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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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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

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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