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Born on Feb. 22, 1963 this golfing prodigy, whose roots are from Fiji, became one of the best players in the golfing world according to Barron Williams of Player Profile.

Vijay inherited his love for golf from his father, an aircraft technician and a golf teacher. He became turned professional in 1982 and won the Malaysian open shortly after two years.

In 1985, Singh was involved with allegations of cheating over an Asian Tour Event. He allegedly altered his scorecard in an attempt to make a cut. Singh denied the accusations, yet the committee decided to suspend him for the whole Asian Tour.

In 1988, he went out to resurrect his career by winning the Nigerian Open. He also went to join the European PGA Tour for 5 years. In 1993, he joined the U.S. PGA and was named rookie of the year.   

In 2003, Singh posted 4 wins, 14 top 10 finishes and led the money bag in the PGA tour. He was also named player of the year.

An explosive 2004 happened in Vijay’s golfing career. Vijay made 12 top 10s in a row, 9 wins, a record which only 6 players in the PGA Tour history in winning 9 times in a season. He reportedly made $10,000,000 in that season, the first golfer to do so.