Gary Player

South African professional golfer (born 1935)

Gary Player

Player in 2008

Personal information
Full name| Gary James Player
Nickname| The Black Knight,
Mr. Fitness
Born|  (1935-11-01) 1 November 1935 (age 89)
Johannesburg, Union of South Africa
Height| 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight| 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality|  South Africa
Residence| Jupiter Island, Florida, U.S.
Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Spouse|

Vivienne Verwey

(m. 1957; died 2021)​

Children| 6
Career
Turned professional| 1953
Former tour(s)| PGA Tour
Southern Africa Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins| 159
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour| 24
European Tour| 4
Sunshine Tour| 20
PGA Tour of Australasia| 2
PGA Tour Champions| 22 (Tied-7th all-time)
European Senior Tour| 3
Other| 63 (regular)
6 (senior)
Best results in major championships
(wins: 9)
Masters Tournament| Won: 1961, 1974, 1978
PGA Championship| Won: 1962, 1972
U.S. Open| Won: 1965
The Open Championship| Won: 1959, 1968, 1974
Achievements and awards
| World Golf Hall of Fame| 1974 (member page)

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PGA Tour
money list winner| 1961
Southern Africa Tour
Order of Merit winner| 1976–77, 1979–80
PGA Tour Lifetime
Achievement Award| 2012
GCSAA Old Tom Morris Award| 2020
(For a full list of awards, see here)

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.[2][3][4] At the age of 29, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open and became the only non-American to win all four majors in a career, known as the career Grand Slam. At the time, he was the youngest player to do this, though Jack Nicklaus (26) and Tiger Woods (24) subsequently broke this record. Player became only the third golfer in history to win the Career Grand Slam, following Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen, and only Nicklaus and Woods have performed the feat since. He won over 160 professional tournaments on six continents over seven decades and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.[5]

Nicknamed the Black Knight, Mr. Fitness, and the International Ambassador of Golf,[6] he is also a renowned golf course architect with more than 400 design projects on five continents throughout the world. Player has also authored or co-written 36 books on golf instruction, design, philosophy, motivation and fitness. On 7 January 2021, Player was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by United States President Donald Trump.

The Player Group was established by Marc Player and operates The Player Foundation, which has a primary objective of promoting underprivileged education around the world. In 1983, The Player Foundation established the Blair Atholl Schools in Johannesburg, South Africa, which has educational facilities for more than 500 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. In 2013 it celebrated its 30th anniversary with charity golf events in London, Palm Beach, Shanghai and Cape Town, bringing its total of funds raised to over US$60 million.[7][8]

## Background and family

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Player with his wife (holding object) and her mother, who were his dedicated supporters at golf tournaments, 1961

Player was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, the youngest of Harry and Muriel Player's three children. When he was eight years old his mother died from cancer. Although his father was often away from home working in the gold mines, he did manage to take a loan in order to buy a set of clubs for Gary to begin playing golf. The Virginia Park golf course in Johannesburg is where Player first began his love affair with golf. At the age of 14, Player played his first round of golf and parred the first three holes. At age 16, he announced that he would become number one in the world. At age 17, he became a professional golfer.

Player married wife Vivienne Verwey (sister of professional golfer Bobby Verwey) on 19 January 1957, four years after turning professional. Together they had six children: Jennifer, Marc, Wayne, Michele, Theresa, and Amanda. He also has 22 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.[9][10] During the early days of his career Player would travel from tournament to tournament with his wife, six children, their nanny and a tutor in tow. Vivienne died of cancer in August 2021.[11]

Player's eldest son, Marc, owns and operates The Player Group, which exclusively represents Player in all his commercial activities, including all endorsements, licensing, merchandising, golf course design, and real estate development.[12]

Player is the brother of Ian Player, a South African environmental educator, activist and conservationist.[13]

## Playing career

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Player is one of the most successful golfers in history, tied for fourth in major championship victories with nine. Along with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus he is often referred to as one of "The Big Three" golfers of his era – from the late 1950s through the late 1970s – when golf boomed in the United States and around the world and was greatly encouraged by expanded television coverage. Along with Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods, he is one of only five players to win golf's "career Grand Slam". He completed the Grand Slam in 1965 at the age of twenty-nine. Player was the second multiple majors winner from South Africa, following Bobby Locke, then was followed by Ernie Els, and Retief Goosen.

