Shiv Kapur to make US debut

HONOLULU, Jan 11: A year ago, when Arjun Atwal and Daniel Chopra were in Delhi during the Christmas break, Shiv Kapur had just turned pro and used the opportunity to play a practice round with the USPGA Tour stars.
On Thursday, Kapur will be in the same field as Atwal and Chopra when they all tee up for the Sony Open in Hawaii, the season's first full field event which has Vijay Singh as the defending champion.
Atwal, in his third season in the US, has been paired with Alex Cejka and Tom Byrum for the USD 5.1 million event, while Chopra will play with John Huston and Ryan Moore. In the afternoon session, Kapur will go out with David McKenzie and Jason Schulz.
"It is a great opportunity to be playing on an US Tour event," said Kapur. "The 2005 season has been a dream season for me. After being so low down after the Singapore Open, I never thought that I would end up fourth on the Order of Merit," he added.