Rajasthan was known as Rajputana before its formation in 1949. The maps illustrate the difference between 1909 and 1949.

Districts of Rajasthan. Present Day Rajasthan

Rājputāna was the pre-1949 name of the present-day Indian state of Rājasthān, the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. During British period, this area had 23 Princely states, as well as one chiefdom, one estate, and the British district of Ajmer-Merwara. Most of the ruling princes were Rajputs, the warrior rulers who entered the region in the 7th century AD. The largest states were Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, and Udaipur. In 1947 the Princely states were consolidated and the princes were pensioned off.

Name[link]

George Thomas (Military Memories) was the first in 1800 A.D., to term this region as Rajputana.^[1] The historian John Keay in his book, India: A History stated that the Rajputana name was coined by the British, but that the word even achieved a retrospective authenticity: in an 1829 translation of Ferishta's history of early Islamic India, John Briggs discarded the phrase Indian princes, as rendered in Dow's earlier version, and substituted Rajpoot princes.^[2] It was essentially the country of the Gurjars.^[3][4] Historian R. C. Majumdar explained that the region was long known as Gurjaratra (Country protected by the Gurjars or Gurjar nation), early form of Gujarat, before it came to be called Rajputana, early in the Muslim period.^[5]

Geography[link]

The area of Rajputana is estimated to be 132,559 square miles (343,328 square km) and breaks down into two geographic divisions:

• An area northwest of the Arāvalli Range including part of the Great Indian (Thar) Desert, with characteristics of being sandy and unproductive.
• A higher area southeast of the range, which is fertile by comparison.

The whole area forms the hill and plateau country between the north Indian plains and the main plateau of peninsular India.

See also[link]

• Rajputana Agency

Notes[link]

References[link]

1. Low, Sir Francis (ed.) The Indian Year Book & Who’s Who 1945-46, The Times of India Press, Bombay.
2. Sharma, Nidhi Transition from Feudalism to Democracy, Aalekh Publishers, Jaipur, 2000 ISBN 81-87359-06-4.
3. Webb, William Wilfrid The Currencies of the Hindu States of Rajputana, Archibald Constable & Co., Westminster, 1893.
4. Rajputana, Encyclopædia Britannica.

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The Kings
The Kings performing at the George R. Robinson Bandshell in Gage Park, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Background information
Origin	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres	Rock, pop
Years active	1977–present
Website	thekingsarehere.com
Members
David Diamond Mister Zero Peter Nunn Sonny Keyes Peter Kadar Todd Reynolds
Past members
Gary Craig Greg Chritchley Josh Broadbent Marty Cordrey Max Styles Randall Coryell Rich Roxborough Whitey Glan Atilla Turi

The Kings are a Canadian rock band formed in 1977 in Vancouver. They are best known for their 1980 North American hit "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide".^[1]

Recording history[link]

The Kings were formed in Vancouver, British Columbia, and Oakville, Ontario in the late 1970s. The original lineup included David Diamond (bass, lead vocals), Sonny Keyes (keyboards, vocals), Max Styles (drums), and Mister Zero (guitar) with Mister Zero and David Diamond serving as the main songwriters with contributions from Sonny Keyes. The Kings were originally known as WhistleKing and rehearsed, performed club gigs, and wrote a considerable number of songs for more than three years.

In early 1980 the band went into Nimbus 9 Studio in Toronto to record their first album. While recording, renowned producer Bob Ezrin visited the studio, listened to the band, and liked what he heard.^[2] Together they created the album The Kings Are Here featuring the hit "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide". Two other singles followed and the band began touring extensively with Bob Seger, Jeff Beck, The Beach Boys and Eric Clapton. During 1980, their rising commercial fortunes culminated in an appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand, and the closing spot at the major Heatwave festival in August.^[1]

Amazon Beach, the 1981 follow-up to The Kings Are Here, produced little in the way of sales, and the band was soon dropped from their label Elektra Records. The Kings soldiered on and released the EP "R.S.V.P" and the live album Party Live '85 on their own Dizzy label, while continuing to tour Canada and the US throughout the remainder of the 1980s. Max Styles left the band in approximately 1982.

