Monday, September 06, 2004
Number one
Who would have thought that the person to unseat Tiger Woods in a game that is often viewed as elitist would be, of all things, a person of Indian origin? Three years ago, people were worried about the death of golf because of the unassailable dominance of Tiger Woods, and a lack of credible competition. As Reuters reports, Vijay Singh has finally done it. He takes over from Woods as number one.
Woods had monopolised the world rankings for a record 264 consecutive weeks since reclaiming the top spot with his one-shot victory in the 1999 U.S. PGA championship at Medinah.
The article also mentions Daniel Chopra, who is of Indian-Swedish origin.
John Rollin and Swede Daniel Chopra finished on 10-under-par to tie for fourth with Chopra earning his PGA Tour card for next year with winnings of $700,000 this year.
Woods had monopolised the world rankings for a record 264 consecutive weeks since reclaiming the top spot with his one-shot victory in the 1999 U.S. PGA championship at Medinah.
The article also mentions Daniel Chopra, who is of Indian-Swedish origin.
John Rollin and Swede Daniel Chopra finished on 10-under-par to tie for fourth with Chopra earning his PGA Tour card for next year with winnings of $700,000 this year.
