To me, the greatest moment in Gary Player's career was undoubtedly the final round of the 1978 Masters. Considered by the media a "fading star" before the tournament started, Player found himself seven shots behind Hubert Green, the reigning U.S. Open champion, and four shots behind Tom Watson, the reigning Masters and British Open champion (as well as veteran Rod Funseth), and yet, shot a final round 64 and a back nine of 30, both of which tied the Masters record at that time, to grab his third Masters title and ninth major championship. Ironically, the putt he holed on the final green to tie those course and back nine scoring records was virtually the exact same putt he had missed in 1970, which would have put him in a playoff with Gene Littler and eventual champion Billy Casper. Player was one of the first of the modern players that also showed just how valuable a great short game is, something that Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, and Seve Ballesteros further proved when they dominated the game. Player did not have the firepower that guys like Palmer, Nicklaus, and later Tom Weiskopf had, but he realized that about half the shots played in golf are on, or around the greens, and much as Casper was ON the greens, Player was the greatest player of his generation around the greens, which is why he lasted as long as he did, nearly winning a tenth major championship at the 1984 PGA Championship at the age of 48, and making the cut at the Masters as late as 1998, at the age of 62.
I played a Gary player course that absolutely nobody knows about in the middle of nowhere Texas and it was the most interestingly designed golf course I’ve played and I’ve played 122 golf courses. But boy oh boy was it insanely hard..
I was once working in a golf club and was serving coffee at that time. Then this Gentleman came along and I heard that Gary Player is on the field but I never expected him to come to me for coffee 😂😂 I will never forget that he didnt just take the coffee, he stood there for a good 10 minutes abd talked with me about sports, nutrition and life in general. He even showed me how he still can do push ups, a true legend!
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Jack, Lee and Gary are about the only guys left that were truly "super stars". Even greater is the character that Gary has and the good he does everyday of his life. Others play golf and give what their "handlers" make them do while Gary just loves people and loves to do good. He seems to have his sight on making God happy and being a good human being rather than caring what the media says. I think one day God will say to Gary..."Well done my son."
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Hey there! I'm not sure if you can help me, but I'm trying to find out the year of one of these clips. Its the 4th clip after #6 of Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus walking towards the camera. Would be incredibly useful! Many thanks, Katy :)
I'm a major fan of Gary Player and have been since the '60s. His athletic achievements are magnificent and he's raised a lot of money for charity. Good on him! The idea that he opposed apartheid (see 2:42 of this video) is only half true, as two minutes of research reveals. In 1966 he not only endorsed apartheid, he put in print, in a book, the most viciously racist garbage. This was at a time when Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, and needed white support; a few brave white South Africans spoke out on his behalf; a few words from Player, a world-famous figure, would have been very helpful. He did not come through. He changed his mind years later.
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@@steventheron1165 The book is still in print if you care to look it up. As I note, he changed his mind. "More than what the government has ever done" -- now that's pure rubbish.
How can you do a profile on Gary Player and not mention he won the career Grand Slam? He's the best of the best. This video was produced by amateurs. Shameful and embarrassing.
