Sixty-two years old Vijay Singh has had an outstanding professional career, with 34 PGA Tour victories, including three major championships. Singh is currently No. 6 on the PGA Tour’s all-time money list, with $71.28 million in earnings. In fact, Singh is looking to add to that total on the PGA Tour this year, where he used his ousting the all-time money list for a 2026 PGA Tour card.
Singh has a reputation as one of the game’s hardest workers, and on this week’s episode of Subpar, Kip Henley, who caddied for Singh in 2017, said he can attest to that. In fact, Henley told Subpar hosts Colt Knost and Drew Stoltz that the off weeks were more work than the on tour weeks.
“Off week for Vijay, you’re going to Jacksonville,” Henley said. “He’s going down there, he’s in the gym at 6:30 and you show up at 7:30 at the range, bleary-eyed and he’s already sweated 10 times and ready to go.
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“He’s the most amazing guy I’ve ever worked for,” he continued. “He taught me something about discipline. I thought I was disciplined. I hit balls and practiced and did all the hand bleeding and all that crap. Dude. I didn’t touch his work ethic. It was crazy.”
One of the most challenging things about working with Singh, Henley said, was the fact that Henley is self-described “thin-skinned.”
“He was very difficult to work with because he is brutal,” Henley said. “I’m a thin-skinned guy. That’s the worst trait you can have as a PGA Tour caddy. That’s why I always got along with Colt and I stayed 10 years with Brian Gay, because they weren’t bad, but he’s bad. He cut you to the bone every day. But it was more amazing working for him.
“He’s a great guy,” Henley continued. “Guys underestimate how good that cat was. If he was a good shooter, he would have won them all.”
Henley also touched on Singh’s generosity, noting that when he was called to work with Singh during his off weeks, he stayed at one of Singh’s homes.
“You’ll never reach your wallet when you’re on Vijay’s team,” Henley said. “That cat, he’s buying everything. Most of the work with Vij is great work.”
To hear more stories from Henley, including memories from his time on Golf Channel’s Great vacation and how he became a tournament caddy, watch the full episode of Subpar below.
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