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			{{short description|South African professional golfer (born 1935)}}
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	{{Infobox golfer		{{Infobox golfer
	| name = Gary Player		| name = Gary Player
	| image = All Black.jpg		| image = All Black (cropped).jpg
	| imagesize = 230
	| caption = Player in 2008		| caption = Player in 2008
	| fullname = Gary Player		| fullname = Gary James Player
	| nickname = The Black Knight,<br>Mr. Fitness,<br>International Ambassador<br>of Golf		| nickname = The Black Knight,<br>Mr. Fitness
	| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|11|1|df=y}}		| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1935|11|1|df=y}}
	| birth_place = ], ]		| birth_place = ], ]
	| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1935|11|1|df=y}} -->		| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1935|11|1|df=y}} -->
	| death_place =		| death_place =
	| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}		| height = 5 ft 6 in
	| weight = {{convert|150|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}		| weight = {{convert|150|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
	| nationality = {{ZAF}}		| nationality = {{ZAF}}
	| residence = ], U.S.<br>], South Africa		| residence = ], U.S.<br>], South Africa
	| spouse = Vivienne Verwey (m. 1957–present)		| spouse = {{marriage|Vivienne Verwey|1957|2021|end=d.}}
	| children = Jennifer, Marc, Wayne, Michele, Theresa, Amanda		| children = 6
	| yearpro = 1953		| yearpro = 1953
	| retired = <!-- Year retired -->		| retired = <!-- Year retired -->
	| tour = ] (joined 1957)<br>] (joined 1985)		| tour =
	| extour = <!-- Former tours which a member of -->		| extour = ]<br>]<br>]
	| prowins = 167		| prowins = 159
	| pgawins = ] (])		| pgawins = 24
	| eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins -->		| eurowins = 4
	| japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins -->		| japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins -->
	| asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins -->		| asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins -->
	| sunwins = 72 (])		| sunwins = 20
	| auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins -->		| auswins = 2
	| nwidewins = <!-- Number of Nationwide Tour wins -->		| otherwins = 63 (regular)<br>6 (senior)
	| chalwins = <!-- Number of Challenge Tour wins -->		| champwins = 22 (])
	| otherwins = ]<br>]
	| champwins = ]
	| seneurowins = 3		| seneurowins = 3
	| majorwins = ]		| majorwins = 9
	| masters = '''Won''': ], ], ]		| masters = '''Won''': ], ], ]
	| usopen = '''Won''': ]		| usopen = '''Won''': ]
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	| wghofid = gary-player		| wghofid = gary-player
	| wghofyear = 1974		| wghofyear = 1974
	| award1 = ]		| award1 = ]
	| year1 = 1961		| year1 = ]
	| award2 = ]		| award2 = ]
	| year2 = 1976/77, 1979/80		| year2 = ], ]
	| award3 = ]		| award3 = ]
	| year3 = 2012		| year3 = 2012
			| award4 = ]
			| year4 = 2020
	| awardssection = #Distinctions and honours		| awardssection = #Distinctions and honours
	}}		}}
	'''Gary Player''' ], ] (born 1 November 1935) is a retired ]n ]. Over his career, Player accumulated nine ] on the regular tour and six ] major championship victories, as well as three Senior British Open Championships on the European Senior Tour. At the age of 29, Player won the ] and became the only non-American to win all four majors, known as the ]. Player became only the third golfer in history to win the Career Grand Slam, following ] and ], and only ] and ] have performed the feat since. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six decades and was inducted into the ] in 1974.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Jae-Ha |title=Go Away With Gary Player |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns-celeb-travel-with-gary-player-20131001,0,5347613.story |accessdate=7 October 2013 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=2 October 2013}}</ref>		'''Gary James Player''' {{post-nominals|country=ZAR|DMS|OIG}} (born 1 November 1935) is a South African retired ] who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pga.com/news/golf-buzz/10-greatest-golfers-all-time |title=15 Greatest Golfers of All Time |access-date=25 August 2018 |last=Auclair |first=T.J. |date=12 August 2018 |publisher=] }}</ref> During his career, Player won nine ] on the regular tour and nine major championships on the ].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01955.gary-player.html |title=Gary Player PGA Tour Profile |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/gary-player/ |title=Player, Gary |publisher=World Golf Hall of Fame |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref name=gnn>{{Cite web |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/11/21/pga-tour-champions-recognizes-gary-players-senior-british-open-wins-major-titles-111522/ |title=PGA Tour Champions recognizes Gary Player's Senior British Open wins as major titles |website=thegolfnewsnet.com |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref> At the age of 29, Player won the ] and became the only non-American to win all four majors in a career, known as the ]. At the time, he was the youngest player to do this, though ] (26) and ] (24) subsequently broke this record. Player became only the third golfer in history to win the Career Grand Slam, following ] and ], and only Nicklaus and Woods have performed the feat since. He won over 160 professional tournaments on six continents over seven decades and was inducted into the ] in 1974.<ref>{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Jae-Ha |title=Go Away With Gary Player |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sns-celeb-travel-with-gary-player-20131001,0,5347613.story |access-date=7 October 2013 |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=2 October 2013}}</ref>
	Born in ], Player has logged more than 25 million kilometres (15 million miles) in travel, which is more than any other athlete.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sports/greats/player.htm |title=Golf: Gary Player |first=Brad |last=Morgan |publisher=SouthAfrica.info |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051202121737/http://www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sports/greats/player.htm |archivedate=2 December 2005}}</ref> Nicknamed the Black Knight, Mr. Fitness, and the International Ambassador of Golf,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01955.gary-player.html/profile |publisher=PGA Tour |title=PGA Tour Media Guide – Gary Player |accessdate=24 October 2013}}</ref> Player is also a renowned ] with more than 325 design projects on five continents throughout the world. He has also authored or co-written 36 golf books.		Nicknamed the Black Knight, Mr. Fitness, and the International Ambassador of Golf,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/players/player.01955.gary-player.html/profile |publisher=PGA Tour |title=PGA Tour Media Guide – Gary Player |access-date=24 October 2013}}</ref> he is also a renowned ] with more than 400 design projects on five continents throughout the world. Player has also authored or co-written 36 books on golf instruction, design, philosophy, motivation and fitness. On 7 January 2021, Player was awarded the ] by United States President ].
	His business interests are represented by Black Knight International, which includes Gary Player Design, Player Real Estate, The Player Foundation, Gary Player Academies, and Black Knight Enterprises, aspects of which include licensing, events, publishing, wine, apparel and memorabilia.<ref name="Economic Times">{{cite news |last=Sangani |first=Priyanka |title=Remain positive and confident to perform under pressure: Gary Player |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/corporate-dossier/remain-positive-and-confident-to-perform-under-pressure-gary-player/articleshow/23109451.cms |accessdate=7 October 2013 |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=27 September 2013}}</ref>		The Player Group was established by Marc Player and operates The Player Foundation, which has a primary objective of promoting underprivileged education around the world. In 1983, The Player Foundation established the Blair Atholl Schools in Johannesburg, South Africa, which has educational facilities for more than 500 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. In 2013 it celebrated its 30th anniversary with charity golf events in ], ], ] and ], bringing its total of funds raised to over US$60 million.<ref name="Economic Times">{{cite news |last=Sangani |first=Priyanka |date=27 September 2013 |title=Remain positive and confident to perform under pressure: Gary Player |newspaper=The Economic Times |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/features/corporate-dossier/remain-positive-and-confident-to-perform-under-pressure-gary-player/articleshow/23109451.cms |access-date=7 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://garyplayerinvitational.com |title=Gary Player Invitational |publisher=garyplayerinvitational.com |access-date=23 October 2013}}</ref>
			==Background and family==
	The Gary Player Stud Farm breeds ] race horses, including 1994 ] entry Broadway Flyer.
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			Player was born in ], South Africa, the youngest of Harry and Muriel Player's three children. When he was eight years old his mother died from cancer. Although his father was often away from home working in the gold mines, he did manage to take a loan in order to buy a set of clubs for Gary to begin playing golf. The Virginia Park golf course in Johannesburg is where Player first began his love affair with golf. At the age of 14, Player played his first round of golf and parred the first three holes. At age 16, he announced that he would become number one in the world. At age 17, he became a professional golfer.
	He operates The Player Foundation, which has a primary objective of promoting underprivileged education around the world. In 1983, The Player Foundation established the Blair Atholl Schools in Johannesburg, South Africa, which has educational facilities for more than 500 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. In 2013 it celebrated its 30th Anniversary with charity golf events in ], ], ] and ], bringing its total of funds raised to over US$60 million.<ref name="Economic Times" /><ref>{{ cite web | url=http://garyplayerinvitational.com | title=Gary Player Invitational | publisher=garyplayerinvitational.com | accessdate=23 October 2013}}</ref>
			Player married wife Vivienne Verwey (sister of professional golfer ]) on 19 January 1957, four years after turning professional. Together they had six children: Jennifer, Marc, Wayne, Michele, Theresa, and Amanda. He also has 22 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/6904576.stm |work=BBC News |title=Golf legend Player in drugs claim |date=18 July 2007 |access-date=3 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sapeople.com/2018/01/23/gary-player-winner-golf-course-love/ |title=Gary Player - A Winner on the Golf Course, and in Love |date=23 January 2018 |website=SAPeople - Your Worldwide South African Community |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref> During the early days of his career Player would travel from tournament to tournament with his wife, six children, their nanny and a tutor in tow. Vivienne died of cancer in August 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/golf/rip-gary-player-wife-dies-breaking-vivienne-player/ |work=The South African |title=Gary Player's wife dies |first=Garrin |last=Lambley |date=18 August 2021 |access-date=18 August 2021}}</ref>
	==Background and family==
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			Player's eldest son, Marc, owns and operates The Player Group, which exclusively represents Player in all his commercial activities, including all endorsements, licensing, merchandising, golf course design, and real estate development.<ref name=fortune>{{cite magazine |last=Roberts |first=Daniel |title=Cowboy on the Green |magazine=] |date=30 June 2014 |volume=169 |issue=9 |pages=18–19}}</ref>
	Gary Player was born in ], South Africa, the youngest of Harry and Muriel Player's three children. When he was eight years old his mother died from cancer. Although his father was often away from home working in the gold mines, he did manage to take a loan in order to buy a set of clubs for his son Gary to begin playing golf. The Virginia Park golf course in Johannesburg is where Player first began his love affair with golf. At the age of 14, Player played his first round of golf and parred the first three holes. At age 16, he announced that he would become number one in the world. At age 17, he became a professional golfer.
			Player is the brother of ], a South African environmental educator, activist and conservationist.<ref name="ianplayerwebsite">{{cite web |publisher=Ian Player Official Web Site|url=http://ianplayer.com/ |title=About Ian Player |access-date=9 March 2011}}</ref>
	Player married wife Vivienne Verwey (sister of professional golfer ]) on 19 January 1957, four years after turning professional. Together they have six children: Jennifer, Marc, Wayne, Michele, Theresa and Amanda. He is also a grandfather to 21 grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/6904576.stm |work=BBC News |title=Golf legend Player in drugs claim |date=18 July 2007 |accessdate=3 May 2010}}</ref> During the early days of his career Player would travel from tournament to tournament with wife, six children, nanny and a tutor in tow.
			==Playing career==
	His eldest son, Marc Player, owns and operates Black Knight International, which exclusively represents Player in all his commercial activities, including all endorsements, licensing, merchandising, golf course design, and real estate development.<ref name=fortune>{{cite magazine |last=Roberts |first=Daniel |title=Cowboy on the Green |magazine=] |date=30 June 2014 |volume=169 |issue=9 |pages=18–19}}</ref>
			Player is one of the most successful golfers in history, tied for fourth in ] victories with ]. Along with ] and ] he is often referred to as one of "The Big Three" golfers of his era – from the late 1950s through the late 1970s – when golf boomed in the United States and around the world and was greatly encouraged by expanded television coverage. Along with ], ], Jack Nicklaus, and ], he is one of only five players to win golf's "]". He completed the Grand Slam in 1965 at the age of twenty-nine. Player was the second multiple majors winner from South Africa, following ], then was followed by ], and ].
			Player competed regularly on the U.S. based ] from the late 1950s. He led the Tour money list in 1961, and went on to accumulate 24 career Tour titles. He also played an exceptionally busy schedule all over the world, and he has been called the world's most traveled athlete. Player has logged more than {{convert|26|e6km|e6mi|abbr=unit}} in air travel – in 2005 it was estimated that he had "probably flown further{{nbsp}}… than any athlete in history".<ref>{{cite web|title=Been, seen and conquered - Gary Player at 81|url=https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/sport/been-seen-and-conquered---gary-player-at-81/|website=Jacaranda FM|access-date=29 May 2017|date=1 November 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sports/greats/player.htm |title=Golf: Gary Player |first=Brad |last=Morgan |publisher=SouthAfrica.info |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051202121737/http://www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sports/greats/player.htm |archive-date=2 December 2005}}</ref>
	Gary Player is the brother of ], a notable South African environmental educator and conservationist who saved the white rhino from extinction.<ref name="ianplayerwebsite">{{cite web |publisher=Ian Player Official Web Site|url=http://ianplayer.com/ |title=About Ian Player |accessdate=9 March 2011}}</ref>
			Player has more victories than anyone else in the ] (13) and the ] (7). He held the record for most victories in the ], with five wins, from 1973 until 1991 when this feat was equalled by ], finally losing his share of the record in 2004, when Ernie Els won the event for the sixth time. Player was in the top ten of ] from their inception in 1968 until 1981; he was ranked second in 1969, 1970 and 1972, each time to ].
	Player is a supporter of Scottish football club ]<ref name="Celebrities' Favourite Football Teams">{{cite web |publisher=Chris Cowlin |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Buw_CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT112&lpg=PT112&dq=gary+player+rangers&source=bl&ots=1A9bV1nWkA&sig=2BaGvu2DvpS4c3jZp3iaKVn2dig&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiKspb8icrSAhUUTmMKHZKFCt84ChDoAQg_MAc#v=onepage&q=gary%20player%20rangers&f=false |title=Gary Player's favourite football team |accessdate=9 March 2017}}</ref>
			Player was the only player in the 20th century to win the British Open in three different decades.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sports/greats/player.htm |title=Golf: Gary Player |publisher=SouthAfrica.info |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051202121737/http://www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sports/greats/player.htm |archive-date=2 December 2005 }}</ref> His first win, as a 23-year-old in 1959 at ], came after he double-bogeyed the last hole.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx#player=Gary+PLAYER |title=1959 Gary Player |publisher=The Open |access-date=18 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016164928/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx |archive-date=16 October 2013 }}</ref> In 1974, he became one of the few golfers in history to win two major championships in the same season. Player last won the ] in 1978, when he started seven strokes behind 54-hole leader ] entering the final round, and won by one shot with birdies at seven of the last 10 holes for a back nine 30 and a final round 64. One week later, Player again came from seven strokes back in the final round to win the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19780417&id=PtBOAAAAIBAJ&pg=3384,3465753&hl=en|title=Incredible comeback|work=Star-News|date=17 April 1978}}</ref> In 1984, at the age of 48 Player nearly became the oldest ever major champion, finishing in second place behind ] at the PGA Championship. And in gusty winds at the 1998 Masters, he became the oldest golfer ever to make the cut, breaking the 25-year-old record set by Sam Snead. Player credited this feat to his dedication to the concept of diet, health, practice and golf fitness.<ref>Hill, Susan: "Fit For Golf", page 34. Resort Living</ref>
	==Regular PGA Tour career==
	Player is one of the most successful golfers in the history of the sport, ranking third (behind ] and ]) in total professional wins, with at least 166, and tied for fourth in ] victories with ]. Along with ] and ] he is often referred to as one of "The Big Three" golfers of his era – from the late 1950s through the late 1970s – when golf boomed in the United States and around the world, greatly encouraged by expanded television coverage. Along with ], ], Jack Nicklaus, and ], he is one of only five players to win golf’s "]". He completed the Grand Slam in 1965 at the age of twenty-nine. Player was the second multiple majors winner from South Africa, following ], then was followed by ], and ].
			Player has occasionally been accused of cheating, particularly in the 1974 Open; he has strongly denied the accusations. Later, at a skins game in Arizona in 1983, ] accused him of cheating by moving a leaf from behind his ball.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf-the-paradox-that-is-gary-player-1329010.html|title=Golf: The paradox that is Gary Player|date=16 July 1996|work=The Independent}}</ref>
	Player played regularly on the U.S. based ] from the late 1950s. He led the Tour money list in 1961, and went on to accumulate 24 career Tour titles. He also played an exceptionally busy schedule all over the world, and he has been called the world's most traveled athlete, clocking up more than 15&nbsp;million miles. He has more victories than anyone else in the ] (13) and the ] (7). He held the record for most victories in the ], with five wins, from 1973 until 1991 when this feat was equalled by ], finally losing his share of the record in 2004, when Ernie Els won the event for a sixth time. Player was in the top ten of ] from their inception in 1968 until 1981; he was ranked second in 1969, 1970 and 1972, each time to ].
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	He was the only player in the 20th century to win the British Open in three different decades.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southafrica.info/ess_info/sa_glance/sports/greats/player.htm |title=Golf: Gary Player |publisher=SouthAfrica.info}}</ref> His first win, as a 23-year-old in 1959 at ], came after he double-bogeyed the last hole.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx#player=Gary+PLAYER |title=1959 Gary Player |publisher=The Open |accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref> In 1974, he became one of the few golfers in history to win two major championships in the same season. Player last won ] in 1978, when he started seven strokes behind 54-hole leader ] entering the final round, and won by one shot with birdies at seven of the last 10 holes for a back nine 30 and a final round 64. One week later, Player again came from seven strokes back in the final round to win the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1454&dat=19780417&id=PtBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KRMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3384,3465753&hl=en|title=Incredible comeback|work=Star-News}}</ref> In 1984, at the age of 48 Player nearly became the oldest ever major champion, finishing in second place behind ] at the PGA Championship. And in gusty winds at the 1998 Masters, he became the oldest golfer ever to make the cut, breaking the 25-year-old record set by Sam Snead. Player credited this feat to his dedication to the concept of diet, health, practice and golf fitness.<ref>Hill, Susan: "Fit For Golf", page 34. Resort Living</ref>
			Being South African, Player never played in the ] in which American and European golfers compete against each other. Regarding the event, Player remarked, "The things I have seen in the Ryder Cup have disappointed me. You are hearing about hatred and war."<ref>{{cite book |title=The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations |editor-first=Jim |editor-last=Apfelbaum |year=2007 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |isbn=978-1602390140}}</ref> He was no longer an eligible player when the ] was established to give international players the opportunity to compete in a similar event, but he was non-playing captain of the International Team for the ] in 2003, which was held on a course he designed, The Links at Fancourt, in George, South Africa. After 2003 ended in a tie, he was reappointed as captain for the 2005 Presidents Cup, and his team lost to the Americans 15.5 to 18.5. Both Player and Jack Nicklaus were appointed to captain their respective teams again in 2007 in Canada; the United States won.
			===Augusta National green jacket===
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			The green jacket is reserved for Augusta National members and golfers who win the ]. Jackets are kept on club grounds, and taking them off the premises is forbidden. The exception is for the winner, who can take it home and return it to the club the following year. Player, who became the tournament's first international winner in 1961, said he did not know that. After the victory he packed the jacket and took it to his home in South Africa. That led to a call from club Chairman Clifford Roberts, who was a stickler for rules. "I didn't know you were supposed to leave it there," Player said. "Next thing you know, there was a call from Mr. Roberts."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.augusta.com/masters/story/news/masters-traditions-green-jackets |title=Masters Traditions: Green Jackets |newspaper=The Augusta Chronicle |date=9 April 2017 |first=John |last=Boyette}}</ref>
	Being South African, Player never played in the ] in which American and European golfers compete against each other. Regarding the event, Player remarked, "The things I have seen in the Ryder Cup have disappointed me. You are hearing about hatred and war."<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/1602390142/ |title=The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations |editor-first=Jim |editor-last=Apfelbaum |year=2007 |publisher=Skyhorse Publishing |isbn=978-1602390140}}</ref> He was no longer an eligible player when the ] was established to give international players the opportunity to compete in a similar event, but he was non-playing captain of the International Team for the ] in 2003, which was held on a course he designed, The Links at Fancourt, in George, South Africa. After 2003 ended in a tie, he was reappointed as captain for the 2005 Presidents Cup, and his team lost to the Americans 15.5 to 18.5. Both Player and Jack Nicklaus were appointed to captain their respective teams again in 2007 in Canada; the United States won.
	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	In 2000 he was voted "Sportsman of the Century" in South Africa. In 1966, Gary Player was awarded the ], the highest honour given by the ] in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. He was inducted into the ] in 1974. The "Gary Player – A Global Journey" exhibition was launched by the Hall of Fame as of March 2006.		In 2000, Player was voted "Sportsman of the Century" in South Africa. In 1966, he was awarded the ], the highest honour given by the ] in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. He was inducted into the ] in 1974. The "Gary Player – A Global Journey" exhibition was launched by the Hall of Fame as of March 2006.
	In 2000, Player was ranked as the eighth greatest golfer of all time by '']'' magazine.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233 |title=50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us |accessdate=5 December 2007 |last=Yocom |first=Guy |date=July 2000 |work=] }}</ref>		In 2000, '']'' magazine ranked Player as the eighth greatest golfer of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HFI/is_7_51/ai_63015233 |title=50 Greatest Golfers of All Time: And What They Taught Us |access-date=5 December 2007 |last=Yocom |first=Guy |date=July 2000 |work=] }}</ref>
	In 2002, Player was voted as the second greatest global golfer of all time by a panel of international media, golf magazines and fellow professionals conducted by the leading Golf Asia Magazine.		In 2002, Player was voted as the second greatest global golfer of all time by a panel of international media, golf magazines and fellow professionals conducted by the leading Golf Asia Magazine.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
	On 10 April 2009, he played for the last time in the Masters, where he was playing for his record 52nd time<ref>{{cite web |title=Who Played the Most Masters Tournaments? |url=http://golf.about.com/od/majorchampionships/f/most-masters-played.htm |accessdate=14 April 2013}}</ref> – every year since 1957 except for 1973, when he was recovering from surgery.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Masters: Gary Player's 50th appearance |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2007/03/28/masters_player.html |accessdate=14 April 2013}}</ref> After Nicklaus and Palmer, he was the last of the Big Three to retire from this tournament, a testament to his longevity.		On 10 April 2009, he played for the last time in the Masters, where he was playing for his record 52nd time<ref>{{cite web |title=Who Played the Most Masters Tournaments? |url=http://golf.about.com/od/majorchampionships/f/most-masters-played.htm |access-date=14 April 2013 |publisher=golf.about.com |archive-date=22 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022054544/http://golf.about.com/od/majorchampionships/f/most-masters-played.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> – every year since 1957 except for 1973, when he was recovering from surgery.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Masters: Gary Player's 50th appearance |url=http://www.pgatour.com/news/2007/03/28/masters_player.html |access-date=14 April 2013|work=PGA Tour|date=28 March 2007}}</ref> After Nicklaus and Palmer, he was the last of the Big Three to retire from this tournament, which is a testament to his longevity.
	On 23 July 2009, at the age of 73, Player competed in the ] at ], 53 years after capturing his maiden European Tour victory at the Berkshire venue.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesportscampus.com/200907101333/golf-news/player-soc |title=Gary Player takes a trip down memory lane at Sunningdale}}</ref>		At age 73 on 23 July 2009, Player competed in the ] at ], 53 years after capturing his maiden European Tour victory at the Berkshire venue.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesportscampus.com/200907101333/golf-news/player-soc |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330160724/http://www.thesportscampus.com/200907101333/golf-news/player-soc |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-03-30 |title=Gary Player takes a trip down memory lane at Sunningdale }}</ref>
	] and the Masters announced on 5 July 2011 that Player had been invited to join ] and ] as an honorary starter. The Big Three were reunited in this capacity starting with the 2012 tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2011-07-05/201107051309873298589 |title=Player to Join Palmer, Nicklaus as Honorary Starter at 2012 Masters}}</ref>		] and the Masters announced on 5 July 2011 that Player had been invited to join ] and ] as an honorary starter. The Big Three were reunited in this capacity starting with the 2012 tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2011-07-05/201107051309873298589 |title=Player to Join Palmer, Nicklaus as Honorary Starter at 2012 Masters |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128201148/http://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2011-07-05/201107051309873298589 |archive-date=28 January 2013}}</ref>
	In July 2013, he became the oldest athlete ever to pose nude in '']'''s annual Body Issue to inspire people to keep looking after themselves throughout their lives whatever their age.{{cn|date=April 2017}}		In July 2013, he became the oldest athlete ever to pose nude in '']''{{'}}s annual Body Issue to inspire people to keep looking after themselves throughout their lives whatever their age.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/page/bodyissue2013garyplayer |title=Golf: Gary Player nude |date=9 July 2013 |work=ESPN |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/07/espn-body-issue-photos-gary-player-matt-harvey |title=The first photos from ESPN the Magazine's 'Body Issue' are here |date=9 July 2013 |newspaper=USA Today |access-date=18 January 2019 |archive-date=19 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121150/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/07/espn-body-issue-photos-gary-player-matt-harvey |url-status=dead }}</ref>
			== Business and other interests ==
	==Golf course designing==
			Gary Player's business interests are exclusively represented by Black Knight International, which includes Gary Player Design, Player Real Estate, The Player Foundation, Gary Player Academies, and Black Knight Enterprises, aspects of which include licensing, events, publishing, wine, apparel and memorabilia.<ref name="Economic Times" /> The Player Group, which operates The Player Foundation, is owned and managed by Marc Player.<ref name="n24Nov20">{{Cite web|title=Marc Player's 'deteriorated' relationship with father, Gary Player Group proceeds with counter claim|url=https://www.news24.com/sport/golf/mark-players-deteriorated-relationship-with-father-gary-player-group-proceeds-with-counter-claim-20200619|access-date=2020-11-30|website=Sport|language=en-US}}</ref>
			===The Player Foundation===
	Gary Player and Gary Player Design have executed over 300 projects in 35 countries on five continents. The company offers three different design brands: Gary Player Design, Player Design, and Black Knight Design.
			The Player Foundation was established in 1983 by Marc Player and began as an effort to provide education, nutrition, medical care and athletic activities, for a small community of disadvantaged children living on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. The Player Foundation has since blossomed into an organisation that circles the globe bringing aid to underprivileged children and impoverished communities. Since its establishment, The Player Foundation has donated over $65 million to the support of children's charities, the betterment of impoverished communities and the expansion of educational opportunities throughout the world.
			The foundation is primarily funded by donations, grants and the four Gary Player Invitational events presented through Black Knight International and staged in the United States, China, Europe and South Africa annually.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://garyplayer.com/foundation/foundation_profile |title=Foundation Overview |publisher=garyplayer.com |access-date=18 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019133024/http://garyplayer.com/foundation/foundation_profile/ |archive-date=19 October 2013}}</ref> The Gary Player Invitational is a pro-am tournament that pairs celebrities and professional golfers from the PGA and Champions Tours with businessmen and other local participants. The proceeds of these tournaments and other special events provide funding for an ever-expanding number of institutions around the world, including the Blair Atholl Schools in South Africa, the Pleasant City Elementary School in Palm Beach and the Masizame Children's Shelter in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
	With golf accepted back into the ] in ], Gary Player Design was selected among the finalists of an official RFP in early December 2011.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
			Proceeds from the Gary Player Invitational have also been donated to the ] in the UK and the following organisations in South Africa; Wildlands Conservation Trust, Twilight Children and Bana Development Centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Gary Player Invitational UK Continues Its Success |url=http://garyplayer.com/news/news_detail/the_gary_player_invitational_uk_continues_its_success/ |publisher=garyplayer.com |access-date=13 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605111110/http://garyplayer.com/news/news_detail/the_gary_player_invitational_uk_continues_its_success/ |archive-date=5 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Beneficiaries |url=http://garyplayerinvitational.com/south_africa/beneficiaries |publisher=garyplayerinvitational.com |access-date=5 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311034847/http://garyplayerinvitational.com/south_africa/beneficiaries |archive-date=11 March 2012}}</ref>
	==The Player Foundation==
	The Player Foundation was established in 1983 and began as an effort to provide education, nutrition, medical care and athletic activities, for a small community of disadvantaged children living on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. The Player Foundation has since blossomed into an organisation that circles the globe bringing aid to underprivileged children and impoverished communities. Since its establishment,The Player Foundation has donated over $50 million to the support of children's charities, the betterment of impoverished communities and the expansion of educational opportunities throughout the world.
			=== Golf course design ===
