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Am Tour golfer Vijay Singh takes his famous name in stride

LA QUINTA, Calif. – Starter Gary Rich greeted Vijay Singh appropriately at the first tee of the Arnold Palmer Private Course at PGA West during the second round of the Golf Channel Am Tour senior national championships.

“Thank you for taking time off from your tour to play with us today,” Rich said.

“I’m going for the cheap money,” Singh said, not missing a beat.

Singh, 58, from Valley Stream, N.Y., is used to such banter. Every golf fan certainly recognizes his name. The other Vijay Singh, 52, is a former world No.