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
All they have to do is spend a little bit of money and change the mold (of the ball) and let the ball go back 30 yards. There are no such things as par-5s now really in professional golf, unless they move the tees back.
It's very long for me. I'm driving it into the face of every hill out there (and) had to hit a wood into every (par-4) hole.
If there's one man in the world who could play two men, it would be Tiger. In my mind, Furyk is going to play.
Arnie played 50 years and quit, so maybe I'll play 51 and hang it up.
I see it going right down the line again.
I thought when I get to 70, I would be sitting on the ranch and doing less, and I'm doing more. I would say, with all things equal, five more years.
There is so much about him to admire. At 30, Tiger is unquestionably golf's best athlete. Nobody is as mentally tough. He dresses beautifully. What a smile. Incredible all-around talent. Abundant with class. Superb role model.
When you've got two guys 1-up with two to play, you automatically think, 'we've got it', especially after they'd battled their hearts out to get back in those matches.
It's a marriage. If I had to choose between my wife and my putter, well, I'd miss her.
We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.
To succeed in life one must have determination and must be prepared to suffer during the process. If one isn't prepared to suffer during adversities, I don't really see how he can be successful.
You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.
Simply by making the effort to start something, you will be miles ahead of almost everyone else.
A strong mind is one of the key components that separates the great from the good.