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Vijay Singh

A world number one, a Masters champion and the first person of South Asian descent to win a major, Vijay Singh was an obvious inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2006.

A world number one, a Masters champion and the first person of South Asian descent to win a major, Vijay Singh was an obvious inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2006.

The Fijian recorded four top-10 finishes at The Open, with none better than his T2 finish in 2003 where he was just one shot behind winner Ben Curtis.

He was 40 years old at Royal St George’s and Singh’s late career bloom is perhaps what he is best known for.

He won his first major aged 35 at the 1998 PGA Championship, added the Masters in 2000 and then a second PGA in 2004.

Singh went toe-to-toe with Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson at their best and often came out on top. He finished as the PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008, racking up an incredible 18 PGA Tour titles in a three-year period between March 2002 and July 2005.

He made his Open debut at Royal Troon in 1989, finishing T23, and made the cut in each of his first 10 appearances, only breaking the top 10 at St Andrews in 1995, where he finished in a tie for sixth.

After a narrow miss in 2003, he finished T5 at St Andrews in 2005 and T9 at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2012 – aged 49.

Singh was ranked world number one for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005 and was part of the Presidents Cup-winning team in 1998.

Venue
Finish
R1
R2
R3
R4
Total
Par
Royal Troon 2016
M/C
69
79
-
-
-
M/C
Muirfield 2013
M/C
77
77
-
-
-
M/C
Royal Lytham & St Annes 2012
T9
70
72
68
70
280
-
St Andrews 2010
T37
68
73
76
70
287
-1
Turnberry 2009
T38
67
70
75
74
286
-
Royal Birkdale 2008
M/C
80
71
-
-
-
M/C
Carnoustie 2007
27
72
71
68
75
286
-
Royal Liverpool 2006
M/C
70
76
-
-
-
M/C
St Andrews 2005
5
69
69
71
72
281
-
Royal Troon 2004
20
68
70
76
71
285
-
Royal St George's 2003
2
75
70
69
70
284
-
Muirfield 2002
M/C
72
75
-
-
-
M/C
Royal Lytham & St Annes 2001
13
70
70
71
69
280
-
St Andrews 2000
11
70
70
73
68
281
-
Carnoustie 1999
M/C
77
84
-
-
-
M/C
Royal Birkdale 1998
19
67
74
78
71
290
-
Royal Troon 1997
38
77
69
70
72
288
-
Royal Lytham & St Annes 1996
11
69
67
69
73
278
-
St Andrews 1995
6
68
72
73
71
284
-
Turnberry 1994
20
70
68
69
70
277
-
Royal St George's 1993
59
69
72
72
73
286
-
Muirfield 1992
51
69
72
76
72
289
-
Royal Birkdale 1991
12
71
69
69
71
280
-
St Andrews 1990
12
70
69
72
69
280
-
Royal Troon 1989
23
71
73
69
71
284
-

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