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South African golfer
Gary Player is a legendary South African golfer who won an incredible 18 major championships and over 160 professional tournaments across six continents. He is also a renowned golf course architect and has authored numerous books on the sport. The Player Group and its charitable foundation have raised over $60 million to promote underprivileged education around the world.
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Gary James Player is a South African retired professional golfer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. During his career, Player won nine major championships on the regular tour and nine major championships on the Champions Tour. At the age of 29, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors in a career, known as the career Grand Slam. At the time, he was the youngest player to do this, though Jack Nicklausand Tiger Woodssubsequently broke this record. Player became only the third golfer in history to win the Career Grand Slam, following Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen, and only Nicklaus and Woods have performed the feat since. He won over 160 professional tournaments on six continents over seven decades and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.
Nicknamed the Black Knight, Mr. Fitness, and the International Ambassador of Golf, he is also a renowned golf course architect with more than 400 design projects on five continents throughout the world. Player has also authored or co-written 36 books on golf instruction, design, philosophy, motivation and fitness. On 7 January 2021, Player was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by United States President Donald Trump.
The Player Group was established by Marc Player and operates The Player Foundation, which has a primary objective of promoting underprivileged education around the world. In 1983, The Player Foundation established the Blair Atholl Schools in Johannesburg, South Africa, which has educational facilities for more than 500 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. In 2013 it celebrated its 30th anniversary with charity golf events in London, Palm Beach, Shanghai and Cape Town, bringing its total of funds raised to over US$60 million.
Gary Player won a total of 18 major championships – 9 on the regular tour and 9 on the Champions Tour.
At the age of 29, Gary Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors in a career, known as the career Grand Slam.
Gary Player is nicknamed the Black Knight, Mr. Fitness, and the International Ambassador of Golf.
Gary Player has authored or co-written 36 books on golf instruction, design, philosophy, motivation and fitness.
On January 7, 2021, Gary Player was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by United States President Donald Trump.
The Player Foundation has raised over US$60 million for its primary objective of promoting underprivileged education around the world.
The Player Group was established by Marc Player and operates The Player Foundation, which has a primary objective of promoting underprivileged education around the world.
The harder you work, the luckier you get.
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You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.
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As we all know… golf is a puzzle without an answer.
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We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.
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I’ve traveled more than any human being who’s ever lived.
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Golf is a puzzle without an answer. I’ve played the game for 40 years and I still haven’t the slightest idea how to play.
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If there’s a golf course in heaven, I hope it’s like Augusta National. I just don’t want an early tee time.
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