Comebacks[link]

The late 1980s were a difficult period for The Kings as they lost their drummer and their record label. As it were, the group was on the verge of a major revival as the single "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide" became a huge radio hit in Chicago getting major play on all of the main rock stations: Classic rock WCKG, Alternative rock WXRT, and Mainstream Rock WLUP, as well as Top 40 powerhouse WLS-AM. The unavailability of the Kings records led Chicago DJ Bob Stroud of WLUP to record his own version of the single with his band Rockestra [1]. Elektra Records unfortunately remained unaware of the burgeoning hit and never reissued the single or album.

The single "Parting Of The Ways" appeared on Bullseye Records compilation Unsigned, Sealed and Delivered in 1991. This comeback prompted The Kings to return to the studio to record Unstoppable produced by John Punter, David Diamond and Mister Zero in 1993. Unstoppable produced several hits in Canada including "Lesson To Learn", "Shoulda Been Me", "Tonight I Got You", "Parting Of The Ways", and the title track "Unstoppable". A phone call in 1999 from Mister Zero to Alan Fletcher at Warner Canada led to the green light needed for Warner to re-issue The Kings Are Here..and More which allowed fans to get their hit "This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide" on CD, which was fully remastered from the original 2 track tapes by Zero . ...and More also contained a few re-mixed tracks from Unstoppable and two previously unreleased tracks -"If The Stars Come Out Tonight" and "Right To The Top". A remixed and more mature version of "If The Stars Come Out Tonight" appeared on Because Of You released in 2003. Combined original sales and cd sales have passed the platinum mark in Canada but no certification is allowed because of the bonus tracks on the cd, which are the only way the band makes money from that project.

Throughout the remainder of the 1990s, The Kings continued to tour and play live shows around Toronto, but Sonny Keyes' role with The Kings diminished and only Mister Zero and David Diamond remain as permanent members from the original lineup. Sonny Keyes continued to contribute when called upon by Zero and Diamond.

Drummer Atilla Turi and keyboard players Peter Nunn and Rich Roxborough joined Mister Zero and David Diamond on the 2003 Bullseye Records release "Because Of You" (Josh Broadbent - Diamond's son - was also recruited into The Kings to contribute his vocals). "Because Of You" would be The Kings' strongest effort to date with Harry Hess recording alongside producers Zero and Diamond. A video was made for the title track, "It's Up To You" and "The Fools Are In Love" was re-mixed from the Amazon Beach release. Sonny Keyes co-wrote "A Way You'll Never Be" with Mister Zero.

A reunion of the original lineup of The Kings occurred in the winter of 2001 with Max Styles and Sonny Keyes joining their old mates for Alan Frew's (Glass Tiger) children benefit concert for Camp Trillium in Toronto. They played the benefit concert again in 2002.

In late 2005 The Kings had a full length reunion concert in Toronto which was filmed for inclusion in the DVD documentary being assembled by Mister Zero.^[1] The first part of this film to be seen is the incredible video for This Beat Goes On/Switchin' to Glide, released October 2006, which gets thousands of plays on YouTube.^[3]

Another focus for The Kings was to put as many songs as possible on iTunes, thus having the catalog available worldwide instantly. The album The Kings Anthology One is the latest addition, 12 songs from different eras including never before heard epic rockers from Whistleking.

In to 2008, The Kings continue to play live shows across southern Ontario and, from time to time, the northern United States. The Kings are also finishing new songs for their next studio album.

Lineups[link]

The Kings 1977 - 1982

1. David Diamond (vocals, bass)
2. Mister Zero (guitar)
3. Sonny Keyes (keyboards)
4. Max Styles (drums)

The Kings 1982 - 1999

1. David Diamond (vocals, bass)
2. Mister Zero (guitar)
3. Sonny Keyes (keyboards)
4. Peter Nunn (1994) (keyboards)
5. Marty Cordrey, Whitey Glan, Gary Craig, Randall Coryell, Greg Chritchley, Atilla Turi (drums)
6. Josh Broadbent (vocals)

