Vijay Singh
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Key facts
- Full name
- Vijay Singh
- Nickname
- The Big Fijian
- Born
- ( 1963-02-22 ) 22 February 1963 (age 63) , Lautoka , Viti Levu , British Fiji (present-day Fiji )
- Height
- 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
- Weight
- 208 lb (94 kg; 14.9 st)
- Sporting nationality
- Fiji
- Residence
- Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida , U.S.
- Spouse
- Ardena Seth ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 )
- Current tours
- PGA Tour , PGA Tour Champions , European Senior Tour
- Former tours
- European Tour , Asian Tour
- Highest ranking
- 1 (5 September 2004) , (32 weeks)
- Masters tournament
- Won : 2000
- Pga championship
- Won : 1998 , 2004
- U s open
- T3: 1999
- The open championship
- T2: 2003
- World golf hall of fame
- World Golf Hall of Fame 2005/2006 ( member page )
- Pga tour money list winner
- 2003 , 2004 , 2008
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vijay
- Family name
- Singh
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Lautoka
- Occupation
- golfer
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Sport
- golf
- Mass
- 94
- Official website
- www.VijaySinghGolf.com
- Image
- Vijay Singh.jpg
- Height
- 188
- Residence
- Ponte Vedra Beach
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- date of birth
- 1963-02-22
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- Vijay Singh (golfer)
- social media followers
- 59303
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Vijay Singh CF (Fiji Hindi: विजय सिंह, pronounced [ˈʋɪdʒəj sɪ̃ɦ]; born 22 February 1963) is a Fijian professional golfer. In 1982, Singh turned professional and played on the local Asia Golf Circuit. However, his early career met with controversy, as he was accused of numerous rules violations, and he was banned from the AGC. Singh turned to Africa and Europe where he had much success on the respective tours, the Safari Circuit and European Tour, winning several times on each. In 1993, he won the PGA Tour's Buick Classic, earning him tour membership and ultimately Rookie of the Years honours. In 1998, he won his first major championship, the PGA Championship, and two years later the Masters. In 2004, Singh had one of the best seasons in the history of golf, winning nine times including the PGA Championship, overtaking Tiger Woods as the #1 golfer in the world.
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