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Gary James Player DMS OIG (born 1 November 1935) is a South African retired professional golfer who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. [1] During his career, Player won nine major championships on the regular tour and nine major championships on the Champions Tour .
The Gary Player Country Club is a golf club in Sun City, South Africa, named after golf icon and Grand Slam winner, Gary Player. It is home to one of the world's longest golf courses, at almost 8,000 yards. [2] [3] The Gary Player designed championship course is widely considered to be one of the best in South Africa, and one of the world's top ...
A list of all articles containing golf courses created by Gary Player. Pages in category "Golf clubs and courses designed by Gary Player" This category contains only the following page.
Gary Player defeated Peter Thomson 3 & 2 in the final to win the tournament. In the first round of his semi-final, Gary Player was 1 up after 10 holes but then lost seven holes in succession to Tony Lema from the 11th to the 17th. He needed a 10-foot putt at the 18th to halve that hole but was 6 down at lunch.
Gary Player won the second of his three Masters titles at 278 (−10), two strokes ahead of runners-up Dave Stockton and Tom Weiskopf. [2] [3] It was the seventh of his nine major championships. Player did not enter the previous year's tournament due to leg and abdominal surgery; [4] [5] it was the only Masters that he missed in 53 years.
The 1978 Masters Tournament was the 42nd Masters Tournament, held April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Gary Player overcame a 7-shot deficit going into the final round to win his third Masters and ninth major championship.
Gary Player won his third Open Championship, four strokes ahead of runner-up Peter Oosterhuis. [2] [3] It was the eighth of his nine major titles and second of the year; he won the Masters in April. [4] In the other two majors in 1974, the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship, Player had top ten finishes.
The Nedbank Golf Challenge, previously known as the Million Dollar Challenge, is an annual men's professional golf tournament played at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, North West province, South Africa. It was first played in 1981 and takes place towards the end of the year, in November or December.