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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSVijay singhWoRLD GoLF HALL oF FAMe MeMBeR (inducted 2006)eXeMPt StAtUS: multiple tournament winner(through 2014); Life memberFULL nAMe: Vijay SinghHeiGHt: 6-2WeiGHt: 208BiRtHDAte: February 22, 1963BiRtHPLAce: Lautoka, FijiReSiDence: ponte Vedra Beach, FLFAMiLY: Wife, ardena Seth; Qass Seth(6/19/90)SPeciAL inteReStS: Snooker, cricket, rugby, soccertURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 1982JoineD toUR: Spring 1993PGA toUR VictoRieS (34):1993 Buick classic. 1995 phoenix open, Buick classic.1997 memorial tournament, Buick open. 1998 pgachampionship, Sprint International. 1999 Honda classic.2000 masters tournament. 2002 Shell Houston open, tHEtour championship presented by coca-cola. 2003 phoenixopen, EDS Byron Nelson championship, John Deereclassic, FuNaI classic at Walt Disney World resort. 2004at&t pebble Beach National pro-am, Shell Houston open,Hp classic of New orleans, Buick open, pga championship,Deutsche Bank championship, Bell canadian open, 84LumBEr classic, chrysler championship. 2005 Sony openin Hawaii, Shell Houston open, Wachovia championship,Buick open. 2006 Barclays classic. 2007 mercedes-Benzchampionship, arnold palmer Invitational presented bymastercard. 2008 World golf championships-BridgestoneInvitational, the Barclays, Deutsche Bank championship.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (22):1984 malaysian pga championship [asia]. 1988 Nigerianopen [afr], Swedish pga. 1989 Volvo open di Firenze [Eur],Ivory coast open [afr], Nigerian open [afr], Zimbabweopen [Saf]. 1990 El Bosque open [Eur]. 1991 King Hassantrophy [morocco]. 1992 turespana masters open deandalucia [Eur], malaysian open [asia], Volvo germanopen [Eur]. 1993 Bells cup [Saf]. 1994 Scandinavianmasters [Eur], trophee Lancome [Eur]. 1995 passport open[asia], 1997 South african open [Saf], toyota World matchplay championship [Eur], 2000 Johnnie Walker taiwanopen. 2001 carlsberg malaysian open, caltex Singaporemasters. 2007 Kolon-Hana Bank Korea open [asia].otHeR VictoRieS (3):2001 telus Skins game. 2003 telus Skins game. 2008chevron World challenge.BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:t4—the Honda classic; t9—at&t National.2010 SeASon:prior to Lee Westwood taking over No. 1 in the officialWorld golf ranking, he was the last player to hold that titleother than tiger Woods (held No. 1 for a total of 32 weeksthat ended June 5, 2005). Enters 2011 season not exemptfor the masters for the first time since 1994. Is lookingto extend consecutive major starts to 67 and consecutivemasters starts to 18. posted two top-10 finishes, lowesttotal of career dating to 1993…at the Honda classic,entered the final round tied for second, three strokesbehind eventual champion camilo Villegas. Finished t4after final-round 72…Was t9 at the at&t National for hissecond top-10 finish of the season in 17 starts…receivedspecial exemption from uSga to continue longest-activestreak of consecitive majors, at 64. Later Finished t40.Extended the major streak to 66 with starts at the Britishopen and pga championship…Holed a 5-iron from 229yards on the 567-yard, par-5 second hole at tpc Boston forhis first-career double eagle en route to a third-round 69.Went on to finish t11 at the Deutsche Bank championship,his fifth top-15 showing in seven starts at the event, goodenough to jump into the top 70 to advance to the followingweek’s BmW championship.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:Has won in malaysia, France, Nigeria, Ivory coast,morocco, Zimbabwe, Singapore, Spain, germany, England,South africa, Sweden, taiwan, canada, Korea and u.S.2009: His No. 68 position on the pga tour money list,after 11 consecutive seasons of top-five finishes on themoney list, was his lowest finish as a tour member...underwent right knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus inmid-January after posting a t27 at season-openingmercedes-Benz championship...returned at the at&tpebble Beach National pro-am in mid-February but missedcut...posted his first top-10 finish of the season in his 10thstart, a t9 at tHE pLaYErS championship...Earned a t6 atthe crowne plaza Invitational his second top-10 in threestarts...Shot a final-round 66 at the at&t National to finisht7…Joined phil mickelson as the only players to competein all eight presidents cup events. Was the onlyInternational team member to go undefeated in all fivematches (2-0-3). 