	The Foundation is primarily funded by four Gary Player Invitational events presented through Black Knight International and staged in the United States, China, Europe and South Africa annually.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://garyplayer.com/foundation/foundation_profile |title=Foundation Overview |publisher=garyplayer.com |accessdate=18 October 2013}}</ref> The Gary Player Invitational is a pro-am tournament that pairs celebrities and professional golfers from the PGA and Champions Tours with businessmen and other local participants. The proceeds of these tournaments and other special events provide funding for an ever-expanding number of institutions around the world, including the Blair Atholl Schools in South Africa, the Pleasant City Elementary School in Palm Beach, the Masizame Children’s Shelter in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa, and AIDS infected children in Baoshan, a drug-infested city located on the China-Burma border.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}
			The Player Design firm have executed over 400 projects in 41 countries on five continents, including courses such as the Gary Player Country Club, Leopard Creek, Thracian Cliffs, Wentworth and The Links at Fancourt.The company offers three different design brands: Gary Player Design, Player Design, and Black Knight Design.
			With golf accepted back into the ] in ], Gary Player Design was selected among the finalists of an official RFP in early December 2011.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/how-gil-hanse-beat-jack-nicklaus-greg-norman-and-gary-player-for-the-rio-job |title=How Gil Hanse Beat Nicklaus, Norman and Player for the Rio Job |last=Whitten |first=Ron |magazine=Golf Digest |date=13 July 2016 |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.geoffshackelford.com/homepage/2012/3/7/gil-hanse-wins-olympic-course-design-competition.html |title=Gil Hanse Wins Olympic Course Design Competition |website=GeoffShackelford.com |date=7 March 2012 |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>
	Proceeds from the Gary Player Invitational have also been donated to ] in the ] and the following organisations in ]; Wildlands Conservation Trust, Twilight Children, and Bana Development Centre.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Gary Player Invitational UK Continues Its Success |url=http://garyplayer.com/news/news_detail/the_gary_player_invitational_uk_continues_its_success/ |publisher=www.garyplayer.com |accessdate=13 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Beneficiaries |url=http://garyplayerinvitational.com/south_africa/beneficiaries |publisher=www.garyplayerinvitational.com |accessdate=5 June 2012}}</ref>
			===Nelson Mandela Invitational===
	==Controversy==
			Player hosted the ] golf tournament staged by Black Knight International from 2000. In October 2007, media attention arose about his involvement in the 2002 design of a golf course in ] and as a result, the ] withdrew its support.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGreal |first1=Chris |title=Mandela snubs Gary Player over Burma links |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/oct/09/burma.southafrica |website=The Guardian |access-date=12 January 2021 |date=9 October 2007}}</ref> Both ] and Archbishop ] accepted Player's position and statements on Burma.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/10/nburma110.xml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011224404/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2007%2F10%2F10%2Fnburma110.xml |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 October 2007 |title=Burmese diplomat quits London Embassy |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=10 October 2007 |access-date=10 October 2007 }}</ref> Player refused to withdraw as he and his son Marc personally built the golf event from scratch and issued a statement rebutting these claims via his website. The event continued to be staged annually at the Sun City Resort as the ] until 2019.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
	In 1966, he espoused openly racist views and support for the ] policies of ] in his book "Grand Slam Golf", stating: "I must say now, and clearly, that I am of the South Africa of Verwoerd and apartheid ... a nation which ... is the product of its instinct and ability to maintain civilised values and standards amongst the alien barbarians. The African may well believe in witchcraft and primitive magic, practise ritual murder and polygamy; his wealth is in cattle. More money and he will have no sense of parental or individual responsibility, no understanding of reverence for life or the human soul which is the basis of Christian and other civilised societies. A good deal of nonsense is talked of, and indeed thought about 'segregation'. Segregation of one kind or another is practised everywhere in the world."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/942105/they-don-t-really-care-about-us|title=They don't really care about us|publisher=}}</ref>
			==Views==
	In July 2007, a media controversy emerged over his statements at ] golf tournament about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in golf. He was the first golfer to call for mandatory drug testing on all tours around the world.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} Subsequently, the ] introduced a formal policy.
			===Views on apartheid===
			In 1966, Player espoused support for the ] policies of ] in his book ''Grand Slam Golf'', stating: "I must say now, and clearly, that I am of the South Africa of Verwoerd and apartheid{{nbsp}}... a nation which{{nbsp}}... is the product of its instinct and ability to maintain civilised values and standards amongst the alien barbarians. The African may well believe in witchcraft and primitive magic, practise ritual murder and polygamy; his wealth is in cattle".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/942105/they-don-t-really-care-about-us |title=They don't really care about us |magazine=The Cricket Monthly |author=Vice, Telford |date=December 2015}}</ref> Activists publicly demonstrated against Player's espousal of apartheid, including protesting against Player at the ]. Australian activists also strongly protested against Player. In 1971 there were several threats to protest against Player at tournaments though they never came to fruition.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110685433 |title=Trouble threat |date=4 November 1971 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |access-date=8 January 2020 |page=34}}</ref> Years later, in October 1974, Australian activists screamed at Player, "Go home racist", as he was lining up a putt on the 72nd hole in a tournament he had a chance to win.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NJFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5274,5089494 |title=Ball again wins Masters |date=28 October 1974 |newspaper=Glasgow Herald |access-date=5 December 2019}}</ref>
			However, in a 1987 interview with '']'', Player disavowed the system of apartheid, stating, "We have a terrible system in apartheid{{nbsp}}... it's almost a cancerous disease. I'm happy to say it's being eliminated. We've got to get rid of this apartheid."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-04-24-sp-499-story.html |title=Gary Player Gives His Views on Apartheid |newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=24 April 1987 |access-date=11 June 2018}}</ref> In an interview with Graham Bensinger, Player discussed his early support for apartheid stating that the South African Government had "pulled the wool over our eyes" and that the people were "brainwashed" into supporting these policies.<ref>{{cite web |last=Graham Bensinger |title=Gary Player: I helped break apartheid in sport |website=] |date=9 August 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnl52rYo4sg&list=PLW5qT4HIAd1aVpFoLHLc4_PPuQFBc_p-Z&index=11&t=0s&app=desktop | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/Pnl52rYo4sg| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|access-date=29 May 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
	He has been a pioneer of diet, health and fitness although he upset the ] organisation by disagreeing with their "all protein" approach.
			===Views on golf===
	He was branded a "traitor" by South African Nationalist Government supporters for inviting and bringing both black tennis pro ] and golfer ] to play in South Africa.
			In July 2007, Player made statements at ] golf tournament about the use of ] in golf. He alleged that at least ten players were "taking something", citing ], ] and ] as possible substances. Both the ] and ] were in the process of introducing random testing programmes at the time.<ref>{{cite news |last=Slot |first=Owen |title=Carnoustie is rocked by doping allegations |newspaper=The Times |date=19 July 2007 |page=80 |via=The Times Digital Archive |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503690533/TTDA?u=bli_ttda&sid=TTDA&xid=ccba01c2 |access-date=23 September 2020 |url-access=limited}}</ref>
			In June 2016, in an interview with bunkered.co.uk, Player branded as "laughable" a report released by ] and ] governing bodies which said that driving distance in golf was only increasing minimally. He warned of a "tsunami coming" due to the governing bodies' failure to address issues surrounding new golf technology.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/gary-player-brands-ra-report-laughable |title=Gary Player brands R&A report 'laughable' |date=9 June 2016 |magazine=bunkered |first=Martin |last=Inglis}}</ref> After the 2017 ], Player reiterated these comments, taking to messaging service Twitter to say he was sad to see the ] "brought to her knees" after ] broke the course record on a day of very low scoring during the final round.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/gary-player-old-course-brought-to-her-knees |title=Gary Player: Old Course 'brought to her knees' |date=9 October 2017 |magazine=bunkered |first=Martin |last=Inglis}}</ref>
	Player has hosted the ] golf tournament since 2000. In October 2007, further media controversy arose about his involvement in the 2002 design of a golf course in ]. As a result of the political uprisings in ], the ] withdrew from the fundraising golf tournament because of Player's unsubstantiated business links with the country. Both ] and Archbishop ] accepted Player's position and statements on Burma.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/10/nburma110.xml |title=Burmese diplomat quits London Embassy |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=10 October 2007 |accessdate=10 October 2007}}</ref> Player refused to withdraw as he personally built the golf event from scratch and issued a statement rebutting these claims via his website. The event is now annually staged at the Fancourt Resort as the ].
	In June 2016, in an interview with bunkered.co.uk, Player branded as 'laughable' a report released by The R&A and USGA which said that driving distance in golf was only increasing minimally. He warned of a 'tsunami coming' due the governing bodies' failure to address issues surrounding new golf technology.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/gary-player-brands-ra-report-laughable |title=Gary Player brands R&A report 'laughable' |date=June 9, 2016 |magazine=bunkered |first=Martin |last=Inglis}}</ref>
	Player has occasionally been accused of cheating, particularly in the 1974 Open, an allegation that Player has strongly denied. Later, at a skins game in Arizona in 1983, Tom Watson accused him of cheating by moving a growing leaf from behind his ball.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf-the-paradox-that-is-gary-player-1329010.html|title=Golf: The paradox that is Gary Player|date=16 July 1996|work=The Independent}}</ref>
	==Distinctions and honours==		==Distinctions and honours==
	*On 8 June 1961, Player was the guest on ]'s '']''. In a comedy skit, he gives ] a golf lesson.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ernieford.com/FordShow5-8.htm |title=''The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford'' |publisher=ernieford.com |accessdate=25 November 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221041655/http://ernieford.com/FordShow5-8.htm |archivedate=21 December 2010}}</ref>		*On 8 June 1961, Player was the guest on ]'s '']''. In a comedy skit, he gives ] a golf lesson.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ernieford.com/FordShow5-8.htm |title=''The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford'' |publisher=ernieford.com |access-date=25 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221041655/http://ernieford.com/FordShow5-8.htm |archive-date=21 December 2010}}</ref>
			*Received the 1965 ] Award.<ref name="Facts50">{{cite web |title=50th Sports Personality of the Year |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/11_november/20/spoty_50_facts.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107034654/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2003/11_november/20/spoty_50_facts.shtml |archive-date=7 January 2016 |access-date=15 January 2009 |work=BBC Press Office |publisher=BBC}}</ref>
	*Received the 1966 ] from the ].		*Received the 1966 ] from the ].
	*Named Honorary Member of the ] in 1994.		*Named Honorary Member of ] in 1994.
	*Received Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from St. Andrews in 1995.		*Received Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from ] in 1995.
	*Received Honorary Doctor of Science from the ], ] in 1997		*Received Honorary Doctor of Science from the ], ] in 1997
	*The ] trophy is named the Gary Player Cup.		*The ] trophy is named the Gary Player Cup.
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	*Awarded the ] (in gold for exceptional achievement) in 2003 by ] of South Africa for excellence in golf and contribution to non-racial sport in South Africa.		*Awarded the ] (in gold for exceptional achievement) in 2003 by ] of South Africa for excellence in golf and contribution to non-racial sport in South Africa.
	*He was the world's first golfer to be featured on any country's postal stamp in South Africa.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}		*He was the world's first golfer to be featured on any country's postal stamp in South Africa.{{Citation needed|date=November 2009}}
	*Has designed over 325 golf courses on six continents around the world.		*Has designed over 400 golf courses on six continents around the world.
	*He currently plays on the U.S. ] and European Seniors Tour occasionally.		*He currently plays on the U.S. ] and European Seniors Tour occasionally.
	*He received the 2006 ] from the PGA Tour.		*He received the 2006 ] from the PGA Tour.
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	*In December 2011, Gary Player Design was selected amongst the finalists to design the golf course for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro		*In December 2011, Gary Player Design was selected amongst the finalists to design the golf course for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
	*He received the ] at The Players Championship in May 2012. The first international person to receive this accolade.		*He received the ] at The Players Championship in May 2012. The first international person to receive this accolade.
			*Received the 2020 ] from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America<ref>{{cite web |title=Gary Player to receive 2020 Old Tom Morris Award from GCSAA |url=https://www.gcmonline.com/tags/gary-player-gcsaa |date=5 November 2019}}</ref>
			*Received the ] on 7 January 2021 from then President ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump honors golfing greats with award in private ceremony |url=https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-golf-gary-player-kayleigh-mcenany-8353c96f50a00ecf4c868c3c9e1a3992 |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=8 January 2021 |date=7 January 2021}}</ref>
			*With the death of ], Player becomes the oldest living Masters champion.
	==Professional wins (167)==		==Professional wins (159)==
	===PGA Tour wins (24)===		===PGA Tour wins (24)===
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			! Legend
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			| Major championships (9)
			|-
			| Other PGA Tour (15)
			|}
	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
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			|align=center|1
	|1
	|20 Apr 1958		|align=right|20 Apr ]
	|]		|]
	|−14 (68-68-69-69=274)		|−14 (68-68-69-69=274)
	|3 strokes		|3 strokes
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} ], {{flagicon|USA|1912}} ]
	|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"		|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|2
	|2
	|3 Jul 1959		|align=right|3 Jul ]
	|''']'''		|''']'''
	|E (75-71-70-68=284)		|−4 (75-71-70-68=284)
	|2 strokes		|2 strokes
	|{{flagicon|ENG}} ], {{flagicon|BEL}} ]		|{{flagicon|ENG}} ], {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|3
	|3
	|29 Jan ]		|align=right|29 Jan ]
	|]		|]
	|−12 (70-69-68-65=272)		|−12 (70-69-68-65=272)
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	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|4
	|4
	|26 Mar 1961		|align=right|26 Mar 1961
	|]		|]
	|−15 (69-68-67-69=273)		|−15 (69-68-67-69=273)
	|1 stroke		|1 stroke
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"		|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|5
	|5
	|10 Apr 1961		|align=right|10 Apr 1961
	|''']'''		|''']'''
	|−8 (69-68-69-74=280)		|−8 (69-68-69-74=280)
	|1 stroke		|1 stroke
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"		|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|6
	|6
	|22 Jul ]		|align=right|22 Jul ]
	|''']'''		|''']'''
	|−2 (72-67-69-70=278)		|−2 (72-67-69-70=278)
	|1 stroke		|1 stroke
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|7
	|7
	|13 Jan ]		|align=right|13 Jan ]
	|]		|]
	|−14 (65-65-70-70=270)		|−14 (65-65-70-70=270)
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	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|8
	|8
	|9 Mar ]		|align=right|9 Mar ]
	|]		|]
	|−14 (71-68-66-69=274)		|−14 (71-68-66-69=274)
	|Playoff		|Playoff
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|9
	|9
	|31 May 1964		|align=right|31 May 1964
	|]		|]
	|−11 (70-66-70-67=273)		|−11 (70-66-70-67=273)
	|1 stroke		|1 stroke
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"		|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|10
	|10
	|21 Jun ]		|align=right|21 Jun ]
	|''']'''		|''']'''
	| +2 (70-70-71-71=282)		| +2 (70-70-71-71=282)
	|Playoff		|Playoff
	|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]		|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
	|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"		|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|11
	|11
	|13 Jul ]		|align=right|13 Jul ]
	|''']'''		|''']''' (2)
	| +1 (74-71-71-73=289)		| +1 (74-71-71-73=289)
	|2 strokes		|2 strokes
	|{{flagicon|NZL}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|NZL}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|12
	|12
	|20 Apr ]		|align=right|20 Apr ]
	|]		|]
	|−4 (69-74-69-72=284)		|−4 (69-74-69-72=284)
	|2 strokes		|2 strokes
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|13
	|13
	|5 Apr ]		|align=right|5 Apr ]
	|]		|]
	|−13 (70-63-73-65=271)		|−13 (70-63-73-65=271)
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	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|14
	|14
	|21 Mar ]		|align=right|21 Mar ]
	|]		|]
	|−7 (70-70-72-69=281)		|−7 (70-70-72-69=281)
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	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|15
	|15
	|28 Mar ]		|align=right|28 Mar 1971
	|]		|]
	|−14 (69-67-70-68=274)		|−14 (69-67-70-68=274)
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	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|16
	|16
	|26 Mar ]		|align=right|26 Mar ]
	|]		|]
	|−9 (73-69-68-69=279)		|−9 (73-69-68-69=279)
	|1 stroke		|1 stroke
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"		|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|17
	|17
	|6 Aug ]		|align=right|6 Aug 1972
	|''']'''		|''']''' (2)
	| +1 (71-71-67-72=281)		| +1 (71-71-67-72=281)
	|2 strokes		|2 strokes
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|18
	|18
	|9 Sep ]		|align=right|9 Sep ]
	|]		|]
	|−10 (69-65-67-69=270)		|−10 (69-65-67-69=270)
	|1 stroke		|1 stroke
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"		|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|19
	|19
	|14 Apr ]		|align=right|14 Apr ]
	|''']'''		|''']''' (2)
	|−10 (71-71-66-70=278)		|−10 (71-71-66-70=278)
	|2 strokes		|2 strokes
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|20
	|20
	|26 May ]		|align=right|26 May 1974
	|]		|]
	|−15 (65-72-69-67=273)		|−15 (65-72-69-67=273)
	|2 strokes		|2 strokes
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"		|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|21
	|21
	|13 Jul ]		|align=right|13 Jul 1974
	|''']'''		|''']''' (3)
	|−2 (69-68-75-70=282)		|−2 (69-68-75-70=282)
	|4 strokes		|4 strokes
	|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]		|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
	|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"		|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|22
	|22
	|9 Apr ]		|align=right|9 Apr ]
	|''']'''		|''']''' (3)
	|−11 (72-72-69-64=277)		|−11 (72-72-69-64=277)
	|1 stroke		|1 stroke
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|23
	|23
	|16 Apr ]		|align=right|16 Apr 1978
	|]		|] (2)
	|−7 (70-68-76-67=281)		|−7 (70-68-76-67=281)
	|2 strokes		|2 strokes
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|24
	|24
	|23 Apr ]		|align=right|23 Apr 1978
	|]		|]
	|−18 (64-67-70-69=270)		|−18 (64-67-70-69=270)
	|1 stroke		|1 stroke
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|}		|}
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	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result		!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
	|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"		|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
			|align=center|1
	|1
	|1958		|]
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA|1912}} ], {{flagicon|USA|1912}} ],<br>{{flagicon|USA|1912}} ]
	|Snead won with birdie on first extra hole		|Snead won with birdie on first extra hole
	|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"		|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
			|align=center|2
	|2
	|1959		|]
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|CAN}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|CAN|1957}} ], {{flagicon|USA|1912}} ]
	|Whitt won with par on second extra hole<br> Balding eliminated on first hole with birdie		|Whitt won with par on second extra hole<br>Balding eliminated by birdie on first hole
	|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"		|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
			|align=center|3
	|3
	|1961		|]
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|Lost to birdie on the second extra hole		|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
	|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"		|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
			|align=center|4
	|4
	|1962		|]
	|''']'''		|''']'''
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|Lost 18-hole playoff (Palmer:68, Player:71, Finsterwald:77)		|Palmer won 18-hole playoff;<br>Palmer: −4 (68),<br>Player: −1 (71),<br>Finsterwald: +5 (77)
	|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"		|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
			|align=center|5
	|5
	|1962		|1962
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|Hebert won with birdie on first extra hole		|Hebert won with birdie on first extra hole
	|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"		|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
			|align=center|6
	|6
	|1963		|]
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|Lost 18-hole playoff (Nicklaus:65, Player:73)		|Lost 18-hole playoff;<br>Nicklaus: −7 (65),<br>Player: +1 (73)
	|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"		|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
			|align=center|7
	|7
	|1964		|]
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|Won 18-hole playoff (Player:71, Palmer:72, Barber:74)		|Won 18-hole playoff;<br>Player: −1 (71),<br>Palmer: E (72),<br>Barber: +2 (74)
	|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"		|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
			|align=center|8
	|8
	|1965		|]
	|''']'''		|''']'''
	|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]		|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
	|Won 18-hole playoff (Player:71, Nagle:74)		|Won 18-hole playoff;<br>Player: +1 (71),<br>Nagle: +4 (74)
	|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"		|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
			|align=center|9
	|9
	|1967		|]
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|Lost to birdie on third extra hole		|Lost to birdie on third extra hole
	|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"		|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
			|align=center|10
	|10
	|1968		|]
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|Lost to birdie on second extra hole		|Lost to birdie on second extra hole
	|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"		|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
			|align=center|11
	|11
	|1971		|]
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|Won with par on second extra hole		|Won with par on second extra hole
	|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"		|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
			|align=center|12
	|12
	|1971		|1971
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|Weiskopf won with birdie on first extra hole		|Weiskopf won with birdie on first extra hole
	|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"		|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
			|align=center|13
	|13
	|1975		|]
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
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	|}		|}
			===European Tour wins (4)===
	] are shown in '''bold'''.
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			! Legend
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			| Major championships (4)
			|-
			| Other European Tour (0)
			|}
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			|-
			!No.
			!Date
			!Tournament
			!Winning score
			!Margin of<br>victory
			!Runner(s)-up
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|1
			|align=right|6 Aug ]
			|''']'''<small>{{efn|name=retro|Not a European Tour event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.}}</small>
			| +1 (71-71-67-72=281)
			|2 strokes
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|2
			|align=right|14 Apr ]
			|''']'''<small>{{efn|name=retro}}</small>
			|−10 (71-71-66-70=278)
			|2 strokes
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|3
			|align=right|13 Jul 1974
			|''']'''
			|−2 (69-68-75-70=282)
			|4 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|4
			|align=right|9 Apr ]
			|''']'''<small>{{efn|name=retro}}</small> (2)
			|−11 (72-72-69-64=277)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|}
			'''European Tour playoff record (0–2)'''
	===Sunshine Tour (72)===
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	'''South Africa Tour''' (now ])<ref name=garyplayer.com>{{cite web |url=http://garyplayer.com/legend/the_victories/ |title=All Tournament Victories |publisher= Black Knight International |accessdate=20 June 2014}}</ref>
			!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
	<br />
			|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
	('''63 regular tour and 9 majors'''):
			|align=center|1
	*East Rand Open: 1955, 1956
			|]
	*General Motors Open: 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
			|]
	*]: 1977
			|{{flagicon|SCO}} ]
	*Liquid Air Tournament: 1963
			|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
	*]: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1968
			|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
	*Nissan Skins Game: 1986, 1988, 1991
			|align=center|2
	*Rand International Open: 1974
			|]
	*Richelieu Grand Prix, Cape Town: 1963
			|]
	*Richelieu Grand Prix, Johannesburg: 1963
			|{{flagicon|ENG}} ], {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
	*]: 12 times: 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1976,
			|Coles won with par on third extra hole<br>Player eliminated by par on first hole
	*]: 13 times 1956, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981
			|}
	*]: 1959, 1969, 1979, 1982
	*Sponsored 5000: 1963
	*Sun City Classic: 1979
	*Trophee Boigny: 1980
	*]: 1959, 1960, 1961,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19611225-1.1.14 |newspaper=The Strait Times |title=Transvaal title To Player |date=25 December 1961}}</ref> 1962, 1966
	*]: 1957, 1960, 1968, 1971, 1972
	===PGA Tour of Australia (18)===		===Southern Africa Tour wins (20)===
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	*]: 1956, 1957,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/91241772 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |title=Gary Player wins Ampol |date=4 November 1957}}</ref> 1959 tie with ]
			!No.
	*]: A record 7 times (1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1974). ] won 6 and ] 5 times.
			!Date
	*]: 1961
			!Tournament
	*]: 1968
			!Winning score
	*]: 1957
			!Margin of<br>victory
	*North Coast Open (Coffs Harbour): 1956, 1957
			!Runner(s)-up
	*]: 1970
			|-
	*Gold Coast Classic: 1981
			|align=center|1
	*]: 1959
			|align=right|15 Jan ]
			|]
			|−10 (69-69-67-73=278)
			|4 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|2
			|align=right|22 Jan 1972
			|]
			|−17 (71-65-65-66=267)
			|3 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|3
			|align=right|12 Feb 1972
			|]
			|−18 (69-71-66-68=274)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|4
			|align=right|2 Dec ]
			|] (2)
			|−12 (65-68-68-67=268)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|5
			|align=right|26 Jan ]
			|] (3)
			|−10 (69-66-70-75=270)
			|Playoff
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|6
			|align=right|9 Feb 1974
			|]
			|−13 (71-70-71-71=283)
			|5 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ], {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|7
			|align=right|23 Nov ]
			|] (2)
			|−16 (71-67-72-70=280)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|8
			|align=right|1 Feb ]
			|] (2)
			|−10 (68-67-72-71=278)
			|6 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|9
			|align=right|13 Dec ]
			|] (3)
			|−11 (74-70-68-73=285)
			|3 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|10
			|align=right|7 Feb ]
			|] (4)
			|−12 (68-63-67-70=268)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|11
			|align=right|6 Nov ]
			|] (5)
			|−10 (67-65-70-68=270)
			|4 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ], {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|12
			|align=right|27 Nov 1976
			|] (3)
			|−8 (70-68-73-69=280)
			|6 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ] (a), {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|13
			|align=right|12 Nov ]
			|] (4)
			|−15 (69-71-63-70=273)
			|3 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ], {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|14
			|align=right|19 Nov 1977
			|]
			|−12 (67-66-66-69=268)
			|2 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|15
			|align=right|23 Nov ]
			|]
			|−7 (71-66-66=203)*
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ], {{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ],<br>{{flagicon|Zimbabwe-Rhodesia}} ], {{flagicon|Zimbabwe-Rhodesia}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|16
			|align=right|1 Dec 1979
			|] (6)
			|−18 (67-65-70-68=270)
			|6 strokes
			|{{flagicon|IRL}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|17
			|align=right|8 Dec 1979
			|] (5)
			|−9 (67-75-71-66=279)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|18
			|align=right|15 Dec 1979
			|]
			|−10 (70-71-67-70=278)
			|4 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|19
			|align=right|5 Dec ]
			|] (6)
			|−16 (67-72-67-66=272)
			|Playoff
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ], {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|20
			|align=right|16 Jan ]
			|] (2)
			|−8 (68-70-66-68=272)
			|3 strokes
			|{{flagicon|SCO}} ], {{flagicon|ZIM}} ],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|}
			<small>''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Note: The 1979 Lexington PGA Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.''</small>
			'''Southern Africa Tour playoff record (2–0)'''
	===Other wins (27)===
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	*Egyptian Matchplay: 1955
			!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
	*]: 1972, 1974
			|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
	*]: 1980
			|align=center|1
	*Chrysler Cup: 1987
			|]
	*] (England): 1956
			|]
	*] - 1979 (tie with ])
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
	*Ibergolf Tournament (Spain): 1974
			|Won with par on second extra hole
	*Japan Air Lines Open (Japan): 1972
			|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"
	*] (Spain): 1984
			|align=center|2
	*La Manga Tournament (Spain): 1974
			|]
	*NTL Challenge Cup (Canada): 1965
			|]
	*]: 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1973 (unofficial money event)
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ], {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
	*]: 1983
			|Won with birdie on third extra hole after 18-hole playoff;<br>Player: −2 (70),<br>Bland: −2 (70),<br>Humphreys: E (72)
	*]: 1975
			|}
	*]: 1956
	*]: (x3) Team event 1965, individual title in 1965, 1977
			===PGA Tour of Australia wins (2)===
	*]: 1965, 1968, 1972 (unofficial money event)
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	*] (Japan): 1961
			!No.
			!Date
			!Tournament
			!Winning score
			!Margin of<br>victory
			!Runner-up
			|-
			|align=center|1
			|align=right|3 Nov 1974
			|]
			|−11 (69-72-63-73=277)
			|3 strokes
			|{{flagicon|SCO}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|2
			|align=right|15 Nov 1981
			|]
			|−13 (65-71-72-67=275)
			|4 strokes
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|}
			'''PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–1)'''
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponents!!Result
			|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
			|align=center|1
			|1979
			|]
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ], {{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|Davis won with birdie on second extra hole
			|}
			===Safari Circuit wins (1)===
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			!No.
			!Date
			!Tournament
			!Winning score
			!Margin of<br>victory
			!Runner-up
			|-
			|align=center|1
			|align=right|9 Mar 1980
			|]
			|−23 (66-66-69-64=265)
			|Playoff
			|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
			|}
			===South American Golf Circuit wins (1)===
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			!No.
			!Date
			!Tournament
			!Winning score
			!Margin of<br>victory
			!Runner-up
			|-
			|align=center|1
			|align=right|9 Nov 1980
			|]
			|−4 (72-67-74-71=284)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|}
			===Other European wins (10)===
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			!No.
			!Date
			!Tournament
			!Winning score
			!Margin of<br>victory
			!Runner-up
			|-
			|align=center|1
			|align=right|4 May 1956
			|]
			|align=right|70-64-64-72-68=338
			|2 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|2
			|align=right|16 Oct 1965
			|]
			| colspan=2 align=center|3 and 2
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|3
			|align=right|8 Oct 1966
			|] (2)
			| colspan=2 align=center|6 and 4
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|4
			|align=right|12 Oct 1968
			|] (3)
			| colspan=2 align=center|1 up
			|{{flagicon|NZL}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|5
			|align=right|9 Oct 1971
			|] (4)
			| colspan=2 align=center|5 and 4
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|6
			|align=right|13 Oct 1973
			|] (5)
			| colspan=2 align=center|40th hole
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|7
