2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide
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Joey Sindelar (cont.)SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOS<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 1-1Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1982 21983 3 2 1 $4,696 2031984 33 23 1 3 9 116,528 591985 33 28 2 1 7 15 282,762 121986 35 29 2 2 7 17 341,231 141987 33 25 1 1 4 10 235,033 401988 30 27 2 2 1 10 16 813,732 31989 28 20 3 9 196,092 721990 27 15 1 3 5 307,207 461991 28 19 2 6 168,352 941992 32 22 1 6 13 395,354 351993 22 14 1 1 5 8 391,649 381994 22 12 1 1 3 114,563 1451995 24 14 3 7 202,896 901996 28 18 3 7 275,531 771997 31 19 1 3 200,069 1141998 27 22 4 10 466,797 611999 24 14 4 8 413,993 972000 30 14 2 4 388,341 1262001 25 12 1 2 5 654,864 812002 32 19 1 3 6 790,750 872003 29 17 1 1 4 691,328 92Total 578 385 6 9 8 74 166 7,451,769VIJAY SINGH (VEE-jay SING)<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> TOP <strong>TOUR</strong>NAMENT SUMMARYYear 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94Masters T31 CUT T35 T39 CUT T46 T27U.S. Open CUT T15 T15 T51 T17 T33 T6 CUTBritish OpenCUT<strong>PGA</strong> T62 T28 T53 CUT CUT CUT T63 T56 W/DTHE PLAYERS CUT T27 T17 T63 T16 T34 T46 T41 T46 T16 T35<strong>TOUR</strong> ChampionshipT21Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03U.S. Open T43 CUT CUT CUT<strong>PGA</strong> T14 T10 T40 W/D T64THE PLAYERS CUT T31 T61 T10 CUT CUT CUTNATIONAL TEAMS: Kirin Cup, 1988; World Cup, 1991.PLAYER STATISTICS2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATISTICSScoring Average ------------------71.15 (101)Driving Distance ------------------284.6 (108)Driving Accuracy Percentage --68.2% (61)Total Driving ------------------------169 (56)Greens in Regulation Pct. ------69.2% (17)Putting Average--------------------1.807 (173)Sand Save Percentage ----------40.5% (169)Eagles (Holes per) ----------------273.0 (130)Birdie Average --------------------3.33 (155)All-Around Ranking --------------914 (139)Scoring Avg. Before Cut --------70.86 (82)Round 3 Scoring Avg. ------------71.00 (118)Final Round Scoring Average --70.65 (54)Birdie Conversion Percentage--26.2% (182)Par Breakers ------------------------18.9% (157)MISC. <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> STATS2003 Low Round/Round:65–Bob Hope Chrysler Classic/3Career Low Round/Round:62–3 times, most recent 1987 ProvidentClassic/1Career Largest Paycheck/Finish:$340,000–2003 Buick Classic/3EXEMPT STATUS: Winner, 2000 Masters (through 2005)FULL NAME: Vijay Singh HEIGHT: 6-2 WEIGHT: 198BIRTHDATE: February 22, 1963BIRTHPLACE: Lautoka, FijiRESIDENCE: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL FAMILY: Wife, Ardena Seth; Qass Seth (6/19/90)SPECIAL INTERESTS: Snooker, cricket, rugby, soccerTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1982 JOINED <strong>TOUR</strong>: Spring 1993<strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> VICTORIES (15): 1993 Buick Classic. 1995 Phoenix Open, Buick Classic. 1997Memorial Tournament, Buick Open. 1998 <strong>PGA</strong> Championship, Sprint International. 1999Honda Classic. 2000 Masters Tournament. 2002 Shell Houston Open, THE <strong>TOUR</strong>Championship presented by Coca-Cola. 2003 Phoenix Open, EDS Byron NelsonChampionship, John Deere Classic, FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (22): 1984 Malaysian <strong>PGA</strong> Championship [Asia]. 1988Nigerian Open [Afr], Swedish <strong>PGA</strong>. 1989 Volvo Open di Firenze [Eur], Ivory Coast Open[Afr], Nigerian Open [Afr], Zimbabwe Open [SAf]. 1990 El Bosque Open [Eur]. 1991 KingHassan Trophy [Morocco]. 1992 Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia [Eur], MalaysianOpen [Asia], Volvo German Open [Eur]. 1993 Bells Cup [SAf]. 1994 Scandinavian Masters[Eur], Trophee Lancome [Eur]. 1995 Passport Open [Asia], 1997 South African Open [SAf],Toyota World Match Play Championship [Eur], 2000 Johnnie Walker Taiwan Open. 2001Carlsberg Malaysian Open, Caltex Singapore Masters. 