Editing Vijay Singh (section)

{{short description|Fijian professional golfer (born 1963)}}
{{other people}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox golfer
| name              = Vijay Singh<br>{{small|{{no bold|[[Order of Fiji|CF]]}}}}<br>{{nobold|{{native name|hif|विजय सिंह}}}}
| image             = Vijay Singh.jpg
| caption           = Singh in 2007
| fullname          = Vijay Singh
| nickname          = The Big Fijian
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1963|2|22|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Lautoka]], [[Viti Levu]], [[Colony of Fiji|British Fiji]] (present-day [[Fiji]])
| death_date        = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1963|2|22|df=y}} -->
| death_place       =
| height            = 6 ft 2 in
| weight            = {{convert|208|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality       = {{FJI}}
| residence         = [[Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida]], U.S.
| spouse            = {{marriage|Ardena Seth|1985}}
| partner           =
| children          = 1
| college           =
| yearpro           = 1982
| tour              = [[PGA Tour]]<br>[[PGA Tour Champions]]<br>[[European Senior Tour]]
| extour            = [[European Tour]]<br>[[Asian Tour]]
| prowins           = 66
| pgawins           = 34
| eurowins          = 13
| asiawins          = 5
| sunwins           = 2
| champwins         = 5
| otherwins         = 14
| majorwins         = 3
| masters           = '''Won''': [[2000 Masters Tournament|2000]]
| usopen            = T3: [[1999 U.S. Open (golf)|1999]]
| open              = T2: [[2003 Open Championship|2003]]
| pga               = '''Won''': [[1998 PGA Championship|1998]], [[2004 PGA Championship|2004]]
| wghofid           = vijay-singh
| wghofyear         = 2005/2006<ref>Singh was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2005 but deferred his induction until 2006.</ref><ref name=hof />
| award1            = [[PGA Tour Rookie of the Year|PGA Tour<br>Rookie of the Year]]
| year1             = [[1993 PGA Tour|1993]]
| award2            = [[PGA Tour#Money list winners|PGA Tour<br>money list winner]]
| year2             = [[2003 PGA Tour|2003]], [[2004 PGA Tour|2004]], [[2008 PGA Tour|2008]]
| award3            = [[PGA Tour Player of the Year|PGA Tour<br>Player of the Year]]
| year3             = [[2004 PGA Tour|2004]]
| award4            = {{nowrap|[[PGA Player of the Year]]}}
| year4             = [[2004 PGA Tour|2004]]
| award5            = [[Vardon Trophy|Byron Nelson Award]]
| year5             = [[2004 PGA Tour|2004]]
| award6            = [[Vardon Trophy]]
| year6             = [[2004 PGA Tour|2004]]
| award7            = [[European Tour Golfer of the Year|European Tour<br>Golfer of the Year]]
| year7             = [[2004 European Tour|2004]]
| award8            = [[FedEx Cup|PGA Tour<br>FedEx Cup winner]]
| year8             = [[2008 FedEx Cup Playoffs|2008]]
| award9            =
| year9             =
| awardssection     = <!-- location of awards page or section -->
}}
'''Vijay Singh''' {{post-nominals|list=[[Order of Fiji|CF]]}} ({{langx|hif|विजय सिंह}} {{IPA|hns|ˈʋɪdʒəj sɪ̃ɦ|pron}}; born 22 February 1963) is a [[Fijians|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 honors. In 1998, he won his first major championship, the [[1998 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]], and two years later the [[2000 Masters Tournament|Masters]]. In 2004, Singh had one of the best seasons in the history of golf, winning nine times including the [[2004 PGA Championship|PGA Championship]], overtaking [[Tiger Woods]] as the #1 golfer in the world.