He started hitting golf balls at the age of 10 and would sneak into the course in the evenings to play several holes before being chased off the grounds by club members. Such was his passion that he would practice his putting under candle light.

Chowrasia, whose full name is Shiv Shankar Prasad, turned professional in 1998 and in the following year, he finished second behind Arjun Atwal, a former Asian Tour number one, in the Indian Open.

However, he cowered at the thought of competing on the Asian Tour and it was only two years ago that he decided to spread his wings. He made good progress, finishing second again in the 2006 Hero Honda Indian Open after losing to Jyoti Randhawa in a play-off.

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