Vijay Singh fact file

1963: Born February 22, Lautoka, Fiji.

1982: Turns professional.

1984: Clinches his maiden professional title at the Malaysian PGA Championship.

1988: Graduates from the European Tour's qualifying school.

1989: Wins first European Tour title at the Volvo Open.

1992: Ends the year ninth in the European order of merit following victories at the Turespana Masters and German Open.

1993: Clinches his maiden title on the U.S. PGA Tour at the Buick Classic, beating Mark Wiebe in a playoff. Ends the season 19th in the U.S. money list. Voted PGA Tour rookie of the year.

1994: Wins the Scandinavian Masters and Lancome Trophy before finishing the season a career-high sixth in the European Tour's money list.

1995: Wins his second Buick Classic title, plus the Phoenix Open, before ending the year ninth in the U.S. money list with earnings of $1,018,713.

1997: For a second time, clinches two PGA Tour events in a single season -- the Memorial tournament and Buick Open. Makes 21 consecutive cuts to finish the year with $1,059,713.

1998: Claims his maiden major title in the U.S. PGA Championship at Sahalee, a closing 68 putting him two strokes clear of American Steve Stricker. Also wins the Sprint International. Ends the season a career-best second in the money list on $2,228,998.

2000: Wins his second major at the U.S. Masters, beating South African Ernie Els by three strokes. Ties for eighth in the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, despite carding a third-round 80.

2001: Wins the Malaysian Open, in a playoff, and the Singapore Masters. In May, is given honorary life membership of the European Tour.

2002: Clinches the Houston Open and Tour Championship on the PGA Tour, ending the season third in the money list with earnings of $3,756,563.

2003: Produces the best form of his life before ending Woods's four-year reign as the PGA Tour's leading money winner with earnings of $7,573,907. Has 18 top-10 finishes in 27 starts, including victories at the Phoenix Open, Byron Nelson Championship, John Deere Classic and Funai Classic.

2004: Maintains his rich vein of form by stretching his run of consecutive top-10 finishes to 12 before missing the cut at the Buick Invitational. Wins the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Houston Open, HP Classic of New Orleans and Buick Open.

August 15: Captures his third major crown, beating Americans Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard in a three-hole playoff in the U.S. PGA Championship at Whistling Straits. Replaces Els as world number two and closes the gap on top-ranked Woods to just 0.10 points.

September 6: Ends Woods's record run of 264 consecutive weeks as the game's number one player after winning the Deutsche Bank Championship by three shots at the Tournament Players Club of Boston.

October 31: Becomes first player in PGA Tour history to earn more than $10 million in a single season with a five-shot victory in the Chrysler Championship at Palm Harbor, Florida, his ninth title of the year.

November 7: Ties for ninth in the season-ending Tour Championship at Atlanta's East Lake Golf Club, lifting his 2004 tour earnings to a record $10,905,166.