Gary Player

Gary Player (born November 1, 1935) is a South African professional golfer.

Championships Won

Player has won over 160 professional events worldwide, including:

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PGA Tour wins

24 wins:

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• 1958 Kentucky Derby Open
• 1959 The Open Championship
• 1961 Lucky International, Sunshine Open, The Masters
• 1962 PGA Championship
• 1963 San Diego Open
• 1964 ?500? Festival, Pensacola Open
• 1965 U.S. Open
• 1968 The Open Championship
• 1969 Tournament of Champions
• 1970 Greater Greensboro Open
• 1971 Greater Jacksonville Open, National Airlines Open
• 1972 New Orleans Open, PGA Championship
• 1973 Southern Open
• 1974 The Masters, Danny Thomas-Memphis Classic
• 1974 The Open Championship
• 1978 The Masters, Tournament of Champions, Houston Open

Major championships are shown in bold.

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Other regular wins

In addition to his wins on the PGA Tour, Player won more than 100 other tournaments in "regular", that is non-senior golf.

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South Africa Tour (now the Sunshine Tour)

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73 wins between 1955 and 1981 including:

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• South African Open: 13 times between 1956 and 1983
• South African Masters: 10 times between 1959 and 1976
• South African PGA: 5 times between 1959 and 1976

PGA Tour of Australasia

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18 wins between 1956 and 1981 including:

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• Australian Open: 7 times between 1958 and 1974

Other

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At least 20 other wins between 1955 and 1984, including:

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• World Cup: individual title in 1965 and 1977
• World Match Play Championship: 5 times between 1965 and 1974 (played in England, but not an official European Tour event at that time)
• World Series of Golf:1965, 1968 and 1972 (U.S. - not a PGA Tour event at that time)
• Lancome Trophy: 1975

Player also collected wins in North and West Africa, Canada, Japan and Latin America.

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Champions Tour wins

• 1985 Quadel Seniors Classic
• 1986 Senior PGA Championship, United Hospital Classic, Denver Post Champions
• 1987 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship, U.S. Senior Open, PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational
• 1988 Senior PGA Championship, Aetna Challenge, Southwestern Bell Classic, U.S. Senior Open, GTE North Classic
• 1989 GTE North Classic, RJR Championship
• 1990 Senior PGA Championship
• 1991 Royal Caribbean Classic
• 1993 Bank One Senior Classic
• 1995 Bank One Senior Classic
• 1998 Northville Long Island Classic.

Senior majors are shown in bold. See "Other senior wins" below for Player's wins in the Senior British Open.

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Other senior wins

• 1986 Senior Skins Game (South Africa)
• 1987 Northville Invitational (United States), German PGA Team Championship
• 1988 Senior British Open (European Seniors Tour), Nissan Senior Skins (South Africa)
• 1990 Senior British Open (European Seniors Tour)
• 1991 Nissan Senior Skins (South Africa)
• 1993 Irish Senior Masters (European Seniors Tour)
• 1997 Dai-ichi Seimei Cup (Japan), Senior British Open (European Seniors Tour), Shell Wentworth Senior Masters (European Seniors Tour),
• 2000 Senior Skins Game (U.S. - unofficial event)

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 restrospectively designated as Champions Tour wins by the PGA Tour.

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