Daniel Chopra walked off with a number of prizes after his playoff victory over Steve Stricker at the Mercedes-Benz Championship. The Swede earned $1.1 million, a sports car and his first trip to the Masters.
Bright's Grove, Ont., native fired a 6-under 67 at season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship on Friday, giving him a one-shot lead over fellow Canadian Stephen Ames
Caption: Canada's Mike Weir fired a 6-under 67 at the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship on Friday, giving him a one-shot lead over fellow Canadian Stephen Ames. (REUTERS/Hugh Gentry)
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 16: Soren Hansen of Denmark celebrates winning The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 16, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Celebration, Denmark, Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Club, Cologne, Championship, Sport, Abdomen, Golf, Mercedes-Benz, Winning, Close To, PGA European Tour, Soren Hansen, Soren Hansen
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 16: Soren Hansen of Denmark celebrates winning The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 16, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Celebration, Denmark, Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Club, Cologne, Championship, Sport, Abdomen, Golf, Mercedes-Benz, Winning, Close To, PGA European Tour, Soren Hansen, Soren Hansen
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 16: EDITORS NOTE: A COLOUR GRADUATED FILTER WAS USED IN THE CREATION OF THIS DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE. A general view of the 11th hole during the final round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 16, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Color Image, Germany, Filter, Image Effect, Cologne, Image, Sport, Golf, Graduation, Photographic Equipment, PGA European Tour, Creation
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 16: EDITORS NOTE: A COLOUR GRADUATED FILTER WAS USED IN THE CREATION OF THIS DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE. A general view of the 11th hole during the final round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 16, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Color Image, Germany, Filter, Image Effect, Cologne, Image, Sport, Golf, Graduation, Photographic Equipment, PGA European Tour, Creation
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 15: Lee Westwood of England plays his tee shot on the sixth hole during the third round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 15, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: England, Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Playing, Third, Shooting, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Hole, Tee, PGA European Tour, 6, Round, Lee Westwood, Lee Westwood
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 15: Richard Green of Australia plays his tee shot on the sixth hole during the third round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 15, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Germany, Australia, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Playing, Third, Shooting, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Hole, Tee, PGA European Tour, 6, Round, Richard Green, Richard Green
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 14: Bernhard Langer of Germany celebrates his putt on the 18th hole during the second round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 14, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Accuracy, Celebration, Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Second, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Hole, Putting, PGA European Tour, Round, Bernhard Langer, Bernhard Langer
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 14: Paul McGinley of Ireland plays his appraoch shot on the 12th hole during the second round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 14, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Playing, Second, Ireland, Shooting, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Hole, PGA European Tour, Round, Paul McGinley, Paul McGinley
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 14: Bernhard Langer of Germany plays his approach shot on the 18th hole during the second round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 14, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Playing, Second, Shooting, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Approaching, Hole, PGA European Tour, Round, Bernhard Langer, Bernhard Langer
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 14: Soren Hansen of Denmark plays his approach shot on the 17th hole during the second round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 14, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Denmark, Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Playing, Second, Shooting, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Approaching, Hole, PGA European Tour, Round, Soren Hansen, Soren Hansen
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 14: Simon Khan of England plays his tee shot on the seventh hole during the second round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 14, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: England, Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Playing, Second, Shooting, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Hole, Tee, PGA European Tour, Round, Seventh, Simon Khan, Simon Khan
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 13: Simon Dyson of England plays his approach shot on the 18th hole during the first round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 13, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: England, Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Playing, Shooting, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Approaching, Hole, PGA European Tour, Round, Simon Dyson, Simon Dyson
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 13: Nick Dougherty of England reacts to his putt on the 18th hole during the first round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 13, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Accuracy, England, Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, React, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Hole, Putting, PGA European Tour, Round, Nick Dougherty, Nick Dougherty
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 13: Simon Dyson of England reacts to his putt on the 18th hole during the first round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 13, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Accuracy, England, Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, React, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Hole, Putting, PGA European Tour, Round, Simon Dyson, Simon Dyson
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 13: Nick Dougherty of England on the 18th hole during the first round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 13, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: England, Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Hole, PGA European Tour, Round, Nick Dougherty, Nick Dougherty
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 13: Bernhard Langer of Germany plays his tee shot on the 18th hole during the first round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 13, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Playing, Shooting, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Hole, Tee, PGA European Tour, Round, Bernhard Langer, Bernhard Langer
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 13: Nick Dougherty of England plays his tee shot on the 18th hole during the first round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 13, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: England, Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Playing, Shooting, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Hole, Tee, PGA European Tour, Round, Nick Dougherty, Nick Dougherty
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 13: John Daly of USA and Bernhard Langer of Germany during the first round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 13, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Germany, USA, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Cologne, Sport, Golf, John Daly, PGA European Tour, Round, Bernhard Langer, John Daly,Bernhard Langer
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 13: Martin Kaymer of Germany plays his approach shot on the nineth hole during the first round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 13, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, Playing, Shooting, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Approaching, Hole, PGA European Tour, Round, Martin Kaymer
COLOGNE, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 13: Bernhard Langer of Germany reacts to a putt during the first round of The Mercedes-Benz Championship at The Gut Larchenhof Golf Club on September 13, 2007 in Pulheim, near Cologne, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Keywords: Accuracy, Germany, Golf Club Gut Lärchenhof, React, Cologne, Sport, Golf, Putting, PGA European Tour, Round, Bernhard Langer, Bernhard Langer