The man behind the meme: Cigar Guy revealed

It was about time.

His name is Rupesh Shingadia, he's a 30-year-old investment analyst from London and that turban he was wearing in the Tiger Woods picture was really a wig.

'I am embarrassed and overwhelmed,' he said in an exclusive interview. 'Never in a million years could I have expected anything like this. It is truly surreal.'

Rupesh said his costume was a 'tribute' to Spanish golfer Miguel Angel Jimenez.

'I wanted to do something to show my support for the European team and I thought of Miguel. These days sportsmen have become devoid of character. But Miguel does his own thing and I love the way he walks around the course with a cigar clamped between his teeth.'

Daily Mail