Vijay Singh
3 Major Championships • Multiple Major Winner
Major Championship Wins
About Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh has established himself as one of golf's elite players with 3 major championship wins. His first major came at the 1998 PGA at age 35.
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Career Highlights
- 1985 Asia Golf Circuit Ban — Career crisis after suspension over scorecard allegations; rebuilt in Africa and Europe
- 1988-1989 Safari Circuit — Resurrected career winning Nigerian Open twice and other African events
- 1993 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year — Won Buick Classic in playoff over Mark Wiebe in first PGA Tour season
- 1998 PGA Championship — First major at Sahalee, shooting 66 in second round to tie course record
- 2000 Masters — Won by three strokes over Ernie Els at Augusta National
- 2003 Money Leader — Won PGA Tour money title with $7.57M, beating Tiger Woods by $900k despite playing 9 more events
- 2004 Season — Career-best 9 victories including PGA Championship; ended Tiger's 264-week run at World #1 on Labor Day
- 2004 Awards Sweep — Won PGA Tour and PGA of America Player of the Year, Vardon Trophy, Byron Nelson Award
- 2008 FedEx Cup Champion — Won season-long title after winning 3 of last 5 events including WGC-Bridgestone
- 34 PGA Tour Wins — Most PGA Tour wins by non-American player, 14th on all-time list
- World Golf Hall of Fame — Inducted 2006 after dominant career spanning three decades
Did You Know?
- Coconut Golf Balls: Growing up in Fiji, couldn't afford golf balls so practiced with coconuts—father would say "golf balls don't fall off trees"
- "The Big Fijian": Known for meticulous preparation, often arriving hours before and staying long after rounds to work on his game
- 22 Wins After 40: Won 22 times on PGA Tour after turning 40, beating Sam Snead's previous record of 17
- Over 540 Weeks Top-10: Spent over 540 weeks ranked in top 10 of Official World Golf Ranking, showing remarkable consistency
- Annika Sörenstam Controversy: In 2003, criticized Annika playing PGA Tour event saying she "doesn't belong," later clarified he meant women should qualify like everyone else
- Deer-Antler Spray Lawsuit: Sued PGA Tour in 2013 after 12-week investigation into his use of banned substance; case settled in 2018 with Tour confirming he didn't intend unfair advantage
- Most Over-40 Wins: Surpassed Harry Cooper for most PGA Tour wins by non-American and Sam Snead for most wins after age 40
- $71M Career Earnings: Second to reach $60M in PGA Tour earnings after Tiger Woods; career earnings over $71M