			|align=right|8 Nov 1974
			|]
			|−42 (67-54-63-60=244)
			|Playoff
			|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|8
			|align=right|10 Nov 1974
			|]
			| +1 (73-72=145)
			|Playoff
			|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|9
			|align=right|12 Oct 1975
			|]
			|−10 (73-65-69-71=278)
			|6 strokes
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|10
			|align=right|21 Oct 1984
			|]
			|−16 (68-71-66-67=272)
			|Playoff
			|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]
			|}
			Sources:<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3pxAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4414%2C670176 |title=Player beat tournament record by seven |newspaper=] |page=7 |date=5 May 1956}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8HVDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1521%2C2900207 |title=Distinctive end to season |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=] |page=5 |date=18 October 1965 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VuE9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6818%2C1377106 |title=Player again wins Piccadilly match-play event |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=] |page=4 |date=10 October 1966 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Bds9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6259%2C2521681 |title=Player's one-hole victory against Charles |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=] |page=5 |date=14 October 1968 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tNk9AAAAIBAJ&pg=1850%2C4347544 |title=Player again shows he is master of match-play |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=] |page=5 |date=11 October 1971 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dZFAAAAAIBAJ&pg=4612%2C3373667 |title=Player unyielding at match-play |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=] |page=4 |date=15 October 1973 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65330164/york-daily-record/ |title=Gary Player takes Spanish golf test |newspaper=] |page=17 |date=9 November 1974 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=New-AAAAIBAJ&pg=1995%2C2247265 |title=Player beats Townsend in play-off |first=Raymond |last=Jacobs |newspaper=] |page=7 |date=11 November 1974 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Times |date=13 October 1975 |page=9 |title=Player finishes well clear of field}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hvE9AAAAIBAJ&pg=4821%2C5135086 |title=South Africa's Gary Player |newspaper=] |page=16 |date=22 October 1984 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref>
	===Champions Tour wins (19)===		===Japan wins (2)===
	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	!No.		!No.
Line 477:		Line 810:
	!Runner(s)-up		!Runner(s)-up
	|-		|-
			|align=center|1
	|1
			|align=right|6 Nov 1961
	|23 Nov ]
			|]
			| +1 (75-72-72-70=289)
			|5 strokes
			|{{flagicon|TWN}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|2
			|align=right|14 May 1972
			|]
			|−8 (67-71-72-70=280)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|TWN}} ], {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} ],<br>{{flagicon|AUS}} ], {{flagicon|JPN|1870}} ]
			|}
			===Other South African wins (39)===
			* 1955 East Rand Open
			* 1956 East Rand Open, ]
			* 1957 ]
			* 1958 ]
			* 1959 East Rand Open, Natal Open, ], ]
			* 1960 Natal Open, ],<ref>{{cite web|title=Nashua Masters Information Sheet|url=http://images.supersport.co.za/NashuaMastersInfoSheet2008.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130815/http://images.supersport.co.za/NashuaMastersInfoSheet2008.pdf|archive-date=28 September 2011|access-date=2008-11-26|publisher=supersport.co.za}}</ref> Transvaal Open, Western Province Open, South African Open
			* 1961 Transvaal Open (Dec.)<ref>{{cite news|date=25 December 1961|title=Transvaal title To Player|newspaper=The Straits Times|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19611225-1.1.14}}</ref>
			* 1962 Transvaal Open
			* 1963 Liquid Air Tournament, Richelieu Grand Prix (Cape Town), Richelieu Grand Prix (Johannesburg), Sponsored 5000
			* 1964 South African Masters
			* 1965 South African Open
			* 1966 Natal Open, Transvaal Open, South African Open
			* 1967 South African Masters, South African Open
			* 1968 Natal Open, Western Province Open,<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 February 1968|title=Player's victory in Cape Town|page=5|newspaper=The Glasgow Herald|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19680219&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> South African Open
			* 1969 ], South African Open
			* 1971 ],<ref name="gh1feb71">{{cite news|date=1 February 1971|title=Player 20 under for 72 holes|page=15|newspaper=]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2-k9AAAAIBAJ&pg=6792%2C170034}}</ref> South African Masters, Western Province Open
			* 1974 Rand International Open
			* 1986 Nissan Skins Game
			* 1988 Nissan Skins Game
			* 1991 Nissan Skins Game
			===Other Australasian wins (17)===
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			|-
			!No.
			!Date
			!Tournament
			!Winning score
			!Margin of<br>victory
			!Runner(s)-up
			|-
			|align=center|1
			|align=right|19 Sep 1956
			|]
			|align=right|69-27-74-74=289
			|5 strokes
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|2
			|align=right|7 Oct 1956
			|]
			|−4 (69-67=136)
			|Playoff
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|3
			|align=right|17 Nov 1956
			|]
			|align=right|66-73-69-72=280
			|6 strokes
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|4
			|align=right|13 Oct 1957
			|] (2)
			|−5 (68-67=135)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|5
			|align=right|2 Nov 1957
			|] (2)
			|align=right|74-70-66-71=281
			|2 strokes
			|{{flagicon|WAL}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|6
			|align=right|21 Nov 1957
			|]
			| colspan=2 align=center|2 up
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|7
			|align=right|30 Aug 1958
			|]
			|align=right|68-67-70-66=271
			|5 strokes
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|8
			|align=right|7 Nov 1959
			|]
			|−17 (70-69-69-67=275)
			|5 strokes
			|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|9
			|align=right|14 Nov 1959
			|] (3)
			|align=right|73-70-69=212
			|colspan=2|Shared title with {{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|10
			|align=right|28 Oct 1961
			|]
			|−2 (78-68-71-69=286)
			|3 strokes
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|11
			|align=right|3 Nov 1962
			|] (2)
			|align=right|69-70-71-71=281
			|2 strokes
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|12
			|align=right|2 Nov 1963
			|] (3)
			|−18 (70-70-70-68=278)
			|7 strokes
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|13
			|align=right|30 Oct 1965
			|] (4)
			|−28 (62-71-62-69=264)
			|6 strokes
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|14
			|align=right|10 Nov 1968
			|]
			|−15 (69-70-66-72=277)
			|Playoff
			|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|15
			|align=right|26 Oct 1969
			|] (5)
			|E (64-69-68-77=288)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|ENG}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|16
			|align=right|25 Oct 1970
			|] (6)
			|−8 (71-65-70-74=280)
			|3 strokes
			|{{flagicon|AUS}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|17
			|align=right|1 Nov 1970
			|]
			|−6 (71-67-73-71=282)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|AUS}} ],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|}
			Sources:<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w3VWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3640%2C2440145 |title=W.A. Open to Gary Player |newspaper=] |date=20 September 1956 |page=10}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=69RYAAAAIBAJ&pg=1641%2C5081866 |title=Player, Berwick Share Purse |newspaper=] |date=8 October 1956 |page=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71766529 |title=Stars made it so easy for Gary |newspaper=] |location=Melbourne|date=19 November 1956 |access-date=20 April 2017 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nH9WAAAAIBAJ&pg=2836%2C3112702 |title=Close Golf Victory to Player |newspaper=] |date=14 October 1957 |page=14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91241772 |title=Gary Player Wins Ampol |newspaper=] |volume=31 |issue=9,317 |date=4 November 1957 |access-date=20 April 2017 |page=11 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91243362 |title=South African Defeats Peter Thomson |newspaper=] |volume=31 |issue=9333 |date=22 November 1957 |access-date=16 May 2017 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63517413/the-sydney-morning-herald/ |newspaper=The Sun-Herald |title=Open record to Player |date=31 August 1958 |page=63 |access-date=18 November 2020 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103106586 |title=Record Round To Player |newspaper=] |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=9 November 1959 |access-date=22 February 2020 |page=10 |via=Trove}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article103069454 |title=Nagle, Player in Ampol Golf Tie |newspaper=] |volume=34 |issue=9,448 |date=16 November 1959 |access-date=20 April 2017 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dnxWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6386%2C7247397 |title=Player's triumph - Tragic shot fatal for Cremin |newspaper=] |date=29 October 1961 |page=48}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_JBVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6896%2C792192 |newspaper=The Age |title=Player says victory one of his greatest |first=Don |last=Lawrence |date=5 November 1962 |page=18 |access-date=18 November 2020 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g8pQAAAAIBAJ&pg=6471%2C940156 |newspaper=The Sun-Herald |title=Easy win for Player|date=3 November 1963 |page=60 |access-date=18 November 2020 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gUUVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6932%2C125179 |newspaper=The Age |title=Gary Player misses one record he didn't know about |first=Don |last=Lawrence |date=1 November 1965 |page=28 |access-date=19 November 2020 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article136954651 |title=Gary Player wins play-off |newspaper=] |volume=43 |issue=12,154 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=11 November 1968 |access-date=24 April 2017 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F5JAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3550%2C4934903 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |title=Australian title for Player |date=27 October 1969 |page=5 |access-date=21 November 2020 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J-FUAAAAIBAJ&pg=5018%2C5874580 |newspaper=The Age |title=An incredible win, despite a last round 74 |first=Peter |last=Thomson |date=26 October 1970 |page=26 |access-date=21 November 2020 |via=Google News Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110436315 |title=Player takes one-stroke victory |first=John |last=Hourigan |newspaper=] |volume=45 |issue=12,737 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=2 November 1970 |access-date=6 May 2017 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
			===Other South American wins (2)===
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			!No.
			!Date
			!Tournament
			!Winning score
			!Margin of<br>victory
			!Runner-up
			|-
			|align=center|1
			|align=right|24 Nov 1972
			|]
			|−6 (65-68-68-69=270)
			|10 strokes
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|-
			|align=center|2
			|align=right|1 Dec 1974
			|] (2)
			|−9 (67-59-70-71=267)
			|5 strokes
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|}
			===Other wins (11)===
			*1955 Egyptian Matchplay
			*1965 ], NTL Challenge Cup (Canada), ], ]
			*1968 ]
			*1972 ]
			*1977 ]
			*1979 ] (shared title with ])
			*1983 ]
			*1986 ] (with ] - team shared title with ] and ])
			===Senior PGA Tour wins (22)===
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			! Legend
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|Senior PGA Tour major championships (9)
			|-
			|Other Senior PGA Tour (13)
			|}
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			!No.
			!Date
			!Tournament
			!Winning score
			!Margin of<br>victory
			!Runner(s)-up
			|-
			|align=center|1
			|align=right|23 Nov ]
	|]		|]
	|−11 (73-64-68=205)		|−11 (73-64-68=205)
	|3 strokes		|3 strokes
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
	|-
			|align=center|2
	|2
	|16 Feb ]		|align=right|16 Feb ]
	|''']'''		|''']'''
	|−12 (68-68-73-72=281)		|−7 (68-68-73-72=281)
	|2 strokes		|2 strokes
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|3
	|3
	|18 May ]		|align=right|18 May 1986
	|]		|]
	|−4 (66-70-70=206)		|−4 (66-70-70=206)
Line 498:		Line 1,047:
	|{{flagicon|NZL}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|NZL}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|4
	|4
	|1 Jun ]		|align=right|1 Jun 1986
	|]		|]
	|−8 (70-67-71=208)		|−8 (70-67-71=208)
	|Playoff		|Playoff
	|{{flagicon|ARG}} ]		|{{flagicon|ARG}} ]
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
	|-
			|align=center|5
	|5
	|14 Jun ]		|align=right|14 Jun ]
	|''']'''		|''']'''
	|−8 (69-73-69-69=280)		|−8 (69-73-69-69=280)
	|1 stroke		|1 stroke
	|{{flagicon|AUS}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|AUS}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
	|-
			|align=center|6
	|6
	|12 Jul ]		|align=right|12 Jul 1987
	|''']'''		|''']'''
	|−14 (69-68-67-66=270)		|−14 (69-68-67-66=270)
Line 519:		Line 1,068:
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|7
	|7
	|13 Sep ]		|align=right|13 Sep 1987
	|]		|]
	|−9 (68-67-72=207)		|−9 (68-67-72=207)
	|Playoff		|Playoff
	|{{flagicon|NZL}} ]		|{{flagicon|NZL}} ]
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
	|-
			|align=center|8
	|8
	|14 Feb ]		|align=right|14 Feb ]
	|''']'''		|''']''' (2)
	|−4 (69-73-72=70=284)		|−4 (69-73-72=70=284)
	|3 strokes		|3 strokes
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|9
	|9
	|28 Feb ]		|align=right|28 Feb 1988
	|]		|]
	|−9 (70-70-67=207)		|−9 (70-70-67=207)
Line 540:		Line 1,089:
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|10
	|10
	|26 Jun ]		|align=right|26 Jun 1988
	|]		|]
	|−13 (69-68-66=203)		|−13 (69-68-66=203)
	|Playoff		|Playoff
	|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]		|{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} ]
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
	|-
			|align=center|11
	|11
			|align=right|24 Jul 1988
	|8 Aug ]
	|''']'''		|''']'''
	| E (74-71-70-73=288)		|−8 (65-66-72-69=272)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|12
			|align=right|8 Aug 1988
			|''']''' (2)
			|E (74-71-70-73=288)
	|Playoff		|Playoff
	|{{flagicon|NZL}} ]		|{{flagicon|NZL}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|13
	|12
	|11 Sep ]		|align=right|11 Sep 1988
	|]		|]
	|−15 (70-65-66=201)		|−15 (70-65-66=201)
Line 561:		Line 1,117:
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|14
	|13
	|10 Sep ]		|align=right|10 Sep ]
	|]		|] (2)
	|−9 (67-68=135)		|−9 (67-68=135)*
	|1 stroke		|1 stroke
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|15
	|14
	|8 Oct ]		|align=right|8 Oct 1989
	|]		|]
	|−3 (65-71-71=207)		|−3 (65-71-71=207)
	|1 stroke		|1 stroke
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
	|-
			|align=center|16
	|15
	|15 Apr ]		|align=right|15 Apr ]
	|''']'''		|''']''' (3)
	|−7 (74-69-65-73=281)		|−7 (74-69-65-73=281)
	|2 strokes		|2 strokes
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|17
			|align=right|29 Jul 1990
			|''']''' (2)
			|E (69-65-71-75=280)
			|1 stroke
			|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|18
	|16
	|3 Feb ]		|align=right|3 Feb ]
	|]		|]
	|−13 (67-65-68=200)		|−13 (67-65-68=200)
	|2 strokes		|2 strokes
	|{{flagicon|NZL}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|NZL}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|19
	|17
	|19 Sep ]		|align=right|19 Sep ]
	|]		|]
	|−14 (68-68-66=202)		|−14 (68-68-66=202)
Line 596:		Line 1,159:
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|20
	|18
	|24 Sep ]		|align=right|24 Sep ]
	|]		|] (2)
	|−5 (72-75-64=211)		|−5 (72-75-64=211)
	|2 strokes		|2 strokes
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|align=center|21
			|align=right|27 Jul ]
			|''']''' (3)
			|−10 (68-70-72-68=278)
			|Playoff
			|{{flagicon|ZAF}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|22
	|19
	|23 Aug ]		|align=right|23 Aug ]
	|]		|]
	|−12 (68-68-68=204)		|−12 (68-68-68=204)
Line 610:		Line 1,180:
	|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|}		|}
			<small>''<nowiki>*</nowiki>Note: The 1989 GTE North Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.''</small>
	'''Champions Tour playoff record (4–2)'''		'''Senior PGA Tour playoff record (5–2)'''
	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result		!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
	|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"		|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
	|align=center|1		|align=center|1
	|]		|]
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|ARG}} ]		|{{flagicon|ARG}} ]
	|Won with par on fourth extra hole		|Won with par on fourth extra hole
	|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"		|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
	|align=center|2		|align=center|2
	|]		|]
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	|{{flagicon|NZL}} ]		|{{flagicon|NZL}} ]
	|Won with birdie on first extra hole		|Won with birdie on first extra hole
	|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"		|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
	|align=center|3		|align=center|3
	|]		|]
	|]		|]
	|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} ]		|{{flagicon|ZAF|1982}} ]
	|Won with birdie on first extra hole		|Won with birdie on first extra hole
	|-style="background:#B0E0E6;"		|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
	|align=center|4		|align=center|4
			|1988
	|]
	|''']'''		|''']'''
	|{{flagicon|NZL}} ]		|{{flagicon|NZL}} ]
	|Won 18-hole playoff (Player:68, Charles:70)		|Won 18-hole playoff;<br>Player: −4 (68),<br>Charles: −2 (70)
	|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"		|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
	|align=center|5		|align=center|5
	|]		|]
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	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|Lost to par on second extra hole		|Lost to par on second extra hole
	|-style="background:#F5DEB3;"		|- style="background:#F2C1D1;"
	|align=center|6		|align=center|6
	|]		|]
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	|{{flagicon|USA}} ]		|{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|Lost to birdie on first extra hole		|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
			|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
			|align=center|7
			|]
			|''']'''
			|{{flagicon|ZAF}} ]
			|Won with birdie on second extra hole
	|}		|}
	] are shown in '''bold'''. See "Other senior wins" below for Player's wins in the Senior British Open.
	===European Seniors Tour wins (3)===		===European Seniors Tour wins (3)===
	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			! Legend
			|- style="background:#e5d1cb;"
			|Senior major championships (1)
			|-
			|Other European Seniors Tour (2)
			|}
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
			|-
	!No.		!No.
	!Date		!Date
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	!Runner(s)-up		!Runner(s)-up
	|-		|-
			|align=center|1
	|1
	|15 Aug ]		|align=right|15 Aug ]
	|]		|]
	|68-68-72=208		|−5 (68-68-72=208)
	|2 strokes		|2 strokes
	|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]		|{{flagicon|ESP}} ]
			|-style="background:#e5d1cb;"
	|-
			|align=center|2
	|2
	|27 Jul ]		|align=right|27 Jul ]
	|''']'''		|''']'''
	|−10 (68-70-72-68=278)		|−10 (68-70-72-68=278)
	|Playoff		|Playoff
	|{{flagicon|RSA}} ]		|{{flagicon|RSA}} ]
	|-		|-
			|align=center|3
	|3
	|3 Aug ]		|align=right|3 Aug 1997
	|]		|]
	|−9 (69-68-70-=207)		|−9 (69-68-70=207)
	|1 stroke		|1 stroke
	|{{flagicon|ESP}} ], {{flagicon|ENG}} ]		|{{flagicon|ESP}} ], {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
	|}		|}
			'''European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0)'''
	===Other senior wins (13)===
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	*1987 ] (United States), German PGA Team Championship
			!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result
	*1988 ''']'''
			|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
	*1990 ''']'''
			|align=center|1
			|]
			|''']'''
			|{{flagicon|ZAF}} ]
			|Won with birdie on second extra hole
			|}
			===Other senior wins (6)===
			*1987 ] (United States), German PGA Team Championship
	*1997 Dai-ichi Seimei Cup (Japan)		*1997 Dai-ichi Seimei Cup (Japan)
	*2000 ] (U.S. – unofficial event)		*2000 ] (U.S. – unofficial event)
	*2005 Nelson Mandela Invitational (Sunshine Tour – unofficial event)
	*2009 ] – Demaret Division (with ])		*2009 ] – Demaret Division (with ])
	*2010 ] – Demaret Division (with ])		*2010 ] – Demaret Division (with ])
	*2012 Insperity Invitational – Greats of Golf
	*2014 ]
	*2015 ], Insperity Invitational – Greats of Golf
	The Senior British Open is shown in bold as it is generally recognised as a major and it is now an official Champions Tour event and major. However, it was not an official Champions Tour event when Player achieved his wins, and in contrast to early wins in regular British Opens by PGA Tour members, which are now included in their official PGA Tour win tallies, wins in early Senior British Opens by Champions Tour members have not been retrospectively designated as Champions Tour wins by the PGA Tour at this time. The Senior British Open is however recognised as a major by all other international bodies, such as the European Tour, Sunshine Tour, Japanese Tour and Asian Tour.
			<sup>*</sup>The ] was retroactively recognised by the PGA Tour Champions as a senior major in 2018.<ref name=gnn/><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/how-well-do-you-remember-what-happened-in-golf-in-2018-take-our-quiz |title=How well do you remember what happened in golf in 2018? Take our quiz |last=Herrington |first=Ryan |magazine=Golf Digest |date=21 December 2018 |access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref>
	==Playoff record==
	'''European Tour playoff record (0–2)'''
	{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
	!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result
	|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
	|align=center|1
	|]
	|]
	|{{flagicon|SCO}} ]
	|Lost to birdie on first extra hole
	|-style="background:#F2C1D1;"
	|align=center|2
	|]
	|]
	|{{flagicon|ENG}} ], {{flagicon|IRL}} ]
	|Coles won with par on third extra hole<br>Player eliminated by par on first hole
	|}
	==Major championships==		==Major championships==
	===Wins (9)===		===Wins (9)===
	{|class="sortable wikitable"		{|class="wikitable"
	!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up		!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up
	|-style="background:#ABCDEF;"		|- style="background:#ABCDEF;"
	| ] ||] ||4 shot deficit ||E (75-71-70-68=284) ||2 strokes ||{{flagicon|SCO}} ], {{flagicon|BEL}} ]		| ] || ] || 4 shot deficit || −4 (75-71-70-68=284) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|ENG}} ], {{flagicon|BEL}} ]
	|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"		|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
	| ] ||] ||3 shot lead ||−8 (69-68-69-74=280) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		| ] || ] || 4 shot lead || −8 (69-68-69-74=280) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"		|- style="background:thistle;"
	| ] ||] ||2 shot lead ||−2 (72-67-69-70=278) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA}} ]		| ] || ] || 2 shot lead || −2 (72-67-69-70=278) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#FBCEB1;"		|- style="background:#FBCEB1;"
	| ] ||] ||2 shot lead ||+2 (70-70-71-71=282) ||Playoff <sup>1</sup>||{{flagicon|AUS}} ]		| ] || ] || 2 shot lead || +2 (70-70-71-71=282) || Playoff<sup>1</sup> || {{flagicon|AUS}} ]
	|-style="background:#ABCDEF;"		|- style="background:#ABCDEF;"
	| ] ||] <small> (2)||2 shot deficit ||+1 (74-71-71-73=289) ||2 strokes ||{{flagicon|NZL}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		| ] || ] <small>(2)</small> || 2 shot deficit || +1 (74-71-71-73=289) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|NZL}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"		|- style="background:thistle;"
	| ] ||] <small> (2)||1 shot lead ||+1 (71-71-67-72=281) ||2 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		| ] || ] <small>(2)</small> || 1 shot lead || +1 (71-71-67-72=281) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"		|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
	| ] ||] <small> (2)||1 shot deficit ||−10 (71-71-66-70=278) ||2 strokes ||{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]		| ] || ] <small>(2)</small> || 1 shot deficit || −10 (71-71-66-70=278) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#ABCDEF;"		|- style="background:#ABCDEF;"
	| ] ||] <small> (3)||3 shot lead ||−2 (69-68-75-70=282) ||4 strokes ||{{flagicon|ENG}} ]		| ] || ] <small>(3)</small> || 3 shot lead || −2 (69-68-75-70=282) || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
	|-style="background:#D0F0C0;"		|- style="background:#D0F0C0;"
	| ] ||] <small> (3)||7 shot deficit ||−11 (72-72-69-64=277) ||1 stroke ||{{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ],<br />{{flagicon|USA}} ]		| ] || ] <small>(3)</small> || 7 shot deficit || −11 (72-72-69-64=277) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|USA}} ],<br>{{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|}		|}
	<sup>1</sup> Defeated Kel Nagle in 18-hole playoff – Player 71 (+1), Nagle 74 (+4).		<sup>1</sup>Defeated Nagle in 18-hole playoff; Player 71 (+1), Nagle 74 (+4).
	===Results timeline===		===Results timeline===
	{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
			!Tournament
	|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
	!align="left"|Tournament
	!1956		!1956
	!1957		!1957
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	|-		|-
	|align=left|]		|align=left|]
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|T24		|T24
	|CUT		|CUT
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	|-		|-
	|align=left|]		|align=left|]
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|style="background:yellow;"|2		|style="background:yellow;"|2
	|T15		|T15
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	|-		|-
	|align=left|]		|align=left|]
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|}		|}
	{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
			!Tournament
	|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
	!align="left"|Tournament
	!1960		!1960
	!1961		!1961
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	|-		|-
	|align=left|]		|align=left|]
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|T29		|T29
	|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''		|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
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	|T33		|T33
	|style="background:yellow;"|T3		|style="background:yellow;"|T3
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|style="background:yellow;"|2		|style="background:yellow;"|2
	|}		|}
	{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
			!Tournament
	|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
	!align="left"|Tournament
	!1970		!1970
	!1971		!1971
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	|style="background:yellow;"|T6		|style="background:yellow;"|T6
	|style="background:yellow;"|T10		|style="background:yellow;"|T10
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''		|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
	|T30		|T30
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	|}		|}
	{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
			!Tournament
	|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
	!align="left"|Tournament
	!1980		!1980
	!1981		!1981
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	|T20		|T20
	|T43		|T43
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|CUT		|CUT
	|CUT		|CUT
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	|style="background:yellow;"|T2		|style="background:yellow;"|T2
	|CUT		|CUT
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|}		|}
	{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
			!Tournament
	|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
	!align="left"|Tournament
	!1990		!1990
	!1991		!1991
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	|-		|-
	|align=left|]		|align=left|]
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|-		|-
	|align=left|]		|align=left|]
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	|-		|-
	|align=left|]		|align=left|]
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|}		|}
	{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;text-align:center;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
			!Tournament
	|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
	!align="left"|Tournament
	!2000		!2000
	!2001		!2001
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	|-		|-
	|align=left|]		|align=left|]
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|-		|-
	|align=left|]		|align=left|]
	|CUT		|CUT
	|CUT		|CUT
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|-		|-
	|align=left|]		|align=left|]
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
			|style="background:#eee;"|
	|DNP
	|}		|}
			{{legend|lime|Win}}
			{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
	DNP = Did not play<br />
			{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
	WD = Withdrew<br />
	CUT = missed the half-way cut<br />		CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1970, 1980, 1981 and 1985 Open Championships)<br/>
			WD = withdrew<br/>
	"T" indicates a tie for a place<br />
			"T" indicates a tie for a place.
	Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10
	===Summary===		===Summary===
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	*Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (1962 PGA – 1964 Masters)		*Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (1962 PGA – 1964 Masters)
			==Results in The Players Championship==
	==Champions Tour major championships==
			{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
			!Tournament
			!1974
			!1975
			!1976
			!1977
			!1978
			!1979
			!1980
			!1981
			!1982
			!1983
			!1984
			|-
			|align=left|]
			|CUT
			|T21
			|style="background:yellow;"|T9
			|T13
			|T28
			|CUT
			|style="background:yellow;"|T8
			|CUT
			|CUT
			|style="background:#eeeeee;"|
			|61
			|}
			{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}
			{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}
			CUT = missed the halfway cut<br/>
			"T" indicates a tie for a place
			==Senior major championships==
	===Wins (6)===
			===Wins (9)===
	{|class="sortable wikitable"
			{|class="wikitable"
	!Year!!Championship!!Winning Score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up		!Year!!Championship!!Winning Score!!Margin!!Runner(s)-up
	|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"		|- style="background:thistle;"
	| 1986 ||] || −7 (68-68-73-72=281) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} ]		| 1986 ||] || −7 (68-68-73-72=281) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#FBCEB1;"		|- style="background:#FBCEB1;"
	| 1987 ||] || −14 (69-68-67-66=270) || 6 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} ]		| 1987 ||] || −14 (69-68-67-66=270) || 6 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#FFFF99;"		|- style="background:#ff9;"
	| 1987 ||] || −8 (69-73-69-69=280) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] {{flagicon|USA}} ]		| 1987 ||] || −8 (69-73-69-69=280) || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|AUS}} ] {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"		|- style="background:thistle;"
	| 1988 ||] <small>(2) || −4 (69-73-72-70=284) || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} ]		| 1988 ||] <small>(2)</small> || −4 (69-73-72-70=284) || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#FBCEB1;"		|-style="background:#ABCDEF;"
	| 1988 ||] <small>(2)|| E (74-70-71-73=288) || Playoff<sup>1</sup> || {{flagicon|NZL}} ]		| 1988 ||] ||−8 (65-66-72-69=272)||1 stroke|| {{flagicon|USA}} ]
	|-style="background:#D8BFD8;"		|- style="background:#FBCEB1;"
	| 1990 ||] <small>(3) || −7 (74-69-65-73=281) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} ]		| 1988 ||] <small>(2)</small>|| E (74-70-71-73=288) || Playoff<sup>1</sup> || {{flagicon|NZL}} ]
			|- style="background:thistle;"
			| 1990 ||] <small>(3)</small> || −7 (74-69-65-73=281) || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|USA}} ]
			|-style="background:#ABCDEF;"
			| 1990 ||] <small>(2)</small> ||E (69-65-71-75=280)||1 stroke|| {{flagicon|USA}} ], {{flagicon|ENG}} ]
			|-style="background:#ABCDEF;"
			| 1997 ||] <small>(3)</small> || −10 (68-70-72-68=278)||Playoff<sup>2</sup> || {{flagicon|ZAF}} ]
	|}		|}
	<sup>1</sup> Won in an 18-hole playoff, Player (68) to Charles (70).		<sup>1</sup>Defeated Charles in 18-hole playoff; Player (68), Charles (70).<br>
			<sup>2</sup>Defeated Bland with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
	===Results timeline===		===Results timeline===
	{| cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: #aaa solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"		{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"
			!Tournament
	|- style="background:#eeeeee;"
	!align="left"|Tournament
	!1986		!1986
	!1987		!1987
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	!1989		!1989
	|-		|-
	|]		|align="left"|]
	|align="center" style="background:lime;"|'''1'''		|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
	|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T8		|style="background:yellow;"|T8
	|align="center" style="background:lime;"|'''1'''		|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
	|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T8		|style="background:yellow;"|T8
	|-		|-
	|]		|align="left"|]
	|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2		|style="background:yellow;"|2
	|align="center" style="background:lime;"|'''1'''		|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
	|align="center" style="background:lime;"|'''1'''		|style="background:lime;"|'''1'''
	|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|T9		|style="background:yellow;"|T9
	|-		|-
	|]		|align="left"|]
	|align="center"|NYF		|NYF
	|align="center"|NYF		|NYF
	|align="center"|NYF		|NYF
	|align="center" style="background:yellow;"|2		|style="background:yellow;"|2
	|-		|-
	|]		|align="left"|]
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	<sup>1</sup>The Senior Open Championship was not a Champions Tour major until 2003, though it was on the European Seniors Tour. Player won the event three times prior to this recognition.		<sup>1</sup>The Senior Open Championship was not a Champions Tour major until 2003, though it was on the European Seniors Tour. Player won the event three times prior to this recognition.
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	*] (representing British Commonwealth and Empire): 1956		*] (representing British Commonwealth and Empire): 1956
			*] (representing the International team): 1986 (captain), 1987 (captain, winners), 1988 (captain), 1989 (captain), 1990 (captain), 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 (winners)
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	*] (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (non-playing captain, winners)		*] (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (non-playing captain, winners)
	*] (representing the Rest of the World): 2001 (captain), 2002 (captain), 2004 (captain)		*] (representing the Rest of the World): 2001 (captain), 2002 (captain), 2004 (captain)
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South African professional golfer (born 1935)