Player competed regularly on the U.S. based PGA Tour from the late 1950s. He led the Tour money list in 1961, and went on to accumulate 24 career Tour titles. He also played an exceptionally busy schedule all over the world, and he has been called the world's most traveled athlete. Player has logged more than 26 million km (16 million mi) in air travel – in 2005 it was estimated that he had "probably flown further … than any athlete in history".[14][15]

Player has more victories than anyone else in the South African Open (13) and the Australian Open (7). He held the record for most victories in the World Match Play Championship, with five wins, from 1973 until 1991 when this feat was equalled by Seve Ballesteros, finally losing his share of the record in 2004, when Ernie Els won the event for the sixth time. Player was in the top ten of Mark McCormack's world golf rankings from their inception in 1968 until 1981; he was ranked second in 1969, 1970 and 1972, each time to Jack Nicklaus.

Player was the only player in the 20th century to win the British Open in three different decades.[16] His first win, as a 23-year-old in 1959 at Muirfield, came after he double-bogeyed the last hole.[17] In 1974, he became one of the few golfers in history to win two major championships in the same season. Player last won the Masters in 1978, when he started seven strokes behind 54-hole leader Hubert Green entering the final round, and won by one shot with birdies at seven of the last 10 holes for a back nine 30 and a final round 64. One week later, Player again came from seven strokes back in the final round to win the Tournament of Champions.[18] In 1984, at the age of 48 Player nearly became the oldest ever major champion, finishing in second place behind Lee Trevino at the PGA Championship. And in gusty winds at the 1998 Masters, he became the oldest golfer ever to make the cut, breaking the 25-year-old record set by Sam Snead. Player credited this feat to his dedication to the concept of diet, health, practice and golf fitness.[19]

Player has occasionally been accused of cheating, particularly in the 1974 Open; he has strongly denied the accusations. Later, at a skins game in Arizona in 1983, Tom Watson accused him of cheating by moving a leaf from behind his ball.[20]

Player at the Fancourt Golf Resort in South Africa, 2008

Being South African, Player never played in the Ryder Cup in which American and European golfers compete against each other. Regarding the event, Player remarked, "The things I have seen in the Ryder Cup have disappointed me. You are hearing about hatred and war."[21] He was no longer an eligible player when the Presidents Cup was established to give international players the opportunity to compete in a similar event, but he was non-playing captain of the International Team for the Presidents Cup in 2003, which was held on a course he designed, The Links at Fancourt, in George, South Africa. After 2003 ended in a tie, he was reappointed as captain for the 2005 Presidents Cup, and his team lost to the Americans 15.5 to 18.5. Both Player and Jack Nicklaus were appointed to captain their respective teams again in 2007 in Canada; the United States won.

### Augusta National green jacket

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The green jacket is reserved for Augusta National members and golfers who win the Masters Tournament. Jackets are kept on club grounds, and taking them off the premises is forbidden. The exception is for the winner, who can take it home and return it to the club the following year. Player, who became the tournament's first international winner in 1961, said he did not know that. After the victory he packed the jacket and took it to his home in South Africa. That led to a call from club Chairman Clifford Roberts, who was a stickler for rules. "I didn't know you were supposed to leave it there," Player said. "Next thing you know, there was a call from Mr. Roberts."[22]

## Legacy

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In 2000, Player was voted "Sportsman of the Century" in South Africa. In 1966, he was awarded the Bob Jones Award, the highest honour given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. The "Gary Player – A Global Journey" exhibition was launched by the Hall of Fame as of March 2006.

In 2000, Golf Digest magazine ranked Player as the eighth greatest golfer of all time.[23]

In 2002, Player was voted as the second greatest global golfer of all time by a panel of international media, golf magazines and fellow professionals conducted by the leading Golf Asia Magazine.[citation needed]

On 10 April 2009, he played for the last time in the Masters, where he was playing for his record 52nd time[24] – every year since 1957 except for 1973, when he was recovering from surgery.[25] After Nicklaus and Palmer, he was the last of the Big Three to retire from this tournament, which is a testament to his longevity.

