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- As a kid, if Vijay needed money, he would caddie at his local course. Patrons would pay him $1 for a round. He later earned extra cash doing carpentry work.
- Vijay has represented the international team in every Presidents Cup since its start in 1994.
- To improve his eyesight, Vijay had LASIK surgery in May of 1999.
- Vijay’s victory at the Phoenix Open in 2003 was sandwiched between victories by Ernie Els, Mike Weir, Davis Love III and Tiger Woods, all champions of at least one major. The last time that had happened on tour with a minimum of three golfers was 1963, when Arnold Palmer (L.A. Open), Gary Player (San Diego Open) and Billy Casper (Bing Crosby National Pro-Am) won in succession.
- Vijay’s 63 during the second round of the 2003 U.S. Open tied Johnny Miller (1973), Jack Nicklaus (1980) and Tom Weiskopf (1980) for the lowest 18-hole score in tournament history.
- In April of 2005, Vijay was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame.
- With his victory at the 2005 Houston Open, Vijay became the first repeat winner in the event's history.
- Vijay is on pace to break Sam Snead’s record of 17 PGA wins after turning 40.
- Vijay has a textbook lefty swing. Why? A chiropractor once told him that it's good to swing left-handed, because it works the muscles on the other side of the body.
- Vijay’s first name means “victory” in Hindu.
- Vijay says his brother, Krishna, was a better player than him as a kid.
- Vijay's champion's dinner at Augusta after his 2000 Masters win was Thai food. The meal was prepared by his friend, Charlie Niyomkul, who owns two restaurants in Atlanta.
- Vijay has worked a lot with coach named Farid Guedra, a club pro in Sweden. They met while both were playing in Africa.
- Vijay has six German shepherds: Loppy, Snowy, Rover, Tyson, Silver and Teddy Bear.
- Friends on the PGA kid Vijay that his son’s name means “small bucket” in Hindu.
- Vijay says he has more than a thousand putters at his home in Ponte Vedra, Florida.
- Vijay plays Cleveland clubs. He carries a driver with 8.5 degrees of loft and two wedges (54 and 60 degrees).
- Vijay loves James Bond movies and the music of Fleetwood Mac.
- Aside from golf, Vijay's favorite sports are snooker, cricket, rugby and soccer.
- Vijay has the names of his wife and son embroidered on his club head covers.
- Vijay supports a variety of charitable causes. In 1999 he served as the Honorary Chairperson for National Golf Day, the annual junior golf fundraiser sponsored by the PGA of America. With Ardena and Qass, he has also established the Vijay Singh Charitable Foundation, which benefits organizations devoted to women and children who are the victims of domestic abuse.
Johnny Miller, 1973
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Sam Snead, 1952
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