Vijay Singh captures SAS Championship victory at age 63

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Last updated Oct 18, 2026

Vijay Singh captures SAS Championship victory at age 63
Summary

Vijay Singh won the SAS Championship on the PGA Tour Champions with a closing round of 3-under 69, securing a two-shot victory. Singh made four birdies in a six-hole stretch and maintained his lead by making six consecutive pars. This marks Singh's sixth title on the PGA Tour Champions and his first in over three years. Ernie Els finished as the runner-up, also shooting a 69, while Tim O'Neal faced a challenging finish, leading to a double bogey-bogey on the 17th hole. Singh's win comes after a tough year with no top 10 finishes until now.

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  • •Singh closed with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory.
  • •He made four birdies in a crucial six-hole stretch.
  • •Ernie Els was the runner-up, finishing with a 69.
  • •Singh's last win on the Champions Tour was over three years ago.
  • •Tim O'Neal slipped down the leaderboard due to a double bogey-bogey finish.
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What they're saying
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NEW DELHI (AP) — Eugenio Chacarra won the DP World India Championship by two strokes on Sunday to maintain a late-season surge that has lifted the Spanish golfer atop the Race to Dubai standings on the European tour.After a third place at the French Open and then second place at last week’s Spanish Open, Chacarra got his third win of the 2026 season by completing a 9-under 63 early Sunday and then closing with a 70 to finish on 21-under par at Delhi Golf Club.

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(AP) — Vijay Singh became the second-oldest player to win on the PGA Tour Champions on Sunday when the 63-year-old Fijian closed with a 3-under 69 for a two-shot victory in the SAS Championship.Singh made four birdies in a six-hole stretch around the turn to get in front of a crowded leaderboard and then left the mistakes to everyone else while closing with six straight pars to win by two over Ernie Els.

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