At age 73 on 23 July 2009, Player competed in the Senior British Open Championship at Sunningdale Golf Club, 53 years after capturing his maiden European Tour victory at the Berkshire venue.[26]

Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters announced on 5 July 2011 that Player had been invited to join Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer as an honorary starter. The Big Three were reunited in this capacity starting with the 2012 tournament.[27]

In July 2013, he became the oldest athlete ever to pose nude in ESPN The Magazine's annual Body Issue to inspire people to keep looking after themselves throughout their lives whatever their age.[28][29]

## Business and other interests

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Gary Player's business interests are exclusively represented by Black Knight International, which includes Gary Player Design, Player Real Estate, The Player Foundation, Gary Player Academies, and Black Knight Enterprises, aspects of which include licensing, events, publishing, wine, apparel and memorabilia.[7] The Player Group, which operates The Player Foundation, is owned and managed by Marc Player.[30]

### The Player Foundation

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The Player Foundation was established in 1983 by Marc Player and began as an effort to provide education, nutrition, medical care and athletic activities, for a small community of disadvantaged children living on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. The Player Foundation has since blossomed into an organisation that circles the globe bringing aid to underprivileged children and impoverished communities. Since its establishment, The Player Foundation has donated over $65 million to the support of children's charities, the betterment of impoverished communities and the expansion of educational opportunities throughout the world.

The foundation is primarily funded by donations, grants and the four Gary Player Invitational events presented through Black Knight International and staged in the United States, China, Europe and South Africa annually.[31] The Gary Player Invitational is a pro-am tournament that pairs celebrities and professional golfers from the PGA and Champions Tours with businessmen and other local participants. The proceeds of these tournaments and other special events provide funding for an ever-expanding number of institutions around the world, including the Blair Atholl Schools in South Africa, the Pleasant City Elementary School in Palm Beach and the Masizame Children's Shelter in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa.[citation needed]

Proceeds from the Gary Player Invitational have also been donated to the Lord's Taverners in the UK and the following organisations in South Africa; Wildlands Conservation Trust, Twilight Children and Bana Development Centre.[32][33]

### Golf course design

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The Player Design firm have executed over 400 projects in 41 countries on five continents, including courses such as the Gary Player Country Club, Leopard Creek, Thracian Cliffs, Wentworth and The Links at Fancourt.The company offers three different design brands: Gary Player Design, Player Design, and Black Knight Design.

With golf accepted back into the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Gary Player Design was selected among the finalists of an official RFP in early December 2011.[34][35]

### Nelson Mandela Invitational

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Player hosted the Nelson Mandela Invitational golf tournament staged by Black Knight International from 2000. In October 2007, media attention arose about his involvement in the 2002 design of a golf course in Burma and as a result, the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund withdrew its support.[36] Both Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu accepted Player's position and statements on Burma.[37] Player refused to withdraw as he and his son Marc personally built the golf event from scratch and issued a statement rebutting these claims via his website. The event continued to be staged annually at the Sun City Resort as the Gary Player Invitational until 2019.[citation needed]

## Views

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### Views on apartheid

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In 1966, Player espoused support for the apartheid policies of Hendrik Verwoerd in his book Grand Slam Golf, stating: "I must say now, and clearly, that I am of the South Africa of Verwoerd and apartheid ... a nation which ... is the product of its instinct and ability to maintain civilised values and standards amongst the alien barbarians. The African may well believe in witchcraft and primitive magic, practise ritual murder and polygamy; his wealth is in cattle".[38] Activists publicly demonstrated against Player's espousal of apartheid, including protesting against Player at the 1969 PGA Championship. Australian activists also strongly protested against Player. In 1971 there were several threats to protest against Player at tournaments though they never came to fruition.[39] Years later, in October 1974, Australian activists screamed at Player, "Go home racist", as he was lining up a putt on the 72nd hole in a tournament he had a chance to win.[40]

However, in a 1987 interview with The Los Angeles Times, Player disavowed the system of apartheid, stating, "We have a terrible system in apartheid ... it's almost a cancerous disease. I'm happy to say it's being eliminated. [...] We've got to get rid of this apartheid."[41] In an interview with Graham Bensinger, Player discussed his early support for apartheid stating that the South African Government had "pulled the wool over our eyes" and that the people were "brainwashed" into supporting these policies.[42]