The Kings 1999 - 2005

1. David Diamond (vocals, bass)
2. Mister Zero (guitar)
3. Atilla Turi (drums)
4. Peter Nunn (keyboards)
5. Rich Roxborough (keyboards)
6. Josh Broadbent (vocals)

The Kings 2005–present

1. David Diamond (vocals, bass)
2. Mister Zero (guitar)
3. Atilla Turi (drums)
4. Peter Nunn (keyboards)
5. Sonny Keyes (keyboards)
6. Peter Kadar (keyboards)
7. Josh Broadbent (vocals)
8. Todd Reynolds (Drums)

Discography[link]

• The Kings Are Here album (Elektra, 1980)
• Amazon Beach album (Elektra, 1981)
• R.S.V.P [4-Song EP] (Dizzy, 1982)
• Party Live '85 live album (Dizzy, 1985)
• Parting Of The Ways single (1991)
• Unstoppable CD (Dizzy, 1993)
• Unstoppable [W/This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide added] CD (Griffin, 1995)
• The Kings Are Here..and More CD (Warner, 2000)
• The Kings Are Here/Amazon Beach (2 on 1 CD, Wounded Bird, 2003)
• Because Of You CD (2003)
• Anthology One CD (2006)

See also[link]

• Canadian rock
• Music of Canada

References[link]

External links[link]

• The Kings Official website
• Bullseye Records
• The Kings: Anatomy of a One-Hit Wonder DVD review

Vijay Singh
Personal information
Full name	Vijay Singh
Nickname	The Big Fijian
Born	(1963-02-22) 22 February 1963 (age 49) Lautoka, Fiji
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	208 lb (94 kg; 14.9 st)
Nationality	Fiji
Residence	Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S.
Spouse	Ardena Seth (m.1985)
Children	Qass Seth (b.1990)
Career
Turned professional	1982
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour (joined 1993) European Tour (rejoined 2006)
Professional wins	58
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	34 (14th all time)
European Tour	13 (19th all time)
Asian Tour	5
Other	12
Best results in Major Championships (Wins: 3)
Masters Tournament	Won: 2000
U.S. Open	T3: 1999
The Open Championship	T2: 2003
PGA Championship	Won: 1998, 2004
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame	2005/2006[1][2] (member page)
PGA Tour Rookie of the Year	1993
PGA Tour leading money winner	2003, 2004, 2008
PGA Player of the Year	2004
PGA Tour Player of the Year	2004
Vardon Trophy	2004
Byron Nelson Award	2004
European Tour Player of the Year	2004
FedEx Cup Champion	2008

Vijay Singh, CF (Fiji Hindi: विजय सिंह, IPA: [ˈʋɪdʒəj sɪ̃ɦ]; born 22 February 1963), nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships (The Masters in 2000 and the PGA Championship in 1998 and 2004) and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008. He was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2005 (but deferred his induction until 2006).^[2] He won the FedEx Cup in 2008.

An Indo-Fijian of Sikh background,^[3][4] Singh was born in Lautoka, Fiji and grew up in Nadi. A resident of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, he is known for his meticulous preparation, often staying at the range hours before and after his tournament rounds working on his game.

Career history[link]

Early life and amateur career[link]

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!"^[5] Growing up, he played snooker, cricket, football, and also the island's most popular sport, rugby. He is the son of Mohan Singh, an airplane technician who also taught golf. Growing up, he admired the swing of Tom Weiskopf, using it as an early model for his own.

Two years after turning professional, in 1984, Singh won the Malaysian PGA Championship. However, his career was plunged into crisis after he was suspended from the Asian Tour in 1985 over allegations he doctored his scorecard. It was alleged that he lowered his score from one over to one under in order to make the cut, but Singh denies this, saying that in any case, it should only have resulted in disqualification from the event rather than a ban.

Singh felt he had been more harshly treated because the marker was "the son of a VIP in the Indonesian PGA."^[6] He then took a job at the Keningau Club in Sabah, Malaysia, before his move to the Miri Golf Club in Sarawak. While this was a period of hardship for him, he continued to gain experience.^[7] He saved the money he needed to resurrect his career and began to re-enter tournaments. He won the Nigerian Open in 1988, and at the end of that year he entered the European Tour Qualifying school for the second consecutive year, and was successful on this occasion.