Gary Player
Player in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Gary James Player
Nickname	The Black Knight, Mr. Fitness
Born	(1935-11-01) 1 November 1935 (age 89) Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Jupiter Island, Florida, U.S. Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Spouse	Vivienne Verwey ​ ​(m. 1957; died 2021)​
Children	6
Career
Turned professional	1953
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Southern Africa Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	159
Number of wins by tour
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)
Best results in major championships (wins: 9)
Masters Tournament	Won: 1961, 1974, 1978
PGA Championship	Won: 1962, 1972
U.S. Open	Won: 1965
The Open Championship	Won: 1959, 1968, 1974
Achievements and awards
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
(For a full list of awards, see here)

Gary James Player DMS OIG (born 1 November 1935) 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 nine major championships on the regular tour and nine major championships on the Champions Tour. At the age of 29, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors in a career, known as the career Grand Slam. At the time, he was the youngest player to do this, though Jack Nicklaus (26) and Tiger Woods (24) subsequently broke this record. Player became only the third golfer in history to win the Career Grand Slam, following Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen, and only Nicklaus and Woods have performed the feat since. He won over 160 professional tournaments on six continents over seven decades and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.

Nicknamed the Black Knight, Mr. Fitness, and the International Ambassador of Golf, he is also a renowned golf course architect with more than 400 design projects on five continents throughout the world. Player has also authored or co-written 36 books on golf instruction, design, philosophy, motivation and fitness. On 7 January 2021, Player was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by United States President Donald Trump.