### Views on golf

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In July 2007, Player made statements at the Open Championship golf tournament about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in golf. He alleged that at least ten players were "taking something", citing human growth hormone, steroids and creatine as possible substances. Both the PGA Tour and European Tour were in the process of introducing random testing programmes at the time.[43]

In June 2016, in an interview with bunkered.co.uk, Player branded as "laughable" a report released by the R&A and USGA governing bodies which said that driving distance in golf was only increasing minimally. He warned of a "tsunami coming" due to the governing bodies' failure to address issues surrounding new golf technology.[44] After the 2017 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Player reiterated these comments, taking to messaging service Twitter to say he was sad to see the Old Course at St Andrews "brought to her knees" after Ross Fisher broke the course record on a day of very low scoring during the final round.[45]

## Distinctions and honours

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* On 8 June 1961, Player was the guest on NBC's The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie Ford. In a comedy skit, he gives Tennessee Ernie Ford a golf lesson.[46]
* Received the 1965 BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Award.[47]
* Received the 1966 Bob Jones Award from the United States Golf Association.
* Named Honorary Member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews in 1994.
* Received Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from University of St Andrews in 1995.
* Received Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland in 1997
* The WGC-Bridgestone Invitational trophy is named the Gary Player Cup.
* Named Honorary Member of Carnoustie in 1999
* Received Honorary Doctorate in Law, University of Dundee, Scotland in 1999
* South African Sportsman of the Century award in 2000
* Received the 2003 Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monte Carlo.
* Awarded the Order of Ikhamanga (in gold for exceptional achievement) in 2003 by President Mbeki of South Africa for excellence in golf and contribution to non-racial sport in South Africa.
* He was the world's first golfer to be featured on any country's postal stamp in South Africa.[citation needed]
* Has designed over 400 golf courses on six continents around the world.
* He currently plays on the U.S. Champions Tour and European Seniors Tour occasionally.
* He received the 2006 Payne Stewart Award from the PGA Tour.
* Played in his 52nd Masters Tournament at Augusta National in April 2009, extending his record of for most Masters appearances
* Inducted into the African American Sports Hall of Fame in May 2007, with Lifetime Achievement Award
* Has played in a record 46 consecutive British Open Championships, winning 3 times over 3 decades.
* Stars with Camilo Villegas in a MasterCard "priceless foursome" television commercial launched during the U.S. Open in June 2009
* In November 2009 he was awarded the inaugural Breeders Cup "Sports and Racing Excellence Award" at Santa Anita Park in California which honours owners and breeders of thoroughbred race horses.
* Was inducted into the Asian Pacific Golf Hall of Fame with Jack Nicklaus in 2011 at a ceremony in Pattaya, Thailand.
* In December 2011, Gary Player Design was selected amongst the finalists to design the golf course for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro
* He received the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award at The Players Championship in May 2012. The first international person to receive this accolade.
* Received the 2020 GCSAA Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America[48]
* Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 7 January 2021 from then President Donald Trump.[49]
* With the death of Jack Burke Jr., Player becomes the oldest living Masters champion.

## Professional wins (159)

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### PGA Tour wins (24)

