The Fijian leapfrogged South African Ernie Els, who had held second place since January.
The Fiji ace replaced Davis Love III at number three in the world golf rankings.
Tiger Woods surged to the top of the Buick Open leaderboard and was joined by Brett Quigley just before bad light halted second-round play on Friday.
American Tom Pernice Jr. fired a flawless 10-under 62 to grab a share of the second round lead at the Funai Classic.
Sergio Garcia fired a final round six-under-par 65 to win the Booz Allen Classic in Potomac, Maryland on Sunday.
It has been over seven years since Woods has had to respond to the disappointment most of his peers face at least once a season.
Ireland's Padraig Harrington picked up his first PGA Tour title on the second hole of a playoff at the $5.5 million Honda Classic in Florida on Sunday.
Tiger Woods won a gripping duel with Phil Mickelson to register a one stroke victory at the Doral Open on Sunday.
Tiger Woods broke out of his title slump, firing a final round four-under 68 to claim the Buick Invitational tournament.
Australia's Stuart Appleby capped a stirring comeback to successfully defend his Mercedes Championships title.
Vijay Singh's flying start to the new season continued on Saturday, firing a four-under 69 to take a one-stroke lead over Jonathan Kaye into the final round of the $5.3 Mercedes Championship.
Vijay Singh firing a second round eight-under 65 on Friday to take a two-shot lead at the season opening $5.3 million Mercedes Championships.
Vijay Singh started a new golf season at the top of the leader board after firing a seven-under 66 to grab the first round lead.
'I do hope the Patel family sues the hell out of the state of Alabama, and I hope the Hindu American Foundation and other community organisations are helping with legal aid and monetary support. For, there is reason to believe that it is religious and racial bias that led to the incident: In other words, a hate crime. There is no reason to suffer that silently.'
Former World No 1 golfer Vijay Singh has admitted using deer antler spray, but says he was unaware the extract contained an insulin-like growth factor that is banned by the PGA Tour.
The Fijian took a step closer to gaining the world number one ranking by extending his lead to three shots over Tiger Woods in the third round of the $5 million Deutsche Bank Championship.
'We used to say two things are found everywhere: A potato and a Sikh. I think you can substitute Gujarati for the Sikh because Gujaratis are everywhere.'
The world number one moved into a two-shot lead after the second round of the $5.6 million Wachovia Championship on Friday.
The Security Council as it is today is unable to bring peace and security in the world and so there is reason for countries like India to become members of the Council, Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji tells Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com.
T P Sreenivasan was India's high commissioner in Fiji in 1987, when Sitiveni Rabuka toppled the Indian-dominated government there. Ambassador Sreenivasan stayed on for two years after the coup, fighting for the rights of the people of Indian origin before he was expelled by Rabuka. 'Meeting Sitiveni Rabuka, who had overthrown a democratically elected government, discriminated against the Fiji Indians, brought untold humiliation and suffering to them, tried to disenfranchise them, ordered me out of Fiji and closed down the Indian high commission was a difficult decision to take even after 25 years,' notes Ambassador Sreenivasan who eventually caught up with Rabuka over a game of golf.
Tiger Woods equalled Byron Nelson's 54-year-old PGA Tour record of 113 consecutive cuts but it is Vijay Singh who leads the Funai Classic.
The American shot into a three-shot lead in the U.S. Masters after the second round on Friday.
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