Vijay Singh CF, nicknamed “The Big Fijian”, is a Fijian professional golfer. He has won 34 events on the PGA Tour, including three major championships: one Masters title and two PGA Championships. He is the first person of South Asian descent to win a major championship.
Vijay Singh’s parents: Meet Parwati Singh, Mohan Singh
According to reports, Mohan Singh and Parwati Singh are Vijay Singh’s parents. Singh recollected to reporters about his childhood: “When we were kids we couldn’t afford golf balls so we had to make do with coconuts. My father used to say, ‘Little Vijay, golf balls don’t fall off trees you know,’ so I found some that did!” Growing up, he played snooker, cricket, football.
Singh reached world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. Vijay was the 12th man to reach the world No. 1 ranking and was the only new world No. 1 in the 2000s decade. Singh was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008. He also captured the FedEx Cup in 2008.
