Nafn: Gary Player

Fæddur: 11.janúar 1935

Fæðingastaður: Jóhannesborg, Suður-Afríka

Heimili: Jóhannesborg, Suður-Afríka

Gerðist atvinnumaður: 1953

Gary Player er talinn vera einn af bestu kylfingum allra tíma og til að styrkja þá fullyrðingu má nefna að hann hefur unnið meira en 160 titla út um allan heim og er í 31.sæti á peningalistanum frá byrjun listans. Hann hefur unnið níu risatitla, þrjá Masters, þrjú British Open mót, hann hefur einnig unnið PGA Chapionship tvisvar og U.S. Open einu sinni ásamt fjölda annara titla. Gary Player er einn af einungis fjórum kylfingum sem tekist hefur að vinna alla fjóra risatitlana og líka einn af fjórum kylfingum sem hefur tekista ap vinna fyrsta mótið sem hann tekur þátt í á Senior Tour. Hann er eini kylfingurinn á tuttugustu öldinni sem hefur tekist það ótrúlega afrek að vinna British Open á þremur mismunandi áratugum og hefur unnið að minnsta kosti einn sigur á mótaröðinni á síðust fimm áratugunum, en það sýnir að hann hefur verið góður kylfingur í langan tíma og er það ennþá. Það væri því alveg ágætt ef hann væri ungur í dag, því þá hefði Tiger einhverja samkeppni, sem myndi nú hleypa talsverðri spennu fyrir áhorfendur og stuðla að dreifingu sigra á stórmótunum, Tiger Woods var að mínu mati alveg langbestur í fyrra og hafði litla sem enga samkeppni.

Stórir sigrar:
1959: British Open
1961: Masters
1962: PGA Championship
1965: U.S. Open
1968: British Open
1972: PGA Championship
1974: Masters, British Open
1978: Masters

Senior Tour sigrar:
1985: Quadel Seniors Classic
1986: General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship, United Hospital Classic, Denver Post Champions
1987: Mazda Senior TPC, U.S. Senior Open, Paine Webber World Seniors Invitational
1988: General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship, Aetna Challenge, Southwestern Bell Classic, U.S. Senior Open, GTE North Classic
1989: GTE North Classic, RJR Championship
1990: PGA Seniors' Championship
1991: Royal Caribbean Classic
1993: Bank One Classic
1995: Bank One Classic

PGA Tour sigrar:
1958: Kentucky Derby Open
1961: Lucky International Open, Sunshine Open Invitational, Masters Tournament
1963: San Diego Open Invitational
1964: “500” Festival Open Invitational, Pensacola Open Invitational
1969: Tournament of Champions
1970: Greater Greensboro Open
1971: Greater Jacksonville Open Invitational, National Airlines Open Invitational
1972: Greater New Orleans Open Invitational
1973: Southern Open Invitational
1974: Danny Thomas-Memphis Classic
1978: Tournament of Champions, Houston Open

Erlendir sigrar (utan Bandaríkjanna):
1955: East Rand Open, Egyptian Match-play, South African PGA Challenge
1956: East Rand Open, South African Open, Dunlop Tournament, Ampol
1957: Australian PGA, Coughs Harbour, Transvaal Open
1958: Natal Open, Australian Open, Ampol, Coughs Harbour
1959: Transvaal Open, South African PGA, Natal Open, Western Province Open, Dunlop Open, Victoria Open
1960: South African Open, South African PGA, Dunlop Masters, Transvaal Open, Natal Open, Western Province Open
1961: Yomiuri Open, Ampol
1962: Transvaal Open, Natal Open, Australian Open
1963: Sponsored 5000, Transvaal Open, Liquid Air, Richelieu Grand Prix Capetown, Richelieu Grand Prix Johannesburg, Dunlop Masters, Australian Open
1964: Dunlop Masters
1965: South African Open, World Series, World Match-play, NTL Challenge Cup, World Cup Individual, Australian Open
1966: South African Open, Natal Open, Transvaal Open, World Match-play
1967: Dunlop Masters, South African Open
1968: South African Open, Natal Open, Western Province Open, World Series, World Match-play, Australian Wills Masters
1969: South African Open, South African PGA, Australian Open, Australian Wills Masters
1970: Australian Open, Dunlop International
1971: General Motors, Western Province Open, Dunlop Masters, World Match-play
1972: Dunlop Masters, South African Open, Western Province Open, World Series, Japan Airlines Open, Brazilian Open
1973: General Motors Open, World Match-play
1974: Dunlop Masters, Rand International, General Motors, Ibergolf Tournament, La Manag Tournament, Australian Open, Brazilian Open
1975: South African Open, General Motors Classic, Lancome Trophy
1976: Dunlop Masters, South African Open, General Motors Open
1977: South African Open, ICL Transvaal, World Cup Individual
1979: South African Open, South African PGA, Kronenbrau Masters, Sun City
1980: Trophee Boigny, Chilean Open
1981: South African PGA, South African Open
1984: Johnnie Walker (Spain)
1986: Nissan Senior Skins
1987: Northville Invitational
1988: British Senior Open, Nissan Senior Skins
1989: British Senior Open
1990: British Senior Open
1991: Nissan Senior Skins
1993: Irish Senior Masters
1994: Skills Challenge
1997: Dai Ichi Semei Cup Senior Tournament


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