2008: came on strong late in the year towin three times, including two victories in the pga tourplayoffs for the FedExcup (the Barclays, Deutsche Bankchampionship) to capture the second FedExcup. resultcame after altering his swing at the end of 2007, overcomingtendinitis in his left arm and with improved putting inlate 2008. career victory total of 34 tour wins (t13 alltimewith phil mickelson) are the most by an internationalplayer in pga tour history. His 22 wins since turning 40are the most by a player over age 40...Lost a playoff toSteve Lowery at the at&t pebble Beach National pro-am.Holding the lead on the back nine on Sunday, bogeyedthree straight holes (Nos. 14-16) but managed to force aplayoff with a birdie on the 18th hole. Lost when Lowerymade a 7-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole, again atthe par-5 18th...Finished t2 at the World golfchampionships-ca championship thanks to weekendrounds of 63-68. It marked his 25th career runner-up finishon tour...collected his first World golf championshipsvictory at the Bridgestone Invitational. Held the secondandthird-round leads and went on to win by one stroke...two-putted for birdie on the second playoff hole to beatSergio garcia in the Barclays, the first tournament in thepga tour playoffs for the FedExcup. made a 27-footbirdie putt on the first playoff hole, the par-4 18th, aftergarcia sank a putt of similar length. Kevin Sutherland waseliminated on that hole with a par. the victory was his 33rdpga tour title and moved him from No. 7 to No. 1 on theFedExcup points list...made three long birdie putts andclosed with an 8-under 63 to win the Deutsche Bankchampionship for his second consecutive victory in the pgatour playoffs for the FedExcup. rolled in a 35-foot birdieSection 2 Player BiograPhiesPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 8-4events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank1992 4 4 1 3 $70,680/1561993 14 12 1 1 6 10 657,831/191994 21 16 2 3 7 325,959/521995 22 17 2 9 13 1,018,713/91996 24 24 1 9 16 855,140/171997 21 21 2 4 9 1,059,236/161998 26 23 2 3 7 18 2,238,998/21999 29 26 1 1 1 11 21 2,283,233/42000 26 24 1 1 3 8 15 2,573,835/52001 26 24 2 4 14 22 3,440,829/42002 28 24 2 2 11 17 3,756,563/32003 27 26 4 5 18 24 7,573,907/12004 29 28 9 2 1 18 24 10,905,166/12005 30 26 4 2 3 18 25 8,017,336/22006 27 25 1 2 13 17 4,602,416/42007 27 25 2 1 7 16 101,064/10 4,728,376/32008 23 18 3 2 1 8 14 125,101/1 6,601,094/12009 21 15 3 6 719/81 1,276,815/682010 24 17 2 8 1,108/57 1,334,262/66total 449 395 34 25 15 170 285 63,320,389eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 8 6 1 $310,114* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01masters t27 cut t39 t17 cut t24 1 t18u.S. open cut t10 t7 t77 t25 t3 t8 t7British open t23 t12 t12 t51 t59 t20 t6 t11 t38 t19 cut t11 t13pga t48 4 cut cut t5 t13 1 t49 cut t51tHE pLaYErS t28 t55 t43 t8 t31 t54 t20 t33 2tour championship t16 6 t9 t10 2 t9 t3 17accenture match play championshipt17 t33 t17Bridgestone Invitational t15 t13ca championship t16 t3 cNLthe Barclays 1 WD 1 t20 t12 t24 t5 t24 t6BmW championship 66 t8 t57 2 4 cut t10Year 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masters 7 t6 t6 t5 t8 t13 t14 t30 cutu.S. open t30 t20 t28 t6 t6 t20 t65 t27 t40British open cut t2 t20 t5 cut t27 cut t38 t37pga 8 t34 1 t10 cut cut cut t16 t39tHE pLaYErS cut cut t13 t12 t8 t44 cut t9 cuttour championship 1 t5 9 t4 t8 t7 t22accenture match play championship t17 t17 t17 t9 t17 t5 t17 t33Bridgestone Invitational t11 t6 t32 t3 t45 t56 1 t29 t58ca championship 3 t2 t6 t56 t11 t2 t53 t11the Barclays cut t18 t4 t7 1 cut 1 cut cutDeutsche Bank championship 4 1 2 t60 1 t54 t11BmW championship t15 11 t17 t13 t4 64 t44 t24nAtionAL teAMS: the presidents cup (8), 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009;World cup (2), 2001, 2002.pgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-177