Gary Player
FameRank: 8

"Won": 1961 Masters Tournament/1961, 1974 Masters Tournament/1974, 1978 Masters Tournament/1978

/ usopen = "Won": 1965 U.S. Open (golf)/1965

/ open = "Won": 1959 Open Championship/1959, 1968 Open Championship/1968, 1974 Open Championship/1974

/ pga = "Won": 1962 PGA Championship/1962, 1972 PGA Championship/1972

/ wghofid = gary-player

/ wghofyear = 1974

/ award1 = PGA Tour#Money winners and most wins leaders/PGA Tourleading money winner

/ year1 = 1961

/ award2 = Sunshine Tour/Southern Africa TourOrder of Merit winner

/ year2 = 1976/77, 1979/80

/ award3 = PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award/PGA Tour LifetimeAchievement Award

/ year3 = 2012

/ awardssection = #Distinctions and honours

}}

If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous athletes! More Gary Player on Wikipedia.

Each shot is important.

If there's a golf course in heaven, I hope it's like Augusta National. I just don't want an early tee time.

We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.

I try to work with God as a partner.

A good golfer has the determination to win and the patience to wait for the breaks.

The first time I ever saw Arnold Palmer, I said, "There's a star." The first time I saw Jack Nicklaus, I said, "Superstar." I feel the same way about Tiger Woods.

Golf is a puzzle without an answer. I've played the game for 40 years and I still haven't the slightest idea how to play.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.