Professional success[link]

1989–1997: First wins in Europe and America[link]

In 1989, Singh won his first European Tour title at the Volvo Open Championship in Italy and finished 24th on the European Tour Order of Merit, putting his early struggles firmly behind him. He won four times in 1989, at the Volvo Open di Firenze, Ivory Coast Open, Nigerian Open and Zimbabwe Open. He also finished tied for 23rd at the British Open. He won on the European Tour again in 1990 and did so twice in 1992. He also won several tournaments in Asia and Africa in this period.

Singh entered the PGA Tour in 1993, winning his first PGA Tour event, the Buick Classic in a playoff over Mark Wiebe. That victory led to his being named the 1993 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year. After being hampered with back and neck problems in 1994, he came back to win the Buick Classic again in 1995 as well as the Phoenix Open. After playing well in 1996 (but with no victories), he won both the Memorial Tournament and the Buick Open in 1997.

1998–2004: Major champion to world number 1[link]

In 1998, Singh was victorious at the PGA Championship at Sahalee in Sammamish, Washington, playing a 70–66–67–68 over the four days (the 66 tied a course record) and earning him his first Major title. He followed this up by winning The Masters in 2000, with a three-stroke victory over Ernie Els.

Singh did not win on the PGA Tour in 2001, but finished the year with a Tour-best 14 top-10 finishes and was fourth on the money list with $3,440,829 for the year. In 2002, he won at the Shell Houston Open at TPC at The Woodlands, setting a new 72-hole scoring record with a 266, and at the Tour Championship, winning by two strokes over Charles Howell III.

2003 proved to be a very successful year for Singh. He won four tournaments, had 18 top-10 finishes and was the PGA Tour's money leader (and had the second highest single-season total in PGA Tour history) with $7,573,907, beating Tiger Woods by $900,494, though Singh played 27 tournaments compared to Woods' 18 tournaments. Singh also tied a 9-hole scoring record at the U.S. Open with a 29 on the back nine of his second round.^[8] His victories came at the Phoenix Open, the EDS Byron Nelson Championship, the John Deere Classic and the FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort. He narrowly lost the vote for the PGA of America's Player of the Year to Tiger Woods.

However, the 2003 season was also spotted with controversy involving Singh surrounding the year's event at the Bank of America Colonial. LPGA star Annika Sörenstam became the first woman to play at a PGA Tour event since Babe Zaharias at the 1945 Los Angeles Open. Surrounding this fervor, Singh was misquoted as having said that Sörenstam "didn't belong" on the men's tour and that he would not play if he were paired with her. What he actually said is that he would not be paired with her because his playing partner was being selected from the past champion's pool. Singh later clarified, "There are guys out there trying to make a living. It's not a ladies' tour. If she wants to play, she should—or any other woman for that matter—if they want to play the man's tour, they should qualify and play like everybody else."

Singh began 2004 by winning the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am at −16 and winning $954,000 in prize money. This was his first win on tour in 2004 and his 16th all-time on the PGA Tour. It was his 12th consecutive top-10 finish, which is two shy of Jack Nicklaus' all-time record.

Singh won the final major of 2004, winning the PGA Championship, his third major, in a three-hole playoff over Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco. Singh was the leader by one shot over Leonard going into the final round, but made no birdies in the final round, finishing regulation at 67–68–69–76=280. His final round of 76 was the highest winning score by a major champion since 1955. The playoff was a tense affair, and Vijay's birdie on the first playoff hole, his first birdie of the day, proved to be the difference.

On 6 September 2004 (Labor Day), Singh won the Deutsche Bank Championship in Norton, Massachusetts. With the win, he overtook Tiger Woods at the top of the Official World Golf Rankings, ending Woods' streak of 264 weeks at the top of the golf world.

Singh finished the 2004 season with a career-best nine victories, 18 top-10s, and a record $10,905,166 in earnings and was named the PGA Tour's and PGA of America's Player of the Year. The former award is decided by a vote of active PGA Tour players.