The Player Group was established by Marc Player and operates The Player Foundation, which has a primary objective of promoting underprivileged education around the world. In 1983, The Player Foundation established the Blair Atholl Schools in Johannesburg, South Africa, which has educational facilities for more than 500 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. In 2013 it celebrated its 30th anniversary with charity golf events in London, Palm Beach, Shanghai and Cape Town, bringing its total of funds raised to over US$60 million.

Background and family

Player was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the youngest of Harry and Muriel Player's three children. When he was eight years old his mother died from cancer. Although his father was often away from home working in the gold mines, he did manage to take a loan in order to buy a set of clubs for Gary to begin playing golf. The Virginia Park golf course in Johannesburg is where Player first began his love affair with golf. At the age of 14, Player played his first round of golf and parred the first three holes. At age 16, he announced that he would become number one in the world. At age 17, he became a professional golfer.

Player married wife Vivienne Verwey (sister of professional golfer Bobby Verwey) on 19 January 1957, four years after turning professional. Together they had six children: Jennifer, Marc, Wayne, Michele, Theresa, and Amanda. He also has 22 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. During the early days of his career Player would travel from tournament to tournament with his wife, six children, their nanny and a tutor in tow. Vivienne died of cancer in August 2021.

Player's eldest son, Marc, owns and operates The Player Group, which exclusively represents Player in all his commercial activities, including all endorsements, licensing, merchandising, golf course design, and real estate development.

Player is the brother of Ian Player, a South African environmental educator, activist and conservationist.

Playing career

Player is one of the most successful golfers in history, tied for fourth in major championship victories with nine. Along with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus he is often referred to as one of "The Big Three" golfers of his era – from the late 1950s through the late 1970s – when golf boomed in the United States and around the world and was greatly encouraged by expanded television coverage. Along with Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods, he is one of only five players to win golf's "career Grand Slam". He completed the Grand Slam in 1965 at the age of twenty-nine. Player was the second multiple majors winner from South Africa, following Bobby Locke, then was followed by Ernie Els, and Retief Goosen.

Player competed regularly on the U.S. based PGA Tour from the late 1950s. He led the Tour money list in 1961, and went on to accumulate 24 career Tour titles. He also played an exceptionally busy schedule all over the world, and he has been called the world's most traveled athlete. Player has logged more than 26 million km (16 million mi) in air travel – in 2005 it was estimated that he had "probably flown further … than any athlete in history".

Player has more victories than anyone else in the South African Open (13) and the Australian Open (7). He held the record for most victories in the World Match Play Championship, with five wins, from 1973 until 1991 when this feat was equalled by Seve Ballesteros, finally losing his share of the record in 2004, when Ernie Els won the event for the sixth time. Player was in the top ten of Mark McCormack's world golf rankings from their inception in 1968 until 1981; he was ranked second in 1969, 1970 and 1972, each time to Jack Nicklaus.

