Talk:Vijay Singh

Singapore
It looks like somebody went a little nuts with Singh's personal info table on this page. It lists Singapore under all his personal info in the table. I don't believe he has any Singapore connections. Somebody who has the accurate info might want to fix that.

Singh the Other Top Black Golfer?
Black is just what they say nowadays in America to describe an African American. Vijay Singh is not black he is from Fiji with Indian roots.

How come Tiger Woods only gets mentioned as the top black golfer and not Singh? Unless my eyes and ears are not working, he is without a doubt, the blackest man in the sport.--71.235.81.39 15:58, 31 May 2007 (UTC)


 * It is blatantly racist to assume that he is black given the way he looks. He is of Indian origin and was born in Fiji. Supertigerman 16:09, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

Racist? Where in the hell do you come up with that line? It is not racist. It is racist only if you find that it is disrespectful to be called black or to be black. LOOKING black is the reason why people are called black. He is blacker than Tiger Woods. You can't deny that!--71.235.81.39 17:08, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

I agree! Black is used to describe to tone of someone's skin, and I don't think black skinned people come exclusively from Africa, as the Sharpten /Jackson cabal would have us believe. Tiger is 1/2 Chinese and only a quarter black, but he is always referred to as black. Political correctness requires the complete suspension of logic. Obama is another good example. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.96.41.172 (talk) 14:31, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Vijay Singh is a black man of Indian origin and Tiger Woods is a biracial man of American and Thai origin. Geneticists have already proven that Indian's original ancestors migrated to Asia from Africa before the Ice Age. So, Vijay is possibly more African than Tiger Woods. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.136.138.230 (talk) 02:16, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Why Vijay Singh receives so little attention
It is amazing that there is so little discussion on Vijay Singh compared to Tiger Woods. Vijay Singh is one of the best players in the world and was number 1 player in the world until recently. However, he receives so little attention compared to Tiger Woods. Even when he wins a tournament, it is said that "Oh Tiger Woods wasn't doing his best" or that "Vijay plays so many tournaments". A search for "Tiger Woods" on Google receives about 4 million hits. However, search for "Vijay Singh" receives less than 800,000 hits. I wonder what is the reason for this. Is it because Vijay Singh is from a different country?--Tsnatt4 10:25, 21 August 2005 (UTC)
 * Everyone falls short in discussions compared to Tiger, who does have ten majors to Singh's three. Plus, Singh has also only really distinguished himself as being the second best golfer in the world behind Tiger since 2003. I think his age works against him a bit too, he was a late bloomer, and he is 42 now and it's not clear how much longer he's going to be at the top of his game. Popularity is a complex factor and there are always going to be a lot of reasons, not just one reason like he's from a different country. It's certainly possible that Singh gets a bit less attention than he might otherwise because he's not American, but recall when David Duval hit #1 in the world, it's not like he got a huge amount of attention for that. As for the "Tiger wasn't doing his best" line, that gets brought up with a lot of other golfers than just Vijay Singh. Re. the Google test, some other golf stars: Mickelson (744,000 hits), Els (349,000), Goosen (251,000), Nicklaus (760,000), Palmer (880,000), Garcia (326,000), Duval (120,000), Faldo (137,000). Dze27 01:35, August 22, 2005 (UTC).

Its American Culture.. if you want Popularity-- you have to be American first. Vijay Singh is a racist, sexist male chauvinist who does not deserve to be playing on the PGA tour for his very unsportsmanlike character. He did not want to shake Furyk's hand last year at the Canadian Open so he pretended not to notice him on his way to the scorers tent. Such a man does not belong on the PGA, and yes that egotist does truly believe women should not be playing with the men. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.140.96.126 (talk) 22:27, 23 July 2008 (UTC)


 * Possibly because he's a cheater and a misogynist? Those aren't popular traits in the media.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.132.218.4 (talk) 17:34, 24 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I am not sure it is so simple. However, the article needed to say this. Mukerjee 07:48, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

They media would rather focus on Phil (or as i call him Phail) Mickelson than Vijay. They are neck and neck as far as who's second best, but yet at tournaments we see every shot of Phil's and many less of Vijay's. I could rant in the article about the lack of respect he gets, and i think it's a fact, but others may not agree!

Ranking
Now ranked #1 --Rj 03:50, Sep 15, 2004 (UTC)

ten million dollar man --Rj 14:32, Nov 1, 2004 (UTC)

Annika Sörenstam
That's simply not what Vijay said. I corrected the article, but the page was reverted. Look it up...the associated press reporter admitted that he misquoted Vijay-- citing that his interview notes actually reflected what Singh was actually saying. Vijay spent plenty of years on the tour without making millions-- I think it's admirable that he decided to speak up and defend the male player who would lose a spot so that Sorenstam could putz around and give herself some hype.

It's already not fair that he became the fall guy for cheap media, but Wikipedia...come on guys, let's be fair...do some research. And before you revert a page, look it up. All of what I said can be found on the PGA's website.


 * Added a section on his image in the media, elaborating on the previous reference to this episode.Mukerjee 07:48, 4 September 2006 (UTC)


 * "the male player who would lose a spot so that Sorenstam could putz around and give herself some hype."--So in other words you agree with his sexist, sh*tty views. Okay, well, now we know your agenda. 64.132.218.4 (talk) 23:17, 7 December 2011 (UTC)


 * PIG. Literally, all he is known for in the States is his shitty misogyny toward Annika Sorenstam. 96.224.204.135 (talk) 06:36, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Vijay's family religion
Why is Vijay Singh changed to Hindu, I reverted it back to Sikh after reading an online article about his history in The Observer. If someone else has a citation that says he's not Sikh, an actual article or interview, that would be greatly appreciated. Regards to all.

Vijay is NOT Sikh and only someone not from India would think he is a Sikh. You will never find a Sikh who has skin as dark as Vijay's, and I have never heard a Sikh with a first name of Vijay or Mohan (Vijay's father). Not all Singhs are Sikh, and Vijay's family did not originate from Punjab where most Sikhs reside. The Observer made an error. Almost all Fijian Indians are non-Sikh.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.98.146.166 (talk) 00:41, 27 April 2009 (UTC)

Hole in one
There's a video on YouTube where he got a hole in one. It might be fake, skipping across the water like that, but it got me to look it up here. Something about a practice shot, but it's still a pretty decent feat if real. Any way to mention, or include details on that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.54.137.166 (talk) 00:08, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

Is VJ Asian?
Everyone is saying Y.E. Yang is the 1st Asian winner of a PGA major. Why not VJ? Isn't Fiji and all of Oceania considered part of Asia? It's not an 8th continent. Kochamanita (talk) 18:21, 17 August 2009 (UTC)

Ban for cheating needs clarification
The first paragraph about Vijay's pro career from 1984-88 says, "After investigation by the Tour of this and other alleged violations proved true, John Bender, Asian PGA Tour president, issued Singh a lifetime ban on Asian PGA Tour play" for cheating in 1984.

However, the list of his professional wins includes 5 Asian Tour wins in the 1990's and 2000's.

So was the lifetime ban rescinded, or was it first imposed over 20 years after the incident, or was it never imposed at all? Davexvi (talk) 17:38, 31 January 2013 (UTC)

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