2005–present: Success over 40 and FedEx Cup victory[link]

Despite picking up a win early in 2005, Singh lost his world number 1 ranking when Tiger Woods won the Ford Championship at Doral on 6 March, but just two weeks later he took it back again after notching up top three finishes in three consecutive weeks. Followings Woods' win at the 2005 Masters, Singh once again lost his place as World No. 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings and finished tied for fifth place. In April, he became the youngest living person elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame, garnering 56% of the ballot. Thirty-year-old Karrie Webb was inducted into the Hall of Fame in October 2005, but Singh remained the youngest living electee, as Webb qualified for the Hall without an election process. (The 19th century great Tom Morris, Jr., who was elected in 1975, died at age 24.) Singh deferred his induction for a year, and it took place in October 2006.

In 2006 Singh played enough European Tour events to be listed on the European Tour Order of Merit title for the first time since 1995.

At the start of the 2007 season, Singh won the Mercedes-Benz Championship which was the first FedEx Cup event in PGA Tour history. This win got Singh his 18th tour win over the age of 40, surpassing Sam Snead as most over 40 wins, and making all-time over 40 tour winner. He won again at The Arnold Palmer Invitational in March, but did not win for the rest of the year which turned into a disappointing year for Singh. He did not finish in a top ten of a major for the first time in ten years and finished 10th in the FedEx Cup race. He went through swing changes during the end of 2007 which resulted in weeks of missed cuts and staying outside the top ten through the Presidents Cup.

A new swing brought big changes for Vijay in 2008, although he had good opportunities at Pebble Beach and Bay Hill, he was not competing at a high level for the first half of the year. His game was plagued by poor putting for the better part of two years, but his season started to turn around with a tied for fifth at the Travelers Championship. After missing the cut at the British Open Vijay Singh won the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in early August for his first win of the year and first World Golf Championship. His win had been a relief after missing short putts throughout the week. He missed the cut the following two weeks including at Oakland Hills for the PGA Championship and entered the PGA Tour FedEx Cup playoffs ranked 7th in the standings. At the first playoff event Vijay Singh prevailed for his first FedEx Cup win defeating Sergio García and Kevin Sutherland in a playoff. On the first playoff hole García and Singh matched long birdie putts before Singh won with birdie on the second playoff hole. Singh was propelled into first place in the FedEx Cup race with three events remaining. At the second event of the playoffs, he triumphed once again, this time at the Deutsche Bank Championship bewildering the field with a five strokes victory and a final round 63. He had won three times in his last five starts and created an almost insurmountable lead in the points race. He would not contend in the remaining two events, but by playing in both the 2008 FedEx Cup title belonged to Singh. His season which looked to be a major disappointment in July turned into an historic year for Singh: he won the PGA Tour money list for the third time in his career and he surpassed Harry Cooper for most PGA Tour wins of all time for a non-American.

After the playoffs, Singh announced his withdrawal from a couple of Asian Tour events because of a nagging injury and was advised by doctors to rest.^[9] He missed two and a half months, returning to win Tiger Woods's tournament, the Chevron World Challenge at Sherwood Country Club in California in December. It was his first victory in the event. During the start of the 2009 season Singh announced that he would miss three weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee.^[10] Singh had a mediocre 2009 season, with no top 5 finishes and ended the year with his lowest ever ranking on the PGA Tour money list. His poor form continued into 2010, and he dropped out of the top 50 in the world rankings for the first time since the early 90s.

Singh has won 22 times on the PGA Tour since turning 40 – beating the record previously set by Sam Snead. He is the second man to reach $60 million in PGA Tour career earnings, after Tiger Woods. His 34 career victories are the most on the PGA Tour by a non-American player and place him 14th on the all-time list. He has spent over 540 weeks ranked in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings.^[11][12] Singh's longevity on the PGA Tour and his number of wins earn him a lifetime exemption on the PGA Tour.