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Legend

Major championships (9)
Other PGA Tour (15)
No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 20 Apr 1958 | Kentucky Derby Open | −14 (68-68-69-69=274)  | 3 strokes  |  Chick Harbert,  Ernie Vossler
2  | 3 Jul 1959 | The Open Championship | −4 (75-71-70-68=284)  | 2 strokes  |  Fred Bullock,  Flory Van Donck
3  | 29 Jan 1961 | Lucky International Open | −12 (70-69-68-65=272)  | 2 strokes  |  George Bayer,  Don Whitt
4  | 26 Mar 1961  | Sunshine Open Invitational | −15 (69-68-67-69=273)  | 1 stroke  |  Arnold Palmer
5  | 10 Apr 1961  | Masters Tournament | −8 (69-68-69-74=280)  | 1 stroke  |  Charles Coe,  Arnold Palmer
6  | 22 Jul 1962 | PGA Championship | −2 (72-67-69-70=278)  | 1 stroke  |  Bob Goalby
7  | 13 Jan 1963 | San Diego Open Invitational | −14 (65-65-70-70=270)  | 1 stroke  |  Tony Lema
8  | 9 Mar 1964 | Pensacola Open Invitational | −14 (71-68-66-69=274)  | Playoff  |  Miller Barber,  Arnold Palmer
9  | 31 May 1964  | 500 Festival Open Invitation | −11 (70-66-70-67=273)  | 1 stroke  |  Doug Sanders,  Art Wall Jr.
10  | 21 Jun 1965 | U.S. Open | +2 (70-70-71-71=282)  | Playoff  |  Kel Nagle
11  | 13 Jul 1968 | The Open Championship (2)  | +1 (74-71-71-73=289)  | 2 strokes  |  Bob Charles,  Jack Nicklaus
12  | 20 Apr 1969 | Tournament of Champions | −4 (69-74-69-72=284)  | 2 strokes  |  Lee Trevino
13  | 5 Apr 1970 | Greater Greensboro Open | −13 (70-63-73-65=271)  | 2 strokes  |  Miller Barber
14  | 21 Mar 1971 | Greater Jacksonville Open | −7 (70-70-72-69=281)  | Playoff  |  Hal Underwood
15  | 28 Mar 1971  | National Airlines Open Invitational | −14 (69-67-70-68=274)  | 2 strokes  |  Lee Trevino
16  | 26 Mar 1972 | Greater New Orleans Open | −9 (73-69-68-69=279)  | 1 stroke  |  Dave Eichelberger,  Jack Nicklaus
17  | 6 Aug 1972  | PGA Championship (2)  | +1 (71-71-67-72=281)  | 2 strokes  |  Tommy Aaron,  Jim Jamieson
18  | 9 Sep 1973 | Southern Open | −10 (69-65-67-69=270)  | 1 stroke  |  Forrest Fezler
19  | 14 Apr 1974 | Masters Tournament (2)  | −10 (71-71-66-70=278)  | 2 strokes  |  Dave Stockton,  Tom Weiskopf
20  | 26 May 1974  | Danny Thomas Memphis Classic | −15 (65-72-69-67=273)  | 2 strokes  |  Lou Graham,  Hubert Green
21  | 13 Jul 1974  | The Open Championship (3)  | −2 (69-68-75-70=282)  | 4 strokes  |  Peter Oosterhuis
22  | 9 Apr 1978 | Masters Tournament (3)  | −11 (72-72-69-64=277)  | 1 stroke  |  Rod Funseth,  Hubert Green,
Tom Watson
23  | 16 Apr 1978  | MONY Tournament of Champions (2)  | −7 (70-68-76-67=281)  | 2 strokes  |  Andy North,  Lee Trevino
24  | 23 Apr 1978  | Houston Open | −18 (64-67-70-69=270)  | 1 stroke  |  Andy Bean

PGA Tour playoff record (3–10)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result

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1  | 1958 | Dallas Open Invitational |  Julius Boros,  John McMullin,
Sam Snead | Snead won with birdie on first extra hole
2  | 1959 | Memphis Open |  Al Balding,  Don Whitt | Whitt won with par on second extra hole
Balding eliminated by birdie on first hole
3  | 1961 | American Golf Classic |  Jay Hebert | Lost to birdie on second extra hole
4  | 1962 | Masters Tournament |  Dow Finsterwald,  Arnold Palmer | Palmer won 18-hole playoff;
Palmer: −4 (68),
Player: −1 (71),
Finsterwald: +5 (77)
5  | 1962  | Memphis Open Invitational |  Lionel Hebert,  Gene Littler | Hebert won with birdie on first extra hole
6  | 1963 | Palm Springs Golf Classic |  Jack Nicklaus | Lost 18-hole playoff;
Nicklaus: −7 (65),
Player: +1 (73)
7  | 1964 | Pensacola Open Invitational |  Miller Barber,  Arnold Palmer | Won 18-hole playoff;
Player: −1 (71),
Palmer: E (72),
Barber: +2 (74)
8  | 1965 | U.S. Open |  Kel Nagle | Won 18-hole playoff;
Player: +1 (71),
Nagle: +4 (74)
9  | 1967 | Oklahoma City Open Invitational |  Miller Barber | Lost to birdie on third extra hole
10  | 1968 | Azalea Open Invitational |  Steve Reid | Lost to birdie on second extra hole
11  | 1971 | Greater Jacksonville Open |  Hal Underwood | Won with par on second extra hole
12  | 1971  | Kemper Open |  Dale Douglass,  Lee Trevino,
Tom Weiskopf | Weiskopf won with birdie on first extra hole
13  | 1975 | MONY Tournament of Champions |  Al Geiberger | Lost to birdie on first extra hole

