Gary Player
Gary Player
Gary Player DMS, OIGis a retired South African professional golfer, widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. Over his career, Player accumulated nine major championships on the regular tour and six Champions Tour major championship victories, as well as three Senior British Open Championships on the European Senior Tour. At the age of 29, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors, known as the career...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionGolfer
Date of Birth1 November 1935
CityJohannesburg, South Africa
They've got to do it -- there's not even a debate, ... There must be a premium on driving.
It's exactly the same. You wait until the tournament starts. You'll hear the cheers. It will be great.
That putt Chris made, I take my hat off to him, ... What a day's golf.
If Ernie Els were on our team, I think we'd have a better team than the European Ryder Cup team, ... Not to say if we played them we would beat them ? I think we would. But it's a stronger team.
Ernie is as tough as can be, and I think his performance in the last two majors left him highly motivated. I wouldn't be surprised if he won at St. Andrews.
Arnold (Palmer) played 50 times. I'd like to play 51 times and then hang it up.
Our guys played well, they just played better.
It's a strange game, ... Today you shoot 66. Tomorrow you shoot 73. It changes within hours.
It was calling for a real good match.
It's like a mile race and you're 50 yards ahead. This is as close as it can be without being a tie.
If you can get ahead, it's definitely a psychological advantage.
My goal was to break 80. When you get to 70, if I can break 80, I consider that a victory.
I was so brainwashed about how abnormal this was going to be with all the changes. It's not that abnormal. Even if the course is unbelievably tough, look at the beautiful trees and the flowers. It's a paradise.
I understand. He has got to do it for his knee. He has to get it right. He said he has never been so bored. Having to sit in one place when he has been so active is driving him nuts.