Kenny Perry, another player who found success at a late age is good friends with Singh, who calls him "Biggie". Of Singh, Perry said "Vijay has always been good to me. We talk a lot. He wants to know how my family is doing. I think the world of him."^[13]

Following a disappointing 2010 season after returning from knee surgery, Singh started the 2011 season making five out of his first five cuts. In February, Singh was in contention to win his first PGA Tour Title since 2008 at the Waste Management Phoenix Open in Scottsdale, Arizona. Despite shooting a final round 66, Singh finished two shots behind of Jason Dufner and eventual winner Mark Wilson. A couple weeks later, Singh was in contention again, this time at the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club. However he came up short again, not helped by back-to-back bogeys on holes 12 and 13. He would eventually finish two shots back of the winner Aaron Baddeley, although did secure second spot on his own. This early season form however was not enough to secure a spot at the opening World Golf Championship of the year, the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship the following week. However, at number 10 in the 2011 FedEx Cup standings, it was just enough to secure a spot at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in March.

On 6 June 2011, Singh missed his tee-time for the U.S. Open qualifying in Columbus, Ohio. He will end the longest streak of consecutive majors played by a professional golfer, at 67.^[14]

Media relations[link]

Controversy surrounded Singh in 2003 before the Bank of America Colonial. Annika Sörenstam was scheduled to play the event, and Singh was quoted as saying, "I hope she misses the cut ... because she doesn't belong out here." He later said that the substance of his interview to an Associated Press reporter was that she would be displacing some other struggling male player, for whom he had his sympathies. However, the media focused on this statement. Golf Digest wrote that Singh had become "pro golf's bad guy". The Associated Press' correspondent later admitted that he had selectively quoted Singh's comments, deliberately misrepresenting the tenor of his remarks to spice up the story.^{[citation needed]}

After Singh's win at the Masters, Ernie Els took issue with some of the negative press his friend received. He wrote an article in Sports Illustrated to defend him, saying, "Golf should be proud of Vijay Singh." Later Els said of Singh "He's a wonderful guy. I've known him for the better part of 10 years now. He's a great competitor. I think people have a misconception of Vijay. He's a really good guy.^[15]

In May 2005, Singh was appointed a goodwill ambassador for Fiji. He said that he did not expect anything in return from the Fijian government for representing his country. At a press conference on 18 May 2005, Singh commented on what he said was a deterioration in race relations in Fiji, saying that for such a small country, people of all races should live together, put their differences aside, and get on with life. Relations between Indo-Fijians and indigenous Fijians had been more harmonious when he was younger, he said.^[16]

Professional wins (58)[link]

