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Gary James Player DMS OIG (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. [1] During his career, Player won nine major championships on the regular tour and nine major championships on the Champions Tour .
The 1978 Masters Tournament was the 42nd Masters Tournament, held April 6–9 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Gary Player overcame a 7-shot deficit going into the final round to win his third Masters and ninth major championship. Player, age 42, shot a record-tying 64 (−8) in the final round to win by one stroke.
The 1974 Masters Tournament was the 38th Masters Tournament, held on April 11–14 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. Gary Player won the second of his three Masters titles at 278 (−10), two strokes ahead of runners-up Dave Stockton and Tom Weiskopf. [2] [3] It was the seventh of his nine major championships.
Gary Player: 88 years old, three Masters titles among his nine major championships. Jack Nicklaus: 84, six Masters in his collection of 18 majors. Tom Watson: 74, two Masters wins among his eight ...
Tiger Woods' iconic chip, Sam Snead's donning of his first green jacket, and Gary Player's breakthrough win all happened on this date April 10 in Masters history: Player breaks through, Tiger chips in
The 1961 Masters Tournament was the 25th Masters Tournament, held April 6–10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.. Due to heavy rains and flooding of several greens, Sunday's final round was halted before 4 p.m. and the scores were erased, even though ten players had completed their rounds.
The latest cut made passes Fred Couples and Gary Player, two other green jacket winners, the former who made the cut in his first 23 Masters events. Masters consecutive cuts made: All-time leaderboard
Tiger Woods, five-time Masters Champion in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, and 2019. Tiger is one of three golfers to successfully defend his title Sam Snead, three-time Masters Champion in 1949, 1952, 1954 Gary Player, three-time Masters Champion in 1961, 1974, and 1978, and the first non-American to win the tournament.