« Natalie Gulbis : Everything you ever wanted to know... | Main | Michelle Wie in line for Open spot - yes the British Open »
April 23, 2005
Vijay Singh enters Hall of Fame ... on technicality?
"On the heels of one of golf's finest single seasons, this is a richly deserved honour for Vijay and one he has dedicated his life to earning," said PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem.
"Adding World Golf Hall of Fame member to his resume assures his rightful spot among the game's elite."
Singh's spectacular 2004 season included nine victories and nearly $US11 million ($14.28 million AUS) in prize money.
The 42-year-old Fijian with 25 PGA Tour victories and three major championships becomes the youngest golfer to be elected on the PGA Tour/Champions Tour ballot – although he gained admission to the Hall on a technicality.
Under the rules, a player needs to receive 65 percent of the votes. Singh was named on 56 percent of the ballots. But the Hall, instead of sticking to its 65 percent rule, has qualifying language that states, "In the event no candidate receives 65%, the nominee receiving the most votes will be inducted, providing he is named on at least 50% of the ballots returned." [Fox Sports Australia]
Read more:
Vijay Enters Hall of Fame [Fox Sports]
Singh receives 56 percent of the HOF vote [ESPN.com]
Filed under TOUR NEWS | Authored by BogeyMan | Comments (0)
Permalink
|
RSS-Atom
|
Digg This Post
|
Links to this Post
Trackback Pings
TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.ilounge.tv/mt/mt-tb.cgi/171
Comments
Post a comment
Thanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out)
(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)