Player was the only player in the 20th century to win the British Open in three different decades. His first win, as a 23-year-old in 1959 at Muirfield, came after he double-bogeyed the last hole. In 1974, he became one of the few golfers in history to win two major championships in the same season. Player last won the Masters in 1978, when he started seven strokes behind 54-hole leader Hubert Green entering the final round, and won by one shot with birdies at seven of the last 10 holes for a back nine 30 and a final round 64. One week later, Player again came from seven strokes back in the final round to win the Tournament of Champions. In 1984, at the age of 48 Player nearly became the oldest ever major champion, finishing in second place behind Lee Trevino at the PGA Championship. And in gusty winds at the 1998 Masters, he became the oldest golfer ever to make the cut, breaking the 25-year-old record set by Sam Snead. Player credited this feat to his dedication to the concept of diet, health, practice and golf fitness.

Player has occasionally been accused of cheating, particularly in the 1974 Open; he has strongly denied the accusations. Later, at a skins game in Arizona in 1983, Tom Watson accused him of cheating by moving a leaf from behind his ball.

Being South African, Player never played in the Ryder Cup in which American and European golfers compete against each other. Regarding the event, Player remarked, "The things I have seen in the Ryder Cup have disappointed me. You are hearing about hatred and war." He was no longer an eligible player when the Presidents Cup was established to give international players the opportunity to compete in a similar event, but he was non-playing captain of the International Team for the Presidents Cup in 2003, which was held on a course he designed, The Links at Fancourt, in George, South Africa. After 2003 ended in a tie, he was reappointed as captain for the 2005 Presidents Cup, and his team lost to the Americans 15.5 to 18.5. Both Player and Jack Nicklaus were appointed to captain their respective teams again in 2007 in Canada; the United States won.

Augusta National green jacket

The green jacket is reserved for Augusta National members and golfers who win the Masters Tournament. Jackets are kept on club grounds, and taking them off the premises is forbidden. The exception is for the winner, who can take it home and return it to the club the following year. Player, who became the tournament's first international winner in 1961, said he did not know that. After the victory he packed the jacket and took it to his home in South Africa. That led to a call from club Chairman Clifford Roberts, who was a stickler for rules. "I didn't know you were supposed to leave it there," Player said. "Next thing you know, there was a call from Mr. Roberts."

Legacy

In 2000, Player was voted "Sportsman of the Century" in South Africa. In 1966, he was awarded the Bob Jones Award, the highest honour given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. The "Gary Player – A Global Journey" exhibition was launched by the Hall of Fame as of March 2006.

In 2000, Golf Digest magazine ranked Player as the eighth greatest golfer of all time.

In 2002, Player was voted as the second greatest global golfer of all time by a panel of international media, golf magazines and fellow professionals conducted by the leading Golf Asia Magazine.

On 10 April 2009, he played for the last time in the Masters, where he was playing for his record 52nd time – every year since 1957 except for 1973, when he was recovering from surgery. After Nicklaus and Palmer, he was the last of the Big Three to retire from this tournament, which is a testament to his longevity.

At age 73 on 23 July 2009, Player competed in the Senior British Open Championship at Sunningdale Golf Club, 53 years after capturing his maiden European Tour victory at the Berkshire venue.

Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters announced on 5 July 2011 that Player had been invited to join Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer as an honorary starter. The Big Three were reunited in this capacity starting with the 2012 tournament.

In July 2013, he became the oldest athlete ever to pose nude in ESPN The Magazine's annual Body Issue to inspire people to keep looking after themselves throughout their lives whatever their age.

Business and other interests

Gary Player's business interests are exclusively represented by Black Knight International, which includes Gary Player Design, Player Real Estate, The Player Foundation, Gary Player Academies, and Black Knight Enterprises, aspects of which include licensing, events, publishing, wine, apparel and memorabilia. The Player Group, which operates The Player Foundation, is owned and managed by Marc Player.

The Player Foundation

The Player Foundation was established in 1983 by Marc Player and began as an effort to provide education, nutrition, medical care and athletic activities, for a small community of disadvantaged children living on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. The Player Foundation has since blossomed into an organisation that circles the globe bringing aid to underprivileged children and impoverished communities. Since its establishment, The Player Foundation has donated over $65 million to the support of children's charities, the betterment of impoverished communities and the expansion of educational opportunities throughout the world.

The foundation is primarily funded by donations, grants and the four Gary Player Invitational events presented through Black Knight International and staged in the United States, China, Europe and South Africa annually. The Gary Player Invitational is a pro-am tournament that pairs celebrities and professional golfers from the PGA and Champions Tours with businessmen and other local participants. The proceeds of these tournaments and other special events provide funding for an ever-expanding number of institutions around the world, including the Blair Atholl Schools in South Africa, the Pleasant City Elementary School in Palm Beach and the Masizame Children's Shelter in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa.

Proceeds from the Gary Player Invitational have also been donated to the Lord's Taverners in the UK and the following organisations in South Africa; Wildlands Conservation Trust, Twilight Children and Bana Development Centre.

Golf course design

The Player Design firm have executed over 400 projects in 41 countries on five continents, including courses such as the Gary Player Country Club, Leopard Creek, Thracian Cliffs, Wentworth and The Links at Fancourt.The company offers three different design brands: Gary Player Design, Player Design, and Black Knight Design.

With golf accepted back into the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Gary Player Design was selected among the finalists of an official RFP in early December 2011.

Nelson Mandela Invitational

Player hosted the Nelson Mandela Invitational golf tournament staged by Black Knight International from 2000. In October 2007, media attention arose about his involvement in the 2002 design of a golf course in Burma and as a result, the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund withdrew its support. Both Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu accepted Player's position and statements on Burma. Player refused to withdraw as he and his son Marc personally built the golf event from scratch and issued a statement rebutting these claims via his website. The event continued to be staged annually at the Sun City Resort as the Gary Player Invitational until 2019.

Views

Views on apartheid

In 1966, Player espoused support for the apartheid policies of Hendrik Verwoerd in his book Grand Slam Golf, stating: "I must say now, and clearly, that I am of the South Africa of Verwoerd and apartheid ... a nation which ... is the product of its instinct and ability to maintain civilised values and standards amongst the alien barbarians. The African may well believe in witchcraft and primitive magic, practise ritual murder and polygamy; his wealth is in cattle". Activists publicly demonstrated against Player's espousal of apartheid, including protesting against Player at the 1969 PGA Championship. Australian activists also strongly protested against Player. In 1971 there were several threats to protest against Player at tournaments though they never came to fruition. Years later, in October 1974, Australian activists screamed at Player, "Go home racist", as he was lining up a putt on the 72nd hole in a tournament he had a chance to win.

However, in a 1987 interview with The Los Angeles Times, Player disavowed the system of apartheid, stating, "We have a terrible system in apartheid ... it's almost a cancerous disease. I'm happy to say it's being eliminated. We've got to get rid of this apartheid." In an interview with Graham Bensinger, Player discussed his early support for apartheid stating that the South African Government had "pulled the wool over our eyes" and that the people were "brainwashed" into supporting these policies.

Views on golf

In July 2007, Player made statements at the Open Championship golf tournament about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in golf. He alleged that at least ten players were "taking something", citing human growth hormone, steroids and creatine as possible substances. Both the PGA Tour and European Tour were in the process of introducing random testing programmes at the time.

In June 2016, in an interview with bunkered.co.uk, Player branded as "laughable" a report released by the R&A and USGA governing bodies which said that driving distance in golf was only increasing minimally. He warned of a "tsunami coming" due to the governing bodies' failure to address issues surrounding new golf technology. After the 2017 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Player reiterated these comments, taking to messaging service Twitter to say he was sad to see the Old Course at St Andrews "brought to her knees" after Ross Fisher broke the course record on a day of very low scoring during the final round.

Distinctions and honours

• On 8 June 1961, Player was the guest on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. In a comedy skit, he gives Tennessee Ernie Ford a golf lesson.
• Received the 1965 BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Award.
• Received the 1966 Bob Jones Award from the United States Golf Association.
• Named Honorary Member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in 1994.
• Received Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from University of St Andrews in 1995.
• Received Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland in 1997
• The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational trophy is named the Gary Player Cup.
• Named Honorary Member of Carnoustie in 1999
• Received Honorary Doctorate in Law, University of Dundee, Scotland in 1999
• South African Sportsman of the Century award in 2000
• Received the 2003 Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monte Carlo.
• Awarded the Order of Ikhamanga (in gold for exceptional achievement) in 2003 by President Mbeki of South Africa for excellence in golf and contribution to non-racial sport in South Africa.
• He was the world's first golfer to be featured on any country's postal stamp in South Africa.
• Has designed over 400 golf courses on six continents around the world.
• He currently plays on the U.S. Champions Tour and European Seniors Tour occasionally.
• He received the 2006 Payne Stewart Award from the PGA Tour.
• Played in his 52nd Masters Tournament at Augusta National in April 2009, extending his record of for most Masters appearances
• Inducted into the African American Sports Hall of Fame in May 2007, with Lifetime Achievement Award
• Has played in a record 46 consecutive British Open Championships, winning 3 times over 3 decades.
• Stars with Camilo Villegas in a MasterCard "priceless foursome" television commercial launched during the U.S. Open in June 2009
• In November 2009 he was awarded the inaugural Breeders Cup "Sports and Racing Excellence Award" at Santa Anita Park in California which honours owners and breeders of thoroughbred race horses.
• Was inducted into the Asian Pacific Golf Hall of Fame with Jack Nicklaus in 2011 at a ceremony in Pattaya, Thailand.
• In December 2011, Gary Player Design was selected amongst the finalists to design the golf course for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
• He received the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award at The Players Championship in May 2012. The first international person to receive this accolade.
• Received the 2020 GCSAA Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
• Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 7 January 2021 from then President Donald Trump.
• With the death of Jack Burke Jr., Player becomes the oldest living Masters champion.

Professional wins (159)

PGA Tour wins (24)

Legend
Major championships (9)
Other PGA Tour (15)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	20 Apr 1958	Kentucky Derby Open	−14 (68-68-69-69=274)	3 strokes	Chick Harbert, Ernie Vossler
2	3 Jul 1959	The Open Championship	−4 (75-71-70-68=284)	2 strokes	Fred Bullock, Flory Van Donck
3	29 Jan 1961	Lucky International Open	−12 (70-69-68-65=272)	2 strokes	George Bayer, Don Whitt
4	26 Mar 1961	Sunshine Open Invitational	−15 (69-68-67-69=273)	1 stroke	Arnold Palmer
5	10 Apr 1961	Masters Tournament	−8 (69-68-69-74=280)	1 stroke	Charles Coe, Arnold Palmer
6	22 Jul 1962	PGA Championship	−2 (72-67-69-70=278)	1 stroke	Bob Goalby
7	13 Jan 1963	San Diego Open Invitational	−14 (65-65-70-70=270)	1 stroke	Tony Lema
8	9 Mar 1964	Pensacola Open Invitational	−14 (71-68-66-69=274)	Playoff	Miller Barber, Arnold Palmer
9	31 May 1964	500 Festival Open Invitation	−11 (70-66-70-67=273)	1 stroke	Doug Sanders, Art Wall Jr.
10	21 Jun 1965	U.S. Open	+2 (70-70-71-71=282)	Playoff	Kel Nagle
11	13 Jul 1968	The Open Championship (2)	+1 (74-71-71-73=289)	2 strokes	Bob Charles, Jack Nicklaus
12	20 Apr 1969	Tournament of Champions	−4 (69-74-69-72=284)	2 strokes	Lee Trevino
13	5 Apr 1970	Greater Greensboro Open	−13 (70-63-73-65=271)	2 strokes	Miller Barber
14	21 Mar 1971	Greater Jacksonville Open	−7 (70-70-72-69=281)	Playoff	Hal Underwood
15	28 Mar 1971	National Airlines Open Invitational	−14 (69-67-70-68=274)	2 strokes	Lee Trevino
16	26 Mar 1972	Greater New Orleans Open	−9 (73-69-68-69=279)	1 stroke	Dave Eichelberger, Jack Nicklaus
17	6 Aug 1972	PGA Championship (2)	+1 (71-71-67-72=281)	2 strokes	Tommy Aaron, Jim Jamieson
18	9 Sep 1973	Southern Open	−10 (69-65-67-69=270)	1 stroke	Forrest Fezler
19	14 Apr 1974	Masters Tournament (2)	−10 (71-71-66-70=278)	2 strokes	Dave Stockton, Tom Weiskopf
20	26 May 1974	Danny Thomas Memphis Classic	−15 (65-72-69-67=273)	2 strokes	Lou Graham, Hubert Green
21	13 Jul 1974	The Open Championship (3)	−2 (69-68-75-70=282)	4 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis
22	9 Apr 1978	Masters Tournament (3)	−11 (72-72-69-64=277)	1 stroke	Rod Funseth, Hubert Green, Tom Watson
23	16 Apr 1978	MONY Tournament of Champions (2)	−7 (70-68-76-67=281)	2 strokes	Andy North, Lee Trevino
24	23 Apr 1978	Houston Open	−18 (64-67-70-69=270)	1 stroke	Andy Bean

PGA Tour playoff record (3–10)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1958	Dallas Open Invitational	Julius Boros, John McMullin, Sam Snead	Snead won with birdie on first extra hole
2	1959	Memphis Open	Al Balding, Don Whitt	Whitt won with par on second extra hole Balding eliminated by birdie on first hole
3	1961	American Golf Classic	Jay Hebert	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4	1962	Masters Tournament	Dow Finsterwald, Arnold Palmer	Palmer won 18-hole playoff; Palmer: −4 (68), Player: −1 (71), Finsterwald: +5 (77)
5	1962	Memphis Open Invitational	Lionel Hebert, Gene Littler	Hebert won with birdie on first extra hole
6	1963	Palm Springs Golf Classic	Jack Nicklaus	Lost 18-hole playoff; Nicklaus: −7 (65), Player: +1 (73)
7	1964	Pensacola Open Invitational	Miller Barber, Arnold Palmer	Won 18-hole playoff; Player: −1 (71), Palmer: E (72), Barber: +2 (74)
8	1965	U.S. Open	Kel Nagle	Won 18-hole playoff; Player: +1 (71), Nagle: +4 (74)
9	1967	Oklahoma City Open Invitational	Miller Barber	Lost to birdie on third extra hole
10	1968	Azalea Open Invitational	Steve Reid	Lost to birdie on second extra hole
11	1971	Greater Jacksonville Open	Hal Underwood	Won with par on second extra hole
12	1971	Kemper Open	Dale Douglass, Lee Trevino, Tom Weiskopf	Weiskopf won with birdie on first extra hole
13	1975	MONY Tournament of Champions	Al Geiberger	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

European Tour wins (4)

Legend
Major championships (4)
Other European Tour (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	6 Aug 1972	PGA Championship	+1 (71-71-67-72=281)	2 strokes	Tommy Aaron, Jim Jamieson
2	14 Apr 1974	Masters Tournament	−10 (71-71-66-70=278)	2 strokes	Dave Stockton, Tom Weiskopf
3	13 Jul 1974	The Open Championship	−2 (69-68-75-70=282)	4 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis
4	9 Apr 1978	Masters Tournament (2)	−11 (72-72-69-64=277)	1 stroke	Rod Funseth, Hubert Green, Tom Watson

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1974	Dunlop Masters	Bernard Gallacher	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	1976	Penfold PGA Championship	Neil Coles, Eamonn Darcy	Coles won with par on third extra hole Player eliminated by par on first hole

Southern Africa Tour wins (20)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Jan 1972	NCR Western Province Open	−10 (69-69-67-73=278)	4 strokes	Cobie Legrange
2	22 Jan 1972	Dunlop South African Masters	−17 (71-65-65-66=267)	3 strokes	Bobby Cole
3	12 Feb 1972	South African Open	−18 (69-71-66-68=274)	1 stroke	Bobby Cole
4	2 Dec 1972	Dunlop South African Masters (2)	−12 (65-68-68-67=268)	1 stroke	Harold Henning
5	26 Jan 1974	Dunlop South African Masters (3)	−10 (69-66-70-75=270)	Playoff	Bobby Cole
6	9 Feb 1974	General Motors International Classic	−13 (71-70-71-71=283)	5 strokes	Hugh Baiocchi, John Fourie
7	23 Nov 1974	General Motors International Classic (2)	−16 (71-67-72-70=280)	1 stroke	Andries Oosthuizen
8	1 Feb 1975	BP South African Open (2)	−10 (68-67-72-71=278)	6 strokes	Allan Henning
9	13 Dec 1975	General Motors International Classic (3)	−11 (74-70-68-73=285)	3 strokes	John Fourie
10	7 Feb 1976	Dunlop South African Masters (4)	−12 (68-63-67-70=268)	1 stroke	Cobie Legrange
11	6 Nov 1976	Dunlop South African Masters (5)	−10 (67-65-70-68=270)	4 strokes	Hugh Baiocchi, Simon Hobday
12	27 Nov 1976	Yellow Pages South African Open (3)	−8 (70-68-73-69=280)	6 strokes	David Suddards (a), Bobby Verwey
13	12 Nov 1977	Yellow Pages South African Open (4)	−15 (69-71-63-70=273)	3 strokes	Bobby Cole, Dale Hayes
14	19 Nov 1977	ICL International	−12 (67-66-66-69=268)	2 strokes	Bobby Cole
15	23 Nov 1979	Lexington PGA Championship	−7 (71-66-66=203)*	1 stroke	Bobby Cole, Harold Henning, Nick Price, Denis Watson
16	1 Dec 1979	SAB South African Masters (6)	−18 (67-65-70-68=270)	6 strokes	John O'Leary
17	8 Dec 1979	British Airways/Yellow Pages South African Open (5)	−9 (67-75-71-66=279)	1 stroke	Ian Mosey
18	15 Dec 1979	Sun City Classic	−10 (70-71-67-70=278)	4 strokes	Bobby Verwey
19	5 Dec 1981	Datsun South African Open (6)	−16 (67-72-67-66=272)	Playoff	John Bland, Warren Humphreys
20	16 Jan 1982	Lexington PGA Championship (2)	−8 (68-70-66-68=272)	3 strokes	Gordon Brand Jnr, Mark McNulty, Bill Rogers

*Note: The 1979 Lexington PGA Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1974	Dunlop South African Masters	Bobby Cole	Won with par on second extra hole
2	1981	Datsun South African Open	John Bland, Warren Humphreys	Won with birdie on third extra hole after 18-hole playoff; Player: −2 (70), Bland: −2 (70), Humphreys: E (72)

PGA Tour of Australia wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	3 Nov 1974	Qantas Australian Open	−11 (69-72-63-73=277)	3 strokes	Norman Wood
2	15 Nov 1981	Tooth Gold Coast Classic	−13 (65-71-72-67=275)	4 strokes	Bob Shearer

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1979	Victorian Open	Rodger Davis, Geoff Parslow	Davis won with birdie on second extra hole

Safari Circuit wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	9 Mar 1980	Trophée Félix Houphouët-Boigny	−23 (66-66-69-64=265)	Playoff	Peter Townsend

South American Golf Circuit wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	9 Nov 1980	Chile Open	−4 (72-67-74-71=284)	1 stroke	Alan Pate

