PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 28: Vijay Singh of Fiji plays his shot from the third tee during the first round of the Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa on February 28, 2019 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
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The world of golf hasn’t witnessed too many Indian names making it big on the global stage. Barring a few golfers like Jeev Milkha Singh, Anirban Lahiri and Arjun Atwal, most Indians venturing into golf have ended up becoming just another brick in the wall. However, there is one Indian-origin name that has stuck around for a considerable time period― Vijay Singh.
While not an Indian in the most conventional sense of the term (he is a citizen of Fiji but of Indian origin), Vijay Singh was a revered golfer back in the day. The Fijian, now in his sixties, has even had the privilege of defeating the legendary Tiger Woods in his prime, a feat that not many people can boast of. Nicknamed ‘The Big Fijian’, Singh comes from a very humble background. Once unable to even afford golf balls, he eventually ended up winning 34 events on the PGA Tour during his professional career.
In the Senior Open Championship 2023 (a golf tournament for golfers aged 50 and above), which concluded on July 30, Vijay Singh finished third. His performance at the Royal Porthcawl Golf Club earned him a place in the morning headlines for the first time in nearly four years.
So, if you want to know more about the senior golfer who has been in the news for the past few days, we have got you covered. Join us as we deep dive into Vijay Singh’s career highlights, records, net worth, assets andHailing from Lautoka, Viti Levu, Fiji, Vijay Singh joined the world of professional golf in 1982. It took him just a couple of years to win his maiden title at the 1984 Malaysian PGA Championship. However, his achievement was soon clouded by his controversial suspension from the Asia Golf Circuit in 1985 over allegations of doctoring his scorecard. Further investigations made matters worse as John Bender, the then-Asian PGA Tour president, handed the Fijian a lifetime ban from the Asian PGA Tour.
In a bid to return to golf tournaments, Vijay Singh worked at the Keningau Club in Sabah, Malaysia, and later at the Miri Golf Club in Sarawak, Malaysia. 1988 saw Singh find a sponsor who funded a trip to Africa to compete on the now-defunct Safari Circuit. Singh took this opportunity to resurrect his career with open arms and clinched the 1988 Nigerian Open.
Vijay Singh won his first European Tour title at the 1989 Volvo Open Championship in Italy. The same year, he finished in the 24th spot on the European Tour Order of Merit. He ended the year by winning four titles, namely the aforementioned Volvo Open, the Ivory Coast Open, the Nigerian Open (his second consecutive win) and the Zimbabwe Open. In the next three years, Vijay Singh won seven more tournaments across Africa and Asia. more.
