Fiji's Vijay Singh is making his eighth Presidents Cup appearance.
Oct. 1, 2009
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This World Golf Hall of Famer is the only player to be a member of every International Team in The Presidents Cup. And as he has been in each of his previous seven appearances, Fiji's Vijay Singh figures to be a bed-rock member of the International Team. A quick look at his statistics tells the tale. Singh has 34 career TOUR victories and 22 international wins in 15 countries outside the United States. Included in those numbers are a record 26 TOUR wins after he turned 40, including two victories in the 2008 PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, which led to his winning the FedExCup. He is the winner of two PGA Championships and the 2000 Masters Tournament. He owns the record for the most TOUR victories by an international player, surpassing Harry Cooper's previous mark of 31. He brings a career 14-15-6 record to Harding Park, but that is a number that is somewhat deceptive since he is often matched up against the strongest players on the U.S. side.
| The Singh file |
| WORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER: INDUCTED 2006 |
| FULL NAME: Vijay Singh |
| HEIGHT: 6-2 |
| WEIGHT: 208 |
| BIRTHDATE: Feb. 22, 1963 |
| BIRTHPLACE: Lautoka, Fiji |
| RESIDENCE: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. |
| FAMILY: Wife, Ardena Seth; Qass Seth (6/19/90) |
| SPECIAL INTERESTS: Snooker, cricket, rugby, soccer |
| TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1982 |
| JOINED TOUR: Spring 1993 |
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| Personal info |
| Vijay Singhs path to the World Golf Hall of Fame is decidedly unique. Fijis only world-class golfer, he learned the game from his father, an airplane technician who also taught golf. He modeled his swing from photographs of Tom Weiskopf that ran in a 1977 edition of Golf Digest. He once held a club professional position in Borneo while trying to establish himself as an international competitor. He teamed with his son, Qass, in the Office Depot Father-Son Challenge from 2003-06. He, his wife Ardena, and his son established the Vijay Singh Charitable Foundation, benefiting charities and non-profit agencies that provide assistance, shelter, counseling and support to women and children who are victims of domestic abuse. His first name means victory in Hindi. |
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| Playing record |
| PGA TOUR VICTORIES: (34) 1993 Buick Classic. 1995 Phoenix Open, Buick Classic. 1997 Memorial Tournament, Buick Open. 1998 PGA Championship, Sprint International. 1999 Honda Classic. 2000 Masters Tournament. 2002 Shell Houston Open, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. 2003 Phoenix Open, EDS Byron Nelson Championship, John Deere Classic, Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort. 2004 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Shell Houston Open, HP Classic of New Orleans, Buick Open, PGA Championship, Deutsche Bank Championship, Bell Canadian Open, 84 Lumber Classic, Chrysler Championship. 2005 Sony Open in Hawaii, Shell Houston Open, Wachovia Championship, Buick Open. 2006 Barclays Classic. 2007 Mercedes-Benz Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. 2008 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, The Barclays, Deutsche Bank Championship. |
| 2009 PGA TOUR HIGHLIGHTS: Singh underwent right knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus in mid-January and returned at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in mid-February. He posted his first top-10 finish of the season in his 10th start, a tie for ninth place at THE PLAYERS Championship. He tied for sixth at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial with four rounds in the 60s, his second top-10 in three starts, and tied for seventh at the AT&T National. |
| NATIONAL TEAMS: The Presidents Cup (8), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009; World Cup (2), 2001, 2002 |
| PRESIDENTS CUP RECORD: 14-15-6 |
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| All-time playing partners |
| Stuart Appleby (1 Foursomes, 4 Four-ball) |
| Tim Clark (1 Four-ball) |
| Steve Elkington (4 Foursomes, 1 Four-ball) |
| Ernie Els (4 Foursomes, 2 Four-ball) |
| Retief Goosen (1 Foursomes, 2 Four-ball) |
| Mark Hensby (1 Foursomes) |
| Jumbo Ozaki (2 Four-ball) |
| Nick Price (1 Four-ball) |
| Tsukasa Watanabe (1 Four-ball) |
| Mike Weir (3 Foursomes) |
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