Other European wins (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	4 May 1956	Dunlop Tournament	70-64-64-72-68=338	2 strokes	Arthur Lees
2	16 Oct 1965	Piccadilly World Match Play Championship	3 and 2		Peter Thomson
3	8 Oct 1966	Piccadilly World Match Play Championship (2)	6 and 4		Jack Nicklaus
4	12 Oct 1968	Piccadilly World Match Play Championship (3)	1 up		Bob Charles
5	9 Oct 1971	Piccadilly World Match Play Championship (4)	5 and 4		Jack Nicklaus
6	13 Oct 1973	Piccadilly World Match Play Championship (5)	40th hole		Graham Marsh
7	8 Nov 1974	La Manga International Pro-Am	−42 (67-54-63-60=244)	Playoff	Clive Clark
8	10 Nov 1974	European Ibergolf Trophy	+1 (73-72=145)	Playoff	Peter Townsend
9	12 Oct 1975	Trophée Lancôme	−10 (73-65-69-71=278)	6 strokes	Lanny Wadkins
10	21 Oct 1984	Johnnie Walker Trophy	−16 (68-71-66-67=272)	Playoff	Seve Ballesteros

Sources:

Japan wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	6 Nov 1961	Yomiuri Pro Championship	+1 (75-72-72-70=289)	5 strokes	Chen Ching-Po
2	14 May 1972	Japan Airlines Open	−8 (67-71-72-70=280)	1 stroke	Lu Liang-Huan, Tōru Nakamura, Peter Thomson, Haruo Yasuda

Other South African wins (39)

• 1955 East Rand Open
• 1956 East Rand Open, South African Open
• 1957 Western Province Open
• 1958 Natal Open
• 1959 East Rand Open, Natal Open, South African Professional Match Play Championship, Transvaal Open
• 1960 Natal Open, South African Masters, Transvaal Open, Western Province Open, South African Open
• 1961 Transvaal Open (Dec.)
• 1962 Transvaal Open
• 1963 Liquid Air Tournament, Richelieu Grand Prix (Cape Town), Richelieu Grand Prix (Johannesburg), Sponsored 5000
• 1964 South African Masters
• 1965 South African Open
• 1966 Natal Open, Transvaal Open, South African Open
• 1967 South African Masters, South African Open
• 1968 Natal Open, Western Province Open, South African Open
• 1969 South African PGA Championship, South African Open
• 1971 General Motors Open, South African Masters, Western Province Open
• 1974 Rand International Open
• 1986 Nissan Skins Game
• 1988 Nissan Skins Game
• 1991 Nissan Skins Game

Other Australasian wins (17)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	19 Sep 1956	Western Australian Open	69-27-74-74=289	5 strokes	Len Thomas
2	7 Oct 1956	North Coast Open	−4 (69-67=136)	Playoff	Norm Berwick
3	17 Nov 1956	Ampol Tournament	66-73-69-72=280	6 strokes	Bo Wininger
4	13 Oct 1957	North Coast Open (2)	−5 (68-67=135)	1 stroke	Eric Cremin
5	2 Nov 1957	Ampol Tournament (2)	74-70-66-71=281	2 strokes	Dave Thomas
6	21 Nov 1957	Australian PGA Championship	2 up		Peter Thomson
7	30 Aug 1958	Australian Open	68-67-70-66=271	5 strokes	Kel Nagle
8	7 Nov 1959	Victorian Open	−17 (70-69-69-67=275)	5 strokes	Harold Henning
9	14 Nov 1959	Ampol Tournament (3)	73-70-69=212	Shared title with Kel Nagle
10	28 Oct 1961	Wills Classic	−2 (78-68-71-69=286)	3 strokes	Eric Cremin
11	3 Nov 1962	Australian Open (2)	69-70-71-71=281	2 strokes	Kel Nagle
12	2 Nov 1963	Australian Open (3)	−18 (70-70-70-68=278)	7 strokes	Bruce Devlin
13	30 Oct 1965	Australian Open (4)	−28 (62-71-62-69=264)	6 strokes	Frank Phillips, Jack Nicklaus
14	10 Nov 1968	Wills Masters	−15 (69-70-66-72=277)	Playoff	Peter Townsend
15	26 Oct 1969	Australian Open (5)	E (64-69-68-77=288)	1 stroke	Guy Wolstenholme
16	25 Oct 1970	Australian Open (6)	−8 (71-65-70-74=280)	3 strokes	Bruce Devlin
17	1 Nov 1970	Dunlop International	−6 (71-67-73-71=282)	1 stroke	Bill Brask, Kel Nagle, Lee Trevino

Sources:

Other South American wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	24 Nov 1972	Brazil Open	−6 (65-68-68-69=270)	10 strokes	Steve Melnyk
2	1 Dec 1974	Brazil Open (2)	−9 (67-59-70-71=267)	5 strokes	Mark Hayes

Other wins (11)

• 1955 Egyptian Matchplay
• 1965 World Series of Golf, NTL Challenge Cup (Canada), World Cup of Golf, World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy
• 1968 World Series of Golf
• 1972 World Series of Golf
• 1977 World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy
• 1979 PGA Grand Slam of Golf (shared title with Andy North)
• 1983 Skins Game
• 1986 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Greg Norman - team shared title with Peter Jacobsen and Curtis Strange)

Senior PGA Tour wins (22)

Legend
Senior PGA Tour major championships (9)
Other Senior PGA Tour (13)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	23 Nov 1985	Quadel Seniors Classic	−11 (73-64-68=205)	3 strokes	Jim Ferree, Ken Still
2	16 Feb 1986	General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship	−7 (68-68-73-72=281)	2 strokes	Lee Elder
3	18 May 1986	United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship	−4 (66-70-70=206)	1 stroke	Bob Charles, Lee Elder
4	1 Jun 1986	Denver Post Champions of Golf	−8 (70-67-71=208)	Playoff	Roberto De Vicenzo
5	14 Jun 1987	Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship	−8 (69-73-69-69=280)	1 stroke	Bruce Crampton, Chi-Chi Rodríguez
6	12 Jul 1987	U.S. Senior Open	−14 (69-68-67-66=270)	6 strokes	Doug Sanders
7	13 Sep 1987	PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational	−9 (68-67-72=207)	Playoff	Bob Charles
8	14 Feb 1988	General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship (2)	−4 (69-73-72=70=284)	3 strokes	Chi-Chi Rodríguez
9	28 Feb 1988	Aetna Challenge	−9 (70-70-67=207)	1 stroke	Dave Hill
10	26 Jun 1988	Silver Pages Classic	−13 (69-68-66=203)	Playoff	Harold Henning
11	24 Jul 1988	Volvo Seniors' British Open	−8 (65-66-72-69=272)	1 stroke	Billy Casper
12	8 Aug 1988	U.S. Senior Open (2)	E (74-71-70-73=288)	Playoff	Bob Charles
13	11 Sep 1988	GTE North Classic	−15 (70-65-66=201)	2 strokes	Dave Hill
14	10 Sep 1989	GTE North Classic (2)	−9 (67-68=135)*	1 stroke	Billy Casper, Al Geiberger, Joe Jimenez
15	8 Oct 1989	RJR Championship	−3 (65-71-71=207)	1 stroke	Rives McBee
16	15 Apr 1990	PGA Seniors' Championship (3)	−7 (74-69-65-73=281)	2 strokes	Chi-Chi Rodríguez
17	29 Jul 1990	Volvo Seniors' British Open (2)	E (69-65-71-75=280)	1 stroke	Deane Beman, Brian Waites
18	3 Feb 1991	Royal Caribbean Classic	−13 (67-65-68=200)	2 strokes	Bob Charles, Chi-Chi Rodríguez, Lee Trevino
19	19 Sep 1993	Bank One Senior Classic	−14 (68-68-66=202)	3 strokes	Dale Douglass
20	24 Sep 1995	Bank One Classic (2)	−5 (72-75-64=211)	2 strokes	Jack Kiefer
21	27 Jul 1997	Senior British Open (3)	−10 (68-70-72-68=278)	Playoff	John Bland
22	23 Aug 1998	Northville Long Island Classic	−12 (68-68-68=204)	1 stroke	Walter Hall, J. C. Snead

*Note: The 1989 GTE North Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (5–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1986	Denver Post Champions of Golf	Roberto De Vicenzo	Won with par on fourth extra hole
2	1987	PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational	Bob Charles	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	1988	Silver Pages Classic	Harold Henning	Won with birdie on first extra hole
4	1988	U.S. Senior Open	Bob Charles	Won 18-hole playoff; Player: −4 (68), Charles: −2 (70)
5	1990	Bell Atlantic Classic	Dale Douglass	Lost to par on second extra hole
6	1996	FHP Health Care Classic	Walter Morgan	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
7	1997	Senior British Open	John Bland	Won with birdie on second extra hole

European Seniors Tour wins (3)

Legend
Senior major championships (1)
Other European Seniors Tour (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	15 Aug 1993	Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters	−5 (68-68-72=208)	2 strokes	José María Roca
2	27 Jul 1997	Senior British Open	−10 (68-70-72-68=278)	Playoff	John Bland
3	3 Aug 1997	Shell Wentworth Senior Masters	−9 (69-68-70=207)	1 stroke	José María Cañizares, David Creamer

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1997	Senior British Open	John Bland	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Other senior wins (6)

• 1987 Northville Invitational (United States), German PGA Team Championship
• 1997 Dai-ichi Seimei Cup (Japan)
• 2000 Senior Skins Game (U.S. – unofficial event)
• 2009 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Demaret Division (with Bob Charles)
• 2010 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Demaret Division (with Bob Charles)

The Senior British Open was retroactively recognised by the PGA Tour Champions as a senior major in 2018.

Major championships

Wins (9)

Year	Championship	54 holes	Winning score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1959	The Open Championship	4 shot deficit	−4 (75-71-70-68=284)	2 strokes	Fred Bullock, Flory Van Donck
1961	Masters Tournament	4 shot lead	−8 (69-68-69-74=280)	1 stroke	Charles Coe, Arnold Palmer
1962	PGA Championship	2 shot lead	−2 (72-67-69-70=278)	1 stroke	Bob Goalby
1965	U.S. Open	2 shot lead	+2 (70-70-71-71=282)	Playoff	Kel Nagle
1968	The Open Championship (2)	2 shot deficit	+1 (74-71-71-73=289)	2 strokes	Bob Charles, Jack Nicklaus
1972	PGA Championship (2)	1 shot lead	+1 (71-71-67-72=281)	2 strokes	Tommy Aaron, Jim Jamieson
1974	Masters Tournament (2)	1 shot deficit	−10 (71-71-66-70=278)	2 strokes	Dave Stockton, Tom Weiskopf
1974	The Open Championship (3)	3 shot lead	−2 (69-68-75-70=282)	4 strokes	Peter Oosterhuis
1978	Masters Tournament (3)	7 shot deficit	−11 (72-72-69-64=277)	1 stroke	Rod Funseth, Hubert Green, Tom Watson

Defeated Nagle in 18-hole playoff; Player 71 (+1), Nagle 74 (+4).

Results timeline

Tournament	1956	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament		T24	CUT	T8
U.S. Open			2	T15
The Open Championship	4	T24	7	1
PGA Championship

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	T6	1	2	T5	T5	T2	T28	T6	T7	T33
U.S. Open	T19	T9	T6	T8	T23	1	T15	T12	T16	T48
The Open Championship	7	WD	CUT	T7	T8	WD	T4	T3	1	T23
PGA Championship		T29	1	T8	T13	T33	T3			2

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	3	T6	T10		1	T30	T28	T19	1	T17
U.S. Open	T44	T27	T15	12	T8	T43	T23	T10	T6	T2
The Open Championship	CUT	T7	6	T14	1	T32	T28	T22	T34	T19
PGA Championship	T12	T4	1	T51	7	T33	T13	T31	T26	T23

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	T6	T15	T15	CUT	T21	T36	CUT	T35	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	T26	CUT	T20	T43				CUT	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT	T42	CUT	CUT	CUT	T35	T66	T60	CUT
PGA Championship	T26	T49	CUT	T42	T2	CUT

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	T24	CUT	CUT	60	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	46	CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT	T57	CUT	CUT	CUT	T68	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship	CUT	CUT
PGA Championship

  Win   Top 10   Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1970, 1980, 1981 and 1985 Open Championships)
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	3	2	1	8	15	22	52	30
U.S. Open	1	2	0	3	9	19	29	25
The Open Championship	3	0	1	6	12	17	46	26
PGA Championship	2	2	1	6	8	12	23	21
Totals	9	6	3	23	44	70	150	102

• Most consecutive cuts made – 37 (1970 PGA – 1980 Masters)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (1962 PGA – 1964 Masters)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984
The Players Championship	CUT	T21	T9	T13	T28	CUT	T8	CUT	CUT		61

  Top 10   Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Senior major championships

Wins (9)

Year	Championship	Winning Score	Margin	Runner(s)-up
1986	General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship	−7 (68-68-73-72=281)	2 strokes	Lee Elder
1987	U.S. Senior Open	−14 (69-68-67-66=270)	6 strokes	Doug Sanders
1987	Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship	−8 (69-73-69-69=280)	1 stroke	Bruce Crampton Chi-Chi Rodríguez
1988	General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship (2)	−4 (69-73-72-70=284)	3 strokes	Chi-Chi Rodríguez
1988	Volvo Seniors' British Open	−8 (65-66-72-69=272)	1 stroke	Billy Casper
1988	U.S. Senior Open (2)	E (74-70-71-73=288)	Playoff	Bob Charles
1990	PGA Seniors' Championship (3)	−7 (74-69-65-73=281)	2 strokes	Chi-Chi Rodríguez
1990	Volvo Seniors' British Open (2)	E (69-65-71-75=280)	1 stroke	Deane Beman, Brian Waites
1997	Senior British Open (3)	−10 (68-70-72-68=278)	Playoff	John Bland

Defeated Charles in 18-hole playoff; Player (68), Charles (70).
Defeated Bland with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

Results timeline

Tournament	1986	1987	1988	1989
Senior PGA Championship	1	T8	1	T8
U.S. Senior Open	2	1	1	T9
The Tradition	NYF	NYF	NYF	2
Senior Players Championship	T14	1	T3	3

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Senior PGA Championship	1	T8	5	T16	T19	T60	T31	T20	T39	T43
U.S. Senior Open	T3	T8	T3	T17	T13	T19	T60	T21
The Tradition	2	T15	T20	T17	T27	T17	T9	T51	T17	T50
Senior Players Championship	T18	T43	T18	T33	T42		T49	T49		T29

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Senior PGA Championship	T46	T8	T45	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT
The Senior Open Championship	–	–	–	T51	CUT	T61	T65		CUT	CUT
U.S. Senior Open	CUT	57	CUT	T54	CUT		CUT
The Tradition	T34	T19	T62	75	T64	T73	T76			67
Senior Players Championship	T57	T56			T58		T74

The Senior Open Championship was not a Champions Tour major until 2003, though it was on the European Seniors Tour. Player won the event three times prior to this recognition.

  Win   Top 10   Did not play

CUT = Missed the half-way cut
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
"T" = tied

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing South Africa): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 (winners, individual winner), 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977 (individual winner)
• Slazenger Trophy (representing British Commonwealth and Empire): 1956
• Chrysler Cup (representing the International team): 1986 (captain), 1987 (captain, winners), 1988 (captain), 1989 (captain), 1990 (captain), 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 (winners)
• Dunhill Cup (representing South Africa): 1991
• Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (non-playing captain, winners)
• UBS Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2001 (captain), 2002 (captain), 2004 (captain)
• Insperity Invitational – Greats of Golf: 2012 (winners), 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners), 2017 (winners)

See also

• Career Grand Slam champions
• List of golfers with most Champions Tour major championship wins
• List of golfers with most Champions Tour wins
• List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
• List of longest PGA Tour win streaks
• List of men's major championships winning golfers

Notes

1. ^ Not a European Tour event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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External links

• Official website
• Gary Player at the PGA Tour official site
• Gary Player at the European Tour official site
• Gary Player at the Sunshine Tour official site
• Gary Player Profile at Golf Legends
• Gary Player Golf Course Design
• Gary Player Foundation