PGA Tour wins (34)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	13 Jun 1993	Buick Classic	-4 (72–68–74–66=280)	Playoff	Mark Wiebe
2	29 Jan 1995	Phoenix Open	-15 (70–67–66–66=269)	Playoff	Billy Mayfair
3	21 May 1995	Buick Classic	-6 (70–69–67–72=278)	Playoff	Doug Martin
4	2 Jun 1997	Memorial Tournament	-14 (70–65–67=202)	2 strokes	Jim Furyk, Greg Norman
5	10 Aug 1997	Buick Open	-15 (67–73–67–66=273)	4 strokes	Joe Ozaki, Brad Fabel, Curtis Strange, Tom Byrum, Russ Cochran, Ernie Els
6	16 Aug 1998	PGA Championship	-9 (70–66–67–68=271)	2 strokes	Steve Stricker
7	23 Aug 1998	Sprint International	47 pts. (15–12–6–14=47)	6 points	Phil Mickelson, Willie Wood
8	14 Mar 1999	Honda Classic	-11 (71–69–68–69=277)	2 strokes	Payne Stewart
9	9 Apr 2000	Masters Tournament	-10 (72–67–70–69=278)	3 strokes	Ernie Els
10	31 Mar 2002	Shell Houston Open	-22 (67–65–66–68=266)	6 strokes	Darren Clarke
11	3 Nov 2002	The Tour Championship	-12 (65–71–65–67=268)	2 strokes	Charles Howell III
12	26 Jan 2003	Phoenix Open	-23 (67–66–65–63=261)	3 strokes	John Huston
13	18 May 2003	EDS Byron Nelson Championship	-15 (65–65–69–66=265)	2 strokes	Nick Price
14	15 Sep 2003	John Deere Classic	-16 (66–68–69–65=268)	4 strokes	J. L. Lewis, Chris Riley, Jonathan Byrd
15	26 Oct 2003	FUNAI Classic at the Walt Disney World Resort	-23 (64–65–69–67=265)	4 strokes	Scott Verplank, Stewart Cink, Tiger Woods
16	8 Feb 2004	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	-16 (67–68–68–69=272)	3 strokes	Jeff Maggert
17	26 Apr 2004	Shell Houston Open	-11 (74–66–69–68=277)	2 strokes	Scott Hoch
18	3 May 2004	HP Classic of New Orleans	-22 (70–65–68–63=266)	1 stroke	Joe Ogilvie, Phil Mickelson
19	1 Aug 2004	Buick Open	-23 (63–70–65–67=265)	1 stroke	John Daly
20	15 Aug 2004	PGA Championship	-8 (67–68–69–76=280)	Playoff	Justin Leonard, Chris DiMarco
21	6 Sep 2004	Deutsche Bank Championship	-16 (68–63–68–69=268)	3 strokes	Tiger Woods, Adam Scott
22	12 Sep 2004	Bell Canadian Open	-9 (68–66–72–69=275)	Playoff	Mike Weir
23	26 Sep 2004	84 Lumber Classic	-15 (64–68–72–69=273)	1 stroke	Stewart Cink
24	31 Oct 2004	Chrysler Championship	-18 (65–69–67–65=266)	5 strokes	Tommy Armour III, Jesper Parnevik
25	16 Jan 2005	Sony Open in Hawaii	-11 (69–68–67–65=269)	1 stroke	Ernie Els
26	24 Apr 2005	Shell Houston Open	-13 (64–71–70–70=275)	Playoff	John Daly
27	8 May 2005	Wachovia Championship	-12 (70–69–71–66=276)	Playoff	Jim Furyk, Sergio García
28	31 Jul 2005	Buick Open	-24 (65–66–63–70=264)	4 strokes	Zach Johnson, Tiger Woods
29	11 Jun 2006	Barclays Classic	-10 (70–64–72–68=274)	2 strokes	Adam Scott
30	7 Jan 2007	Mercedes-Benz Championship	-14 (69–69–70–70=278)	2 strokes	Adam Scott
31	18 Mar 2007	Arnold Palmer Invitational	-8 (70–68–67–67=272)	2 strokes	Rocco Mediate
32	3 Aug 2008	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	-10 (67–66–69–68=270)	1 stroke	Stuart Appleby, Lee Westwood
33	24 Aug 2008	The Barclays	-8 (70–70–66–70=276)	Playoff	Sergio García, Kevin Sutherland
34	1 Sep 2008	Deutsche Bank Championship	-22 (64–66–69–63=262)	5 strokes	Mike Weir

PGA Tour playoff record (8–4)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1993	Buick Classic	Mark Wiebe	Won with birdie on third extra hole
2	1995	Phoenix Open	Billy Mayfair	Won with par on first extra hole
3	1995	Buick Classic	Doug Martin	Won with birdie on fifth extra hole
4	1998	The Tour Championship	Hal Sutton	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
5	2004	PGA Championship	Justin Leonard, Chris DiMarco	Won three-hole playoff (Singh:10, DiMarco:11, Leonard:11)
6	2004	Bell Canadian Open	Mike Weir	Won with par on third extra hole
7	2005	Shell Houston Open	John Daly	Won with par on first extra hole
8	2005	Honda Classic	Pádraig Harrington, Joe Ogilvie	Harrington won with birdie on second extra hole Ogilvie eliminated with par on first hole
9	2005	Wachovia Championship	Jim Furyk, Sergio García	Won with par on fourth extra hole García eliminated with par on first hole
10	2006	Mercedes Championships	Stuart Appleby	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
11	2008	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am	Steve Lowery	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
12.	2008	The Barclays	Sergio García, Kevin Sutherland	Won with birdie on second extra hole Sutherland eliminated with birdie on first hole

