Posted on: Tuesday, January 13, 2004
No. 1 Vijay Singh
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WEIGHT: 198
BIRTHDATE: Feb. 22, 1963
BIRTHPLACE: Lautoka, Fiji
RESIDENCE: Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
FAMILY: Wife, Ardena Seth; Qass Seth, 13
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Snooker, cricket, rugby, soccer
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1982
JOINED TOUR: Spring 1993
2003 HIGHLIGHTS: A four-time winner on the PGA Tour, clinched first career PGA Tour money title ... Picked up career victory No. 12 at the Phoenix Open, a tournament he also won in 1995 ... Recorded third top-10 at the Masters in last four years with a T6 finish ... Finished T2, fifth top-10 of 2003, at the Wachovia Championship ... Named PGA Tour Player of the Month for May ... Third victory of the season came at the John Deere Classic, earning Player of the Month honors for September ... Won fourth Tour event of season by posting four rounds in the 60s at the Funai Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort ... Played for the International squad at The Presidents Cup for the fifth time in career.
PERSONAL: Fiji's only world-class golfer...Learned game from his father, an airplane technician who also taught golf ... Admired Tom Weiskopf while growing up and used Weiskopf's swing as early model for his own ... Noted for his rigorous practice routine ... Once held a club professional position in Borneo ... Of Indian ancestry, first name means "victory" in Hindi ... Teamed with son Qass in Office Depot Father-Son in December.
