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While Vijay Singh is an incredible talent his prickliness with the media is well documented. And sometimes hilarious. This blog post from Golfweek hits the spot.

“Funny story about Vijay Singh and Bay Hill. I was covering the tournament in 1993, before Vijay Singh was Vijay Singh, if you know what I mean. Nobody really knew much about him, but Arnold Palmer had extended an invitation to Singh to come play what was then called the Nestle Invitational.

Well, the tournament got a little crazy on Sunday. There was an hour-long weather delay, and Ben Crenshaw putted out for victory in the dark. Rocco Mediate would post a good number and tie for second, but he was long gone by the time the leaders finished; Davis Love III tied for second, too, but he was none too pleased he’d given away the tournament and headed straight to the locker room.

So the folks running the media center back then were scrambling to get a body besides Crenshaw into the post-tournament interview room, and it fell on the man running the show to ask Singh if he’d come speak for a few minutes.

Piece of cake, right? Right. Well, Singh was asked, and politely declined, his reasoning at the time being “I tied for second.” So the man in charge, a former sports writer from The Orlando Sentinel, paused for a moment, thought, and then tried a different approach with the lanky Fijian.

“But, Vijay,” he pled, “you’re low Fij.”

Nice try. Singh giggled but declined again. Crenshaw would have to do.

– Jeff Babineau
Posted March 18, 2007″

Listen to Vijay Singh Wins Bay Hill: Golfweek Blog Posting about 1993 Tournament is a Great Read

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