European Tour wins (13)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
1	2 Apr 1989	Volvo Open Championship	-12 (72–68–68–68=276)	3 strokes	Peter Fowler
2	8 Apr 1990	El Bosque Open	-10 (66–69–74–69=278)	2 strokes	Richard Boxall, Chris Williams
3	16 Feb 1992	Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia	-11 (72–70–69–66=277)	2 strokes	Gary Evans
4	23 Aug 1992	Volvo German Open	-26 (66–68–64–64=262)	11 strokes	José Manuel Carriles
5	31 Jul 1994	Scandinavian Masters	-20 (68–67–69–64=268)	3 strokes	Mark McNulty
6	25 Sep 1994	Lancome Trophy	-17 (65–63–69–66=263)	1 stroke	Miguel Ángel Jiménez
7	9 Feb 1997	South African Open	-18 (69–66–66–69=270)	1 stroke	Nick Price
8	16 Aug 1998	PGA Championship	-9 (70–66–67–68=271)	2 strokes	Steve Stricker
9	9 Apr 2000	Masters Tournament	-10 (72–67–70–69=278)	3 strokes	Ernie Els
10	18 Feb 2001	Carlsberg Malaysian Open	-14 (68–70–68–68=274)	Playoff	Pádraig Harrington
11	25 Feb 2001	Caltex Singapore Masters	-21 (64–63–68–68=263)	2 strokes	Warren Bennett
12	15 Aug 2004	PGA Championship	-8 (67–68–69–76=280)	Playoff	Chris DiMarco, Justin Leonard
13	3 Aug 2008	Bridgestone Invitational	-10 (67–66–69–68=270)	1 stroke	Stuart Appleby, Lee Westwood

Asian Tour wins (5)[link]

• 1995 Passport Open
• 2000 Taiwan Open
• 2001 Carlsberg Malaysian Open, Caltex Singapore Masters
• 2007 Kolon-Hana Bank Korea Open

Other wins (12)[link]

• 1984 Malaysian PGA Championship
• 1988 Nigerian Open, Swedish PGA (not a European Tour event)
• 1989 Nigerian Open, Ivory Coast Open, Zimbabwe Open
• 1991 King Hassan Trophy
• 1992 Malaysian Open
• 1993 Bells Cup
• 1997 Toyota World Match Play Championship (England – not an official European Tour event at that time)
• 2003 TELUS Skins Game
• 2008 Chevron World Challenge

Major championships[link]

Wins (3)[link]

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1998	PGA Championship	Tied for lead	−9 (70–66–67–68=271)	2 strokes	Steve Stricker
2000	Masters Tournament	3 shot lead	−10 (72–67–70–69=278)	3 strokes	Ernie Els
2004	PGA Championship (2)	1 shot lead	−8 (67–68–69–76=280)	Playoff 1	Chris DiMarco, Justin Leonard

¹ Defeated Justin Leonard and Chris DiMarco in three-hole playoff: Singh (3–3–4=10), Leonard (4–3–4=11), and DiMarco (4–3–4=11)

Results timeline[link]

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary[link]

• Starts – 90
• Wins – 3
• 2nd place finishes – 1
• Top 3 finishes – 5
• Top 5 finishes – 9
• Top 10 finishes – 22
• Longest streak of top-10s – 7

World Golf Championships[link]

Wins (1)[link]

Year	Championship	54 Holes	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner(s)-up
2008	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	Tied for lead	-10 (67–66–69–68=270)	1 stroke	Stuart Appleby, Lee Westwood

Results timeline[link]

¹Cancelled due to 9/11
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

PGA Tour career summary[link]

*As of 8 April 2012.
There is a summary of Singh's European Tour career here.^[17]

Team appearances[link]

• Presidents Cup (International Team): 1994, 1996, 1998 (winners), 2000, 2003 (tie), 2005, 2007, 2009
• WGC-World Cup (representing Fiji): 2002

See also[link]

• Golfers with most PGA Tour wins
• Golfers with most European Tour wins
• Golfers with most wins in men's major championships
• List of World Number One male golfers
• Longest PGA Tour win streaks
• Most PGA Tour wins in a year
• Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
• Pravasi Bharatiya Samman

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Vijay Singh at the PGA Tour official site
• Vijay Singh at the European Tour official site
• Vijay Singh at the Asian Tour official site
• Vijay Singh at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• Interview with the Observer