The Most Controversial Golfers

Vijay Singh, circa 2003

When Annika Sorenstam became the first woman to play a PGA Tour event in 58 years at the 2003 Colonial, it seemed like a quaint, feel-good story. The 32-year-old Swede had so dominated the women's game, it seemed she'd earned the right to try her game on the men's circuit. But then the AP quoted Singh saying, "I hope she misses the cut. Why? Because she doesn't belong out here." Other players, most notably Nick Price, said essentially the same thing, but it was the cantankerous Singh who took the fall.