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September 07 2010
Charley Hoffman roars to Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC of Boston; Tiger Woods defends at BMW Championship as FedEx Cup PGA TOUR playoffs roll into week three.
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Shell Houston Open 2005 Champion - Vijay Singh
Birthdate: February 22, 1963
Age when he won: 42 years, 2 months, 3 days
Birthplace: Lautoka, Fiji
Money list finish: (2nd) $8,017,336.00
Tournament location: Redstone Golf Club
Vijay Singh opened with a course-record tying 8-under-par 64 at Redstone Golf Club to become the first ever back-to-back winner of the Shell Houston Open ... He posted a one-hole sudden-death playoff victory over John Daly, who birdied the final two holes to tie at 13-under-par 275 ... It was Singh's third triumph at the Shell Houston Open in four years ... Singh (2002, 2003, 2004) joined Curtis Strange (1980, 1986, 1988) as the event's only other three-time champion ... World Golf Rankings #2 after victory ... The victory was Singh's 14th since turning 40, second only to Sam Snead's 17 ... The playoff between Singh and Daly was the 19th in the tournament's 58-year history and the first since 2000 when Robert Allenby defeated Craig Stadler. It was also the sixth on the PGA TOUR through 17 events ... With his win, Singh moved into sole possession of second place on the all-time top-10 finishes list at the Shell Houston Open with eight in 10 appearances. Singh has never missed a cut in Houston. Jack Burke Jr. leads the top-10 category with nine in 24 appearances ... Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Vijay Singh (2002)
TPC at The Woodlands
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