Gary Player in the major championships

v t e Masters Tournament champions 1934 Horton Smith 1935 Gene Sarazen† 1936 Horton Smith 1937 Byron Nelson 1938 Henry Picard 1939 Ralph Guldahl 1940 Jimmy Demaret 1941‡ Craig Wood 1942 Byron Nelson† 1946 Herman Keiser 1947 Jimmy Demaret 1948 Claude Harmon 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Jimmy Demaret 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Sam Snead 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Sam Snead† 1955 Cary Middlecoff 1956 Jack Burke Jr. 1957 Doug Ford 1958 Arnold Palmer 1959 Art Wall Jr. 1960‡ Arnold Palmer 1961 Gary Player 1962 Arnold Palmer† 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964 Arnold Palmer 1965 Jack Nicklaus 1966 Jack Nicklaus† 1967 Gay Brewer 1968 Bob Goalby 1969 George Archer 1970 Billy Casper† 1971 Charles Coody 1972‡ Jack Nicklaus 1973 Tommy Aaron 1974 Gary Player 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976‡ Raymond Floyd 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Gary Player 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1980 Seve Ballesteros 1981 Tom Watson 1982 Craig Stadler† 1983 Seve Ballesteros 1984 Ben Crenshaw 1985 Bernhard Langer 1986 Jack Nicklaus 1987 Larry Mize† 1988 Sandy Lyle 1989 Nick Faldo† 1990 Nick Faldo† 1991 Ian Woosnam 1992 Fred Couples 1993 Bernhard Langer 1994 José María Olazábal 1995 Ben Crenshaw 1996 Nick Faldo 1997 Tiger Woods 1998 Mark O'Meara 1999 José María Olazábal 2000 Vijay Singh 2001 Tiger Woods 2002 Tiger Woods 2003 Mike Weir† 2004 Phil Mickelson 2005 Tiger Woods† 2006 Phil Mickelson 2007 Zach Johnson 2008 Trevor Immelman 2009 Ángel Cabrera† 2010 Phil Mickelson 2011 Charl Schwartzel 2012 Bubba Watson† 2013 Adam Scott† 2014 Bubba Watson 2015‡ Jordan Spieth 2016 Danny Willett 2017 Sergio García† 2018 Patrick Reed 2019 Tiger Woods 2020 Dustin Johnson 2021 Hideki Matsuyama 2022 Scottie Scheffler 2023 Jon Rahm 2024 Scottie Scheffler † indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943–1945 cancelled due to World War II v t e U.S. Open champions 1895 Horace Rawlins 1896 James Foulis 1897 Joe Lloyd 1898 Fred Herd 1899 Willie Smith 1900 Harry Vardon 1901 Willie Anderson† 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie 1903 Willie Anderson† 1904 Willie Anderson 1905 Willie Anderson 1906 Alex Smith 1907 Alec Ross 1908 Fred McLeod† 1909 George Sargent 1910 Alex Smith† 1911 John McDermott† 1912 John McDermott 1913 Francis Ouimet#† 1914‡ Walter Hagen 1915 Jerome Travers# 1916 Chick Evans# 1919 Walter Hagen† 1920 Ted Ray 1921‡ Jim Barnes 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Bobby Jones#† 1924 Cyril Walker 1925 Willie Macfarlane† 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927 Tommy Armour† 1928 Johnny Farrell† 1929 Bobby Jones#† 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Billy Burke† 1932 Gene Sarazen 1933 Johnny Goodman# 1934 Olin Dutra 1935 Sam Parks Jr. 1936 Tony Manero 1937 Ralph Guldahl 1938 Ralph Guldahl 1939 Byron Nelson† 1940 Lawson Little† 1941 Craig Wood 1946 Lloyd Mangrum† 1947 Lew Worsham† 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Cary Middlecoff 1950 Ben Hogan† 1951 Ben Hogan 1952 Julius Boros 1953‡ Ben Hogan 1954 Ed Furgol 1955 Jack Fleck† 1956 Cary Middlecoff 1957 Dick Mayer† 1958 Tommy Bolt 1959 Billy Casper 1960 Arnold Palmer 1961 Gene Littler 1962 Jack Nicklaus† 1963 Julius Boros† 1964 Ken Venturi 1965 Gary Player† 1966 Billy Casper† 1967 Jack Nicklaus 1968 Lee Trevino 1969 Orville Moody 1970‡ Tony Jacklin 1971 Lee Trevino† 1972 Jack Nicklaus 1973 Johnny Miller 1974 Hale Irwin 1975 Lou Graham† 1976 Jerry Pate 1977 Hubert Green 1978 Andy North 1979 Hale Irwin 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 David Graham 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Larry Nelson 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller† 1985 Andy North 1986 Raymond Floyd 1987 Scott Simpson 1988 Curtis Strange† 1989 Curtis Strange 1990 Hale Irwin† 1991 Payne Stewart† 1992 Tom Kite 1993 Lee Janzen 1994 Ernie Els† 1995 Corey Pavin 1996 Steve Jones 1997 Ernie Els 1998 Lee Janzen 1999 Payne Stewart 2000‡ Tiger Woods 2001 Retief Goosen† 2002‡ Tiger Woods 2003 Jim Furyk 2004 Retief Goosen 2005 Michael Campbell 2006 Geoff Ogilvy 2007 Ángel Cabrera 2008 Tiger Woods† 2009 Lucas Glover 2010 Graeme McDowell 2011‡ Rory McIlroy 2012 Webb Simpson 2013 Justin Rose 2014‡ Martin Kaymer 2015 Jordan Spieth 2016 Dustin Johnson 2017 Brooks Koepka 2018 Brooks Koepka 2019 Gary Woodland 2020 Bryson DeChambeau 2021 Jon Rahm 2022 Matt Fitzpatrick 2023 Wyndham Clark 2024 Bryson DeChambeau † indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur; 1942–1945 cancelled due to World War II v t e The Open Championship champions 1860 Willie Park Sr. 1861 Tom Morris Sr. 1862 Tom Morris Sr. 1863 Willie Park Sr. 1864 Tom Morris Sr. 1865 Andrew Strath 1866 Willie Park Sr. 1867 Tom Morris Sr. 1868 Tom Morris Jr. 1869 Tom Morris Jr. 1870 Tom Morris Jr. 1872 Tom Morris Jr. 1873 Tom Kidd 1874 Mungo Park 1875 Willie Park Sr. 1876 Bob Martin† 1877 Jamie Anderson 1878 Jamie Anderson 1879 Jamie Anderson 1880 Bob Ferguson 1881 Bob Ferguson 1882 Bob Ferguson 1883 Willie Fernie† 1884 Jack Simpson 1885 Bob Martin 1886 David Brown 1887 Willie Park Jr. 1888 Jack Burns 1889 Willie Park Jr.† 1890 John Ball# 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy 1892 Harold Hilton# 1893 William Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor 1895 John Henry Taylor 1896 Harry Vardon† 1897 Harold Hilton# 1898 Harry Vardon 1899 Harry Vardon 1900 John Henry Taylor 1901 James Braid 1902 Sandy Herd 1903 Harry Vardon 1904 Jack White 1905 James Braid 1906 James Braid 1907 Arnaud Massy 1908 James Braid 1909 John Henry Taylor 1910 James Braid 1911 Harry Vardon† 1912‡ Edward Ray 1913 John Henry Taylor 1914 Harry Vardon 1920 George Duncan 1921 Jock Hutchison† 1922 Walter Hagen 1923 Arthur Havers 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Jim Barnes 1926 Bobby Jones# 1927‡ Bobby Jones# 1928 Walter Hagen 1929 Walter Hagen 1930 Bobby Jones# 1931 Tommy Armour 1932‡ Gene Sarazen 1933 Denny Shute† 1934‡ Henry Cotton 1935 Alf Perry 1936 Alf Padgham 1937 Henry Cotton 1938 Reg Whitcombe 1939 Dick Burton 1946 Sam Snead 1947 Fred Daly 1948 Henry Cotton 1949 Bobby Locke† 1950 Bobby Locke 1951 Max Faulkner 1952 Bobby Locke 1953 Ben Hogan 1954 Peter Thomson 1955 Peter Thomson 1956 Peter Thomson 1957 Bobby Locke 1958 Peter Thomson† 1959 Gary Player 1960 Kel Nagle 1961 Arnold Palmer 1962 Arnold Palmer 1963 Bob Charles† 1964 Tony Lema 1965 Peter Thomson 1966 Jack Nicklaus 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo 1968 Gary Player 1969 Tony Jacklin 1970 Jack Nicklaus† 1971 Lee Trevino 1972 Lee Trevino 1973‡ Tom Weiskopf 1974 Gary Player 1975 Tom Watson† 1976 Johnny Miller 1977 Tom Watson 1978 Jack Nicklaus 1979 Seve Ballesteros 1980 Tom Watson 1981 Bill Rogers 1982 Tom Watson 1983 Tom Watson 1984 Seve Ballesteros 1985 Sandy Lyle 1986 Greg Norman 1987 Nick Faldo 1988 Seve Ballesteros 1989 Mark Calcavecchia† 1990 Nick Faldo 1991 Ian Baker-Finch 1992 Nick Faldo 1993 Greg Norman 1994 Nick Price 1995 John Daly† 1996 Tom Lehman 1997 Justin Leonard 1998 Mark O'Meara† 1999 Paul Lawrie† 2000 Tiger Woods 2001 David Duval 2002 Ernie Els† 2003 Ben Curtis 2004 Todd Hamilton† 2005‡ Tiger Woods 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Pádraig Harrington† 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Stewart Cink† 2010 Louis Oosthuizen 2011 Darren Clarke 2012 Ernie Els 2013 Phil Mickelson 2014‡ Rory McIlroy 2015 Zach Johnson† 2016 Henrik Stenson 2017 Jordan Spieth 2018 Francesco Molinari 2019 Shane Lowry 2021 Collin Morikawa 2022 Cameron Smith 2023 Brian Harman 2024 Xander Schauffele † indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur 1871 No championship; 1915–1919 cancelled due to World War I; 1940–1945 cancelled due to World War II; 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic v t e PGA Championship champions Match play era 1916 Jim Barnes 1919 Jim Barnes 1920 Jock Hutchison 1921 Walter Hagen 1922 Gene Sarazen 1923 Gene Sarazen 1924 Walter Hagen 1925 Walter Hagen 1926 Walter Hagen 1927 Walter Hagen 1928 Leo Diegel 1929 Leo Diegel 1930 Tommy Armour 1931 Tom Creavy 1932 Olin Dutra 1933 Gene Sarazen 1934 Paul Runyan 1935 Johnny Revolta 1936 Denny Shute 1937 Denny Shute 1938 Paul Runyan 1939 Henry Picard 1940 Byron Nelson 1941 Vic Ghezzi 1942 Sam Snead 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson 1946 Ben Hogan 1947 Jim Ferrier 1948 Ben Hogan 1949 Sam Snead 1950 Chandler Harper 1951 Sam Snead 1952 Jim Turnesa 1953 Walter Burkemo 1954 Chick Harbert 1955 Doug Ford 1956 Jack Burke Jr. 1957 Lionel Hebert Stroke play era 1958 Dow Finsterwald 1959 Bob Rosburg 1960 Jay Hebert 1961 Jerry Barber† 1962 Gary Player 1963 Jack Nicklaus 1964‡ Bobby Nichols 1965 Dave Marr 1966 Al Geiberger 1967 Don January† 1968 Julius Boros 1969‡ Raymond Floyd 1970 Dave Stockton 1971 Jack Nicklaus 1972 Gary Player 1973 Jack Nicklaus 1974 Lee Trevino 1975 Jack Nicklaus 1976 Dave Stockton 1977 Lanny Wadkins† 1978 John Mahaffey† 1979 David Graham† 1980 Jack Nicklaus 1981 Larry Nelson 1982‡ Raymond Floyd 1983‡ Hal Sutton 1984 Lee Trevino 1985 Hubert Green 1986 Bob Tway 1987 Larry Nelson† 1988 Jeff Sluman 1989 Payne Stewart 1990 Wayne Grady 1991 John Daly 1992 Nick Price 1993 Paul Azinger† 1994 Nick Price 1995 Steve Elkington† 1996 Mark Brooks† 1997 Davis Love III 1998 Vijay Singh 1999 Tiger Woods 2000‡ Tiger Woods† 2001 David Toms 2002 Rich Beem 2003 Shaun Micheel 2004 Vijay Singh† 2005 Phil Mickelson 2006 Tiger Woods 2007 Tiger Woods 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Y. E. Yang 2010 Martin Kaymer† 2011 Keegan Bradley† 2012 Rory McIlroy 2013 Jason Dufner 2014 Rory McIlroy 2015 Jason Day 2016 Jimmy Walker 2017 Justin Thomas 2018 Brooks Koepka 2019 Brooks Koepka 2020 Collin Morikawa 2021 Phil Mickelson 2022 Justin Thomas† 2023 Brooks Koepka 2024‡ Xander Schauffele † indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943 cancelled due to World War II v t e Men's Career Grand Slam Champion Golfers 1930 Bobby Jones (1) 1935 Gene Sarazen (1) 1953 Ben Hogan (1) 1965 Gary Player (1) 1966 Jack Nicklaus (1) 1971 Jack Nicklaus (2) 1978 Jack Nicklaus (3) 2000 Tiger Woods (1) 2005 Tiger Woods (2) 2008 Tiger Woods (3)

Gary Player in the senior major championships

v t e Senior PGA Championship champions 1980 Arnold Palmer† 1981 Miller Barber 1982 Don January 1983 Not held 1984 (Jan) Arnold Palmer 1984 (Dec) Peter Thomson 1985 Not held 1986 Gary Player 1987 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 1988 Gary Player 1989 Larry Mowry 1990 Gary Player 1991 Jack Nicklaus 1992 Lee Trevino 1993 Tom Wargo† 1994 Lee Trevino 1995 Raymond Floyd 1996 Hale Irwin 1997 Hale Irwin 1998 Hale Irwin 1999 Allen Doyle 2000 Doug Tewell 2001 Tom Watson 2002 Fuzzy Zoeller 2003 John Jacobs 2004 Hale Irwin 2005 Mike Reid† 2006 Jay Haas† 2007 Denis Watson 2008 Jay Haas 2009 Michael Allen 2010 Tom Lehman† 2011 Tom Watson† 2012 Roger Chapman 2013 Kōki Idoki 2014 Colin Montgomerie 2015 Colin Montgomerie 2016 Rocco Mediate 2017 Bernhard Langer 2018 Paul Broadhurst 2019 Ken Tanigawa 2020 Not held 2021 Alex Čejka 2022 Steven Alker 2023 Steve Stricker† 2024 Richard Bland † indicates the event was won in a playoff v t e U.S. Senior Open champions 1980 Roberto De Vicenzo 1981 Arnold Palmer† 1982 Miller Barber 1983 Billy Casper† 1984 Miller Barber 1985 Miller Barber 1986 Dale Douglass 1987 Gary Player 1988 Gary Player† 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Lee Trevino 1991 Jack Nicklaus† 1992 Larry Laoretti 1993 Jack Nicklaus 1994 Simon Hobday 1995 Tom Weiskopf 1996 Dave Stockton 1997 Graham Marsh 1998 Hale Irwin 1999 Dave Eichelberger 2000 Hale Irwin 2001 Bruce Fleisher 2002 Don Pooley† 2003 Bruce Lietzke 2004 Peter Jacobsen 2005 Allen Doyle 2006 Allen Doyle 2007 Brad Bryant 2008 Eduardo Romero 2009 Fred Funk 2010 Bernhard Langer 2011 Olin Browne 2012 Roger Chapman 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Colin Montgomerie† 2015 Jeff Maggert 2016 Gene Sauers 2017 Kenny Perry 2018 David Toms 2019 Steve Stricker 2020 Not held 2021 Jim Furyk 2022 Pádraig Harrington 2023 Bernhard Langer 2024 Richard Bland † indicates the event was won in a playoff v t e Senior Players Championship champions 1983 Miller Barber 1984 Arnold Palmer 1985 Arnold Palmer 1986 Chi-Chi Rodríguez 1987 Gary Player 1988 Billy Casper 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Jack Nicklaus 1991 Jim Albus 1992 Dave Stockton 1993 Jim Colbert 1994 Dave Stockton 1995 J. C. Snead† 1996 Raymond Floyd 1997 Larry Gilbert 1998 Gil Morgan 1999 Hale Irwin 2000 Raymond Floyd 2001 Allen Doyle† 2002 Stewart Ginn 2003 Craig Stadler 2004 Mark James 2005 Peter Jacobsen 2006 Bobby Wadkins 2007 Loren Roberts 2008 D. A. Weibring 2009 Jay Haas 2010 Mark O'Meara† 2011 Fred Couples† 2012 Joe Daley 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Bernhard Langer 2015 Bernhard Langer 2016 Bernhard Langer 2017 Scott McCarron 2018 Vijay Singh 2019 Retief Goosen 2020 Jerry Kelly 2021 Steve Stricker 2022 Jerry Kelly 2023 Steve Stricker 2024 Ernie Els † indicates the event was won in a playoff v t e Senior Open Championship champions 1987 Neil Coles 1988 Gary Player 1989 Bob Charles 1990 Gary Player 1991 Bobby Verwey 1992 John Fourie 1993 Bob Charles 1994 Tom Wargo 1995 Brian Barnes† 1996 Brian Barnes 1997 Gary Player† 1998 Brian Huggett† 1999 Christy O'Connor Jnr 2000 Christy O'Connor Jnr 2001 Ian Stanley† 2002 Noboru Sugai 2003 Tom Watson† 2004 Pete Oakley 2005 Tom Watson† 2006 Loren Roberts† 2007 Tom Watson 2008 Bruce Vaughan† 2009 Loren Roberts† 2010 Bernhard Langer 2011 Russ Cochran 2012 Fred Couples 2013 Mark Wiebe† 2014 Bernhard Langer 2015 Marco Dawson 2016 Paul Broadhurst 2017 Bernhard Langer 2018 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 2019 Bernhard Langer 2020 Not held 2021 Stephen Dodd 2022 Darren Clarke 2023 Alex Čejka† 2024 K. J. Choi † indicates the event was won in a playoff

Gary Player in the Presidents Cup

v t e International Presidents Cup team – 2003 Robert Allenby Stuart Appleby K. J. Choi Tim Clark Ernie Els Retief Goosen Stephen Leaney Peter Lonard Adam Scott Nick Price Vijay Singh Mike Weir Gary Player (non-playing captain) Tied: 17 – 17 v t e International Presidents Cup team – 2005 Stuart Appleby Ángel Cabrera Michael Campbell Tim Clark Retief Goosen Mark Hensby Trevor Immelman Peter Lonard Nick O'Hern Adam Scott Vijay Singh Mike Weir Gary Player (non-playing captain) Lost: 18.5 – 15.5 v t e International Presidents Cup team – 2007 Stuart Appleby Ángel Cabrera K. J. Choi Ernie Els Retief Goosen Trevor Immelman Nick O'Hern Geoff Ogilvy Rory Sabbatini Adam Scott Vijay Singh Mike Weir Gary Player (non-playing captain) Lost: 19.5 – 14.5

v t e BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year

1960: Herb Elliott 1961: Valeriy Brumel 1962: Donald Jackson 1963: Jacques Anquetil 1964: Abebe Bikila 1965: Ron Clarke & Gary Player 1966: Eusébio & Garfield Sobers 1967: George Moore 1968: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov 1969: Rod Laver 1970: Pelé 1971: Lee Trevino 1972: Olga Korbut 1973: Muhammad Ali 1974: Muhammad Ali 1975: Arthur Ashe 1976: Nadia Comăneci 1977: Niki Lauda 1978: Muhammad Ali 1979: Björn Borg 1980: Jack Nicklaus 1981: Chris Evert 1982: Jimmy Connors 1983: Carl Lewis 1984: Seve Ballesteros 1985: Boris Becker 1986: Greg Norman 1987: Martina Navratilova 1988: Steffi Graf 1989: Mike Tyson 1990: Mal Meninga 1991: Mike Powell 1992: Andre Agassi 1993: Greg Norman 1994: Brian Lara 1995: Jonah Lomu 1996: Evander Holyfield & Michael Johnson 1997: Martina Hingis 1998: Mark O'Meara 1999: Maurice Greene 2000: Tiger Woods 2001: Goran Ivanišević 2002: Ronaldo 2003: Lance Armstrong 2004: Roger Federer 2005: Shane Warne 2006: Roger Federer 2007: Roger Federer 2008: Usain Bolt 2009: Usain Bolt 2010: Rafael Nadal 2011: Novak Djokovic 2012: Usain Bolt 2013: Sebastian Vettel 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo 2015: Dan Carter 2016: Simone Biles 2017: Roger Federer 2018: Francesco Molinari 2019: Eliud Kipchoge 2020: Khabib Nurmagomedov 2021: Rachael Blackmore 2022: Lionel Messi 2023: Erling Haaland 2024: Armand Duplantis

v t e Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award

2000: Pelé 2001: Steve Redgrave 2002: Peter Blake 2003: Gary Player 2004: Arne Næss Jr. 2005: No award 2006: Johan Cruyff 2007: Franz Beckenbauer 2008: Sergey Bubka 2009: No award 2010: Nawal El Moutawakel 2011: Zinedine Zidane 2012: Bobby Charlton 2013: Sebastian Coe 2014: No award 2015: No award 2016: Niki Lauda 2017: No award 2018: Edwin Moses 2019: Arsène Wenger 2020: Dirk Nowitzki 2021: Billie Jean King 2022: Tom Brady 2023: No award 2024: No award

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