Images from the career of Hall of Fame member Gary Player.
Gary Player, 23-year-old South African, is shown kissing the winner’s trophy that his 72-hole total of 284 got him at Muirfield, Scotland, July 3, 1959. He shot a 4-under-par 68 on the final round to wrap up the British Open title. He is the youngest golfer to win the British Open in modern history. (AP Photo)
South Africas Gary Player wears two tone slacks one leg black, the other white, as he tees off for a practice round on the course at St. Andrews, Scotland on July 3, 1960, locale of British Open golf tournament that opens on July 4. Unidentified spectators in background ignore the trousers and watch Garys drive. (AP Photo)
April 8, 1961 - Gary Player reacts with a cheer as he drops a birdie putt on the sixth green during the third round of the Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga. Player says his first Masters victory in 1961 brought him much more than the distinction of being the first foreign-born golfer to wear the green jacket. He says he gained confidence in his game, believing he could compete with anyone _ even Arnold Palmer. (AP Photo/File)
Charlie Sifford, left, of Los Angeles, the only black man in the National Open Golf Championship tournament, which starts June 13, 1962 at Oakmont, Penn., Country Club, chats with Gary Player as Sifford predicted it would be five, maybe ten years before an African American would win the open. (AP Photo/Paul Vathis)
Gary Player gestures as he is presented with the PGA Trophy after winning the Championship at Aronimink Golf Club at Newton Square, Pa., on July 22, 1962. At left is Lou Strong, PGA president. (AP Photo)
Principals in the World Series of Golf engage in a three way handshake before teeing off in Akron, Ohio on Sept. 8, 1962. From Left, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, and Jack Nicklaus. (AP Photo)
Gary Player reacts after he birdies the seventh hole in the final round of the 65th U.S. Open Golf Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Mo., on June 20, 1965. (AP Photo)
Gary Player of South Africa reacts after making a birdie on the 18th to win the Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Ga., Sunday, April 10, 1978. The win made him a three time winner of the Masters. (AP Photo)
South Africa’s Gary Player smiles as he looks at the PGA Trophy after winning the PGA tournament, at Oakland Hills, Birmingham, Mich., Aug. 6, 1972. Player finished the four rounds with as score of 281. (AP Photo)
Gary Player of South Africa checks his sleeve length of the Masters Tournament Green Coat after he won the Masters at Augusta, Ga., April 14, 1974. Tommy Aaron, 1973’s Masters champion helps Player on with the coat as Cliff Roberts, right, chairman of the Augusta National Golf Club, watches. (AP Photo)
South African golfer Gary Player kisses the British Open Championship trophy after winning his third Championship at Royal Lytham and St. Anne’s in Lancashire, England, on July 13, 1974. (AP Photo)
Gary Player is kissed by his daughter, Jennifer, left, and his son, Wayne, right, after he won the 1978 Masters Golf title in Augusta, Ga. on Sunday, April 9, 1978. Player now has three Masters wins. (AP Photo)
South African golfer Gary Player with his scroll at St. Andrews University after he was awarded an honourary Doctorate of Law, Tuesday July 18 1995. Player is in Scotland to compete in The Open golf championship and is the only golfer this century to have won The Open in three different decades, 1959, 1968 and 1974. (AP Photo/Dave Caulkin)
GEORGE, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 23: Gary Player, Captain of The International team and Jack Nicklaus, Captain of the USA team after they agree to share The Presidents Cup between USA and The Internatioanl team on the November 23, 2003 at The Links Fancourt Golf Course, George, South Africa. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
Gary Player watches his drive on the first hole during the opening round of the 2006 U.S. Senior Open Championship golf tournament at Prairie Dunes Country Club in Hutchinson, Kan., July 6, 2006. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
UNITED STATES - JANUARY 19: Gary Player and Vivienne Player celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary during the first round of the 2007 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai held at Hualalai Golf Club in Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii, on January 19, 2007. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 03: Gary Player and Ernie Els of South Africa pose for a photo on the sixth hole during the second practice day prior to the start of The Masters at the Augusta National Golf Club on April 3, 2007 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 11: Gary Player of South Africa bends down to kiss the 18th green following his second round of the 2008 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 11, 2008 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images for Golfweek)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 10: Gary Player of South Africa hits his tee shot on the first hole during the second round of the 2009 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2009 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 10: Gary Player of South Africa acknowledges the crowd after his final Masters Tournament at the 2009 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 10, 2009 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 04: Gary Player reacts after sinking a birdie putt on the first hole during the Par 3 Contest prior to the start of the 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 4, 2012 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
THE WOODLANDS, TX - MAY 5: Jack Nicklaus (left) and Gary Player of South Africa (right) congratulate Arnold Palmer after a birdie putt at the eighteenth hole during an exhibition round at the the Insperity Championship at The Woodlands Country Club on May 5, 2012 in The Woodlands, Texas. (Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images)
