golfer son Jeev had said that the decision to hospitalise him was a precautionary measure.
'I am so proud of her. She says it is like running a marathon every day. She has been working five days a week, sometimes day shifts, sometimes night shifts, 12-hour shifts and it is tough but she has to do the job as best as she can'. 'It is my humble request to every citizen of the world to respect the frontline workers because they are there to help us, whether it is the doctors, police, people who pick up garbage ... we must be respectful, kind and grateful to them and make sure they are taken care of'.
'Somehow the Flying Sikh has endured in people's memory.'
Milkha had earlier said that a couple of house helps had been infected by the virus after which his family underwent tests.
Legendary Indian sprinter Milkha Singh is 'better and more stable' as he battles COVID-19 in the ICU of the PGIMER hospital in Chandigarh and also received a phone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi enquiring about his health on Friday.
Leander Paes has partnered with Indian Golf Union (IGU), Professional Golfers' Association of India (PGAI) and The Gold Foundation (TGF) to build a pipeline of emerging golf talent in the country.
Jeev Milkha Singh was torn between two major decisions ahead of the Scottish Open beginning on Thursday -- defending the title he won 12 months ago at the same course or stay back at home to attend the premiere of 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' -- the film made on his father, the legendary athlete Milkha Singh.
Jeev Milkha Singh has won the Asian Tour's order of merit twice, has four wins on the European Tour and is the first Indian golfer to break into world's top 50, but he feels he will continue to live in his father's shadow until he wins a major.
The Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, met with the Indian Golf Premier League (IGPL) co-founder and ambassador, Yuvraj Singh and CEO Uttam Mundy at his office and praised the efforts being made to promote the sport across India.
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju also quashed the rumours and wished Milkha a speedy recovery.
The legendary athlete showers praise on the film, and the team behind it.
To him running was both his God and beloved as he created his own little fairytale out of what what could have easily been a tale of horrors.
Five dropped shots in a matter of three holes saw Jeev Milkha Singh plummet from being a contender to missing the cut in the second round of the Tshwane Open at the Copperleaf Golf & Country Estate in Centurion, on Sunday.
The Indian golfing ace, who carded a superb 66 on the opening day, has a two-day total of six-under-par 138 in the Hero honda Masters.\n\n
The only two Indian golfers on the Japanese PGA Tour had identical rounds of two-under 70 in the opening round in the 120 million yen ABC Championship.
The ace Indian golfer carded a one-under 71 and was tied ninth, just one shot off the eight-way lead at two-under in the Sun Chlorella Classic.
Jeev Milkha Singh sparked a double celebration after beating Italian Francesco Molinari in a play-off to win the Scottish Open at Castle Stuart, on Sunday, and earn a spot at the British Open next week at the Royal Lytham and St. Annes.
Play was prematurely called off due to rain on the second day of the USD 1.8m BMW Asian Open.\n
Jyoti Randhawa slipped three notches further but still remains the highest ranked Indian golfer at 119.
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