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Gary Player

1935 - Today

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Gary James Player (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 over 150 professional tournaments across six continents, including nine major championships. Following victories at the 1959 Open Championship, 1961 Masters Tournament and 1962 PGA Championship, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open to become the first non-American to win the career grand slam. He was the third golfer in history to win the modern career grand slam, following Gene Sarazen and Ben Hogan, and only Nicklaus, Woods and Rory McIlroy have achieved the feat since. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Player is the 6th most popular golfer (down from 5th in 2024), the 118th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 90th in 2019) and the most popular South African Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Gary Player ranks 6 out of 71. Before him are Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, and Seve Ballesteros. After him are Ben Hogan, Bernhard Langer, Lee Trevino, Sam Snead, Walter Hagen, and Gene Sarazen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Gary Player ranks 354. Before him are Ahmad al-Ghashmi, Dan Ayrault, Sherrill Milnes, Halina Poświatowska, Waldemar Baszanowski, and Elisabeth Rehn. After him are Jeremy Kemp, Lee Meriwether, Märta Tikkanen, Moisés Solana, Michael Winner, and Rudi Hoffmann.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Gary Player ranks 118 out of 454. Before him are Tosca Musk (1974), Wilfrid Napier (1941), Bevil Rudd (1894), David Bailie (1937), Margaret Gardiner (1959), and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949). After him are Stanley Mandelstam (1928), Sharlto Copley (1973), Phillip V. Tobias (1925), Cecil Kellaway (1890), Kevin Curren (1958), and Deon Meyer (1958).

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Among GOLFERS In South Africa

Among golfers born in South Africa, Gary Player ranks 1. After him are Nick Price (1957), Justin Rose (1980), Ernie Els (1969), Retief Goosen (1969), Louis Oosthuizen (1982), Charl Schwartzel (1984), and Trevor Immelman (1979).

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