Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty ImagesCharlie WalkerSat, January 17, 2026 at 3:18 PM UTC·2 min read

Vijay Singh’s decision to play on the PGA Tour in 2026 didn’t exactly go down well with everyone.

Fans weren’t shy about saying that a 62-year-old had no business playing at that level, and many were frustrated that he used a career money-list exemption to secure his spot. Some felt he was taking an opportunity away from younger players who’d put in the hard yards to earn their cards.

While Singh’s CV speaks for itself – three majors and 34 PGA Tour wins – it has been quite some time since he last played regularly on tour, with his most recent full season coming in back in 2020.

But Singh silenced plenty of critics at the Sony Open, carding rounds of 68 and 70 in tough conditions to make the cut. Afterward, he didn’t hold back, using social media to address those who had doubted him.

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Vijay Singh wasted no time responding to his critics after making the cut in Hawaii, taking to social media to address those who doubted him.

Posting on Instagram, he wrote: “When they say 62 is too old to compete with the kids. Let’s get the weekend rolling @sonyopenhawaii.”

In conditions that saw Keegan Bradley and Collin Morikawa miss the cut, Singh’s decision to return looked more and more justified. Even-par golf in those winds wasn’t easy, but experience counts for a lot in situations like that.

An opening round of two-under set up his week nicely, and a one-under front nine on Friday kept him in good shape. A birdie on 17 all but locked it up before a bogey at the last left him even for the day.

Singh didn’t set the record as the oldest player ever to make a cut on the PGA Tour. That distinction still belongs to Jay Haas, who was 68 when he advanced at the Zurich Classic, playing alongside his son Bill.

If you look at individual events, though, it’s Sam Snead who leads the way. He made it through at age 67 during the 1979 Westchester Classic.

Singh finds himself in eighth place on that list. It’s still notable, as he’s become the oldest player since Fred Couples made a surprising run at The Masters in 2023.

He’s just ahead of Arnold Palmer, who was also 62 when he made the cut at what is now called The Arnold Palmer Invitational back in 1992—Singh is four months older than Palmer was then.

Langer achieved that just four months after turning 63. With Singh’s start to this season, there’s every chance he could move up even further before year’s end.

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