Which golfer was named as Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 1996?

Question

Golfer Vijay Singh, who was number one in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005, was born where?

Answer 1

Tiger Woods
Woods reached the number one position in the world rankings in June 1997; his career has varied since then but in 2013 he was again No.1 in the world rankings.