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL - MAY 9: Gary Player of South Africa receives the PGA TOUR’s Lifetime achievement award during a ceremony at the THE PLAYERS Championship on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on May 9, 2012 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR)
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 07: Golfer Gary Player performs a one handed press up during the Laureus Sport for Good Breakfast as part of the 2011 Laureus World Sports Awards at the Emirates Palace on February 7, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images for Laureus)
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - APRIL 02: Golf legend Gary Player stages a clinic at the Sao Paulo Golf Club prior to the start of the Brasil Classic Presented by HSBC on April 2, 2013 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images for HSBC)
SUN CITY, SOUTH AFRICA - NOVEMBER 16: Gary Player attends the Saturday Night Party during the Gary Player Invitational presented by Coca-Cola at Gary Player Country Club on November 16, 2013 in Sun City, South Africa. (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo Images/Getty Images)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 08: Former Masters champions Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player of South Africa pose together on the Golf Channel set prior to the start of the 2015 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 8, 2015 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 09: Honorary Starter Gary Player of South Africa kicks the air on the first tee during the first round of the 2015 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 9, 2015 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 09: Honorary Starters Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus of the United States and Gary Player of South Africa wait on the first tee during the first round of the 2015 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 9, 2015 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Golf: The Masters: Gary Player in action, drive during ceremonial first tee at start of Thursday play at Augusta National. Augusta, GA 4/9/2015 CREDIT: Kohjiro Kinno (Photo by Kohjiro Kinno /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X159484 TK2 )
HOUSTON, TX - MAY 02: Golf legends (L-R) Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino pose on the practice ground prior to the start of the 3M Greats of Golf at the Insperity Championship at The Woodlands CC on May 2, 2015 in The Woodlands, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
ST ANDREWS, SCOTLAND - JULY 15: Gary Player of South Africa hits his tee shot on the first hole during the Champion Golfers’ Challenge ahead of the 144th Open Championship at The Old Course on July 15, 2015 in St Andrews, Scotland. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - OCTOBER 05: Gary Player of South Africa gives His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan and a group of youngsters a fitness example at the launch of the Gary Player Invitational UAE at the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Community Development on October 5, 2015 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images for the Gary Player Invitational)
BEDFORD HILLS, NY - OCTOBER 12: Actor Michael Douglas talks with Gary Player during the Berenberg Gary Player Invitational Pro-Am held at GlenArbor Golf Club on October 12, 2015 in Bedford Hills, New York. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 07: (L-R) Honorary starters Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Gary Player attend the ceremonial tee off to start the first round of the 2016 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 7, 2016 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
THE WOODLANDS, TX - MAY 07: Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino watch a putt during the 3M Greats of Golf during the second round of the Insperity Invitational at The Woodlands Country Club on May 7, 2016 in The Woodlands, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Golf legend Gary Player of South Africa poses near a set of Olympic rings during a practice round on Day 4 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Olympic Golf Course on August 10, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
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HAIKOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 23: Gary Player (left) and Yao Ming (right) during the World Celebrity Pro-Am 2016 Mission Hills China Golf Tournament on 23 October 2016, in Haikou, Hainan province, China. (Photo by Power Sport Images/Getty Images)
MONACO - FEBRUARY 14: Laureus Academy member Gary Player attends the 2017 Laureus World Sports Awards at the Salle des Etoiles,Sporting Monte Carlo on February 14, 2017 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images for Laureus)
AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 06: Honorary starter Gary Player plays his shot during the first tee ceremony prior to the first round of the 2017 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 6, 2017 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
RIDGEDALE, MO - APRIL 23: Johnny Morris, Kid Rock, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino talk following the Legends of Golf Skins Shooutout during the PGA TOUR Champions Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar Lodge at Top of the Rock on April 23, 2017 in Ridgedale, Missouri. (Photo by Ryan Young/PGA TOUR)
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 17: Ai Miyazato of Japan is greeted by golfing legend Gary Player of South Africa after her last competitive round of golf during the final round of The Evian Championship at Evian Resort Golf Club on September 17, 2017 in Evian-les-Bains, France. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
JERSEY CITY, NJ - SEPTEMBER 28: (L-R) Gary Player, former President Bill Clinton and Jack Nicklaus share a laugh on the first tee during the first round of the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club on September 28, 2017, in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR)
