Gary Player
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... Wikipedia
- Full name: Gary James Player
- Nickname: The Black Knight, Mr. Fitness
- Born: November 1, 1935, Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
- Age: 89 years
- Nationality: South Africa
- Residence: Jupiter Island, Florida, U.S, Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
- Children: 6
- Turned professional: 1953
- Former tour(s): PGA Tour, Southern Africa Tour, Champions Tour
- Professional wins: 159
- PGA Tour: 24
- European Tour: 4
- Sunshine Tour: 20
- PGA Tour of Australasia: 2
- PGA Tour Champions: 22 (Tied-7th all-time)
- European Senior Tour: 3
- Other: 63 (regular), 6 (senior)
- Masters Tournament: Won: 1961, 1974, 1978
- U.S. Open: Won: 1965
- The Open Championship: Won: 1959, 1968, 1974
- PGA Championship: Won: 1962, 1972
- World Golf Hall of Fame: 1974 (member page)
- PGA Tour, money list winner: 1961
- Southern Africa Tour, Order of Merit winner: 1976–77, 1979–80
- PGA Tour Lifetime, Achievement Award: 2012
- GCSAA Old Tom Morris Award: 2020
- Data source: DuckDuckGo