Gary Player

"The Black Knight" - "South Africa's all-time leading golfer"

D.o.B. 01.11.1935 Johannesburg

Unofficial World Number 1
Grand Slam winner
Ranking 3rd most professional wins
A member of the "The Big Three" golfers (with Palmer & Nicklaus)
Renowned golf course architect
Writer of several golf books & DVDs

1966 USPGA "Bob Jones Award" (sportsmanship in golf)
1974 Inducted World Golf Hall of Fame
1994 Honorary Member of R & A
2000 "Sportsman of the Century" in South Africa
2003 Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award

Major wins (9)

• The Open Championship 1959, 1968, 1974
• The Masters 1961, 1974, 1978
• PGA Championship 1962, 1972
• US Open 1965

Senior Major wins (9)

• PGA Seniors' Championship 1986, 1988, 1990
• Senior Tournament Players Championship 1987
• US Senior Open 1987, 1988
• Senior British Open 1988, 1990, 1997

Professional wins (165)
PGA Tour wins (24)

• Tournament of Champions 1969, 1978

South Africa Tour wins (73)

• South Africa Open 1956, 60, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 72, 75, 76, 77, 79, 81
• South African Masters 1959, 60, 63, 64, 67, 68, 71, 72, 72, 74, 76, 76
• South African PGA Championship 1959, 60, 69, 79, 82

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (18)

• Australian Open 1958, 62, 63, 65, 69, 70, 74
• Australian PGA 1957
• Australian Masters 1968, 69

Other wins (25)

• Canada Cup 1965 (with Harold Henning)
• World Cup Individual 1965, 1977
• World Match Play Championship 1965, 66, 68, 71, 73
• World Series of Golf 1965, 1968, 1972
• Trophee Lancome 1975
• Brazilian Open 1970, 74
• Chilean Open 1980

Champion Tour wins (19)
Other Senior wins (14)

Other Major results

• US Open 2nd 1958, 2nd 1979
• The Masters 2nd 1962, 2nd 1965, 3rd 1970
• The Open Championship 2nd 1969
• PGA Championship 3rd 1966, 2nd 1984