2003 TELLUS Canadian SkinsGame.BEST 2003 <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> FINISHES: 1—Phoenix Open, EDS Byron Nelson Championship,John Deere Classic, FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEY WORLD Resort; 2—ChryslerChampionship, Wachovia Championship, British Open Championship, WGC-AmericanExpress Championship; T2—The INTERNATIONAL; 4—Deutsche Bank Championship,Mercedes Championships, the Memorial Tournament; T5—THE <strong>TOUR</strong> Championshippresented by Coca-Cola; T6—Masters Tournament, WGC-NEC Invitational, Bell CanadianOpen; T8—Buick Open; T9—Shell Houston Open.2003 SEASON: A career season that saw personal records shattered in virtually everycategory. A four-time winner on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>, clinched first career <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> moneytitle at the season-ending <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship, where a T5 finish worth $228,000 broughttotal official money in 27 events to $7,573,907, topping Tiger Woods by $900,494. Theseason total was also second all-time to Woods’ $9,188,321 in 2000. A total of 18 top-10swere the most on <strong>TOUR</strong> since Tim Kite posted 21 top-10s in 26 starts in 1981…Picked upcareer victory No. 12 at the Phoenix Open a tournament he also won in 1995. Fired finalround,8-under 63 to come from two strokes back of Harrison Frazar after 54 holes to winby three strokes over John Huston. Bested his <strong>TOUR</strong> career low for total score (261) andin relation to par (23-under) with the victory…Did not play between AT&T Pebble BeachNational Pro-Am and the Bay Hill Hill Invitational due to a rib injury…Recorded third top-10 at the Masters in last four years with a T6 finish…Finished T2, fifth top-10 of 2003, atthe Wachovia Championship. In contention until double bogey on par-3 17th hole onSunday when he hit tee shot over the green into water hazard…Held one-stroke leadthrough 36 and 54 holes at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. Went on to win by twoover Nick Price. Won for the first time in his 40s and recorded his fifth multiple-win seasonof his career. One of 11 players to win on the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> over the age of 40. Named <strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong> Player of the Month for May…Along with Jim Furyk, set the U.S. Open record forbest first 36 holes with a 7-under 133. His 7-under 63 during the second round tied JohnnyMiller (1973), Jack Nicklaus and Tom Weiskopf (1980) for best 18-hole score in U.S. Openhistory. Finished event T20…Earned his 12th top-10 in a major with a T2 at the BritishOpen…Third victory of the season came at the John Deere Classic, earning Player of theMonth honors for September…Did not lead until final round but was within strikingdistance the entire tournament. Due to rainout of Saturday’s third round, Singh played 23holes on Sunday and the remaining 13 on Monday. Finished the day Sunday at 12-underin a tie for lead with J.L. Lewis. Pulled ahead on back nine Monday morning to win by fourstrokes. Victory moved him to No. 1 on the money list, a position he held for threeweeks…Lost the No. 1 spot to Tiger Woods at the WGC-American Express Championship.Trailed Woods by two strokes through three rounds and could get no closer, finishing T2with Stuart Appleby and Tim Herron…Defeated by Ernie Els in the semifinals of the HSBCWorld Match Play Championship on the European Tour…Won fourth <strong>TOUR</strong> event ofseason by posting four rounds in the 60s at the FUNAI Classic at the WALT DISNEYWORLD Resort. Held second-round lead and shared third-round lead with Stewart Cink,John Rollins and Scott Verplank. Paycheck moved him into the top spot on the money listfor second time this season. Became third player (Tiger Woods-5, Davis Love III-4) in 2003to win at least four times, the first time since 1973 (Jack Nicklaus, 7; Tom Weiskopf, 5;Bruce Crampton, 4) three players had won at least four times…Ended season with eightconsecutive top-10s, tying Kenny Perry for best streak of the season…Played for theInternational squad at The Presidents Cup for the fifth time in career…Led the <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong>in Birdie Average (4.41).CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Has won in Malaysia, France, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Morocco,Zimbabwe, Singapore, Spain, Germany, England, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Canadaand U.S. 2002: Returned to the victory circle after one-year hiatus. Won multiple events forthe first time since 1998 (Shell Houston Open and THE <strong>TOUR</strong> Championship). Third-placefinish on money list with $3,756,563 was best since finishing second in 1998…At the Shell2-136 / <strong>2004</strong> <strong>PGA</strong> <strong>TOUR</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> WWW.<strong>PGA</strong><strong>TOUR</strong>.COM