### European Tour wins (4)

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Legend

Major championships (4)
Other European Tour (0)
No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 6 Aug 1972 | PGA Championship[a] | +1 (71-71-67-72=281)  | 2 strokes  |  Tommy Aaron,  Jim Jamieson
2  | 14 Apr 1974 | Masters Tournament[a] | −10 (71-71-66-70=278)  | 2 strokes  |  Dave Stockton,  Tom Weiskopf
3  | 13 Jul 1974  | The Open Championship | −2 (69-68-75-70=282)  | 4 strokes  |  Peter Oosterhuis
4  | 9 Apr 1978 | Masters Tournament[a] (2)  | −11 (72-72-69-64=277)  | 1 stroke  |  Rod Funseth,  Hubert Green,
Tom Watson

European Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result

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1  | 1974 | Dunlop Masters |  Bernard Gallacher | Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2  | 1976 | Penfold PGA Championship |  Neil Coles,  Eamonn Darcy | Coles won with par on third extra hole
Player eliminated by par on first hole

### Southern Africa Tour wins (20)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 15 Jan 1972 | NCR Western Province Open | −10 (69-69-67-73=278)  | 4 strokes  |  Cobie Legrange
2  | 22 Jan 1972  | Dunlop South African Masters | −17 (71-65-65-66=267)  | 3 strokes  |  Bobby Cole
3  | 12 Feb 1972  | South African Open | −18 (69-71-66-68=274)  | 1 stroke  |  Bobby Cole
4  | 2 Dec 1972 | Dunlop South African Masters (2)  | −12 (65-68-68-67=268)  | 1 stroke  |  Harold Henning
5  | 26 Jan 1974 | Dunlop South African Masters (3)  | −10 (69-66-70-75=270)  | Playoff  |  Bobby Cole
6  | 9 Feb 1974  | General Motors International Classic | −13 (71-70-71-71=283)  | 5 strokes  |  Hugh Baiocchi,  John Fourie
7  | 23 Nov 1974 | General Motors International Classic (2)  | −16 (71-67-72-70=280)  | 1 stroke  |  Andries Oosthuizen
8  | 1 Feb 1975 | BP South African Open (2)  | −10 (68-67-72-71=278)  | 6 strokes  |  Allan Henning
9  | 13 Dec 1975 | General Motors International Classic (3)  | −11 (74-70-68-73=285)  | 3 strokes  |  John Fourie
10  | 7 Feb 1976 | Dunlop South African Masters (4)  | −12 (68-63-67-70=268)  | 1 stroke  |  Cobie Legrange
11  | 6 Nov 1976 | Dunlop South African Masters (5)  | −10 (67-65-70-68=270)  | 4 strokes  |  Hugh Baiocchi,  Simon Hobday
12  | 27 Nov 1976  | Yellow Pages South African Open (3)  | −8 (70-68-73-69=280)  | 6 strokes  |  David Suddards (a),  Bobby Verwey
13  | 12 Nov 1977 | Yellow Pages South African Open (4)  | −15 (69-71-63-70=273)  | 3 strokes  |  Bobby Cole,  Dale Hayes
14  | 19 Nov 1977  | ICL International | −12 (67-66-66-69=268)  | 2 strokes  |  Bobby Cole
15  | 23 Nov 1979 | Lexington PGA Championship | −7 (71-66-66=203)*  | 1 stroke  |  Bobby Cole,  Harold Henning,
Nick Price,  Denis Watson
16  | 1 Dec 1979  | SAB South African Masters (6)  | −18 (67-65-70-68=270)  | 6 strokes  |  John O'Leary
17  | 8 Dec 1979  | British Airways/Yellow Pages South African Open (5)  | −9 (67-75-71-66=279)  | 1 stroke  |  Ian Mosey
18  | 15 Dec 1979  | Sun City Classic | −10 (70-71-67-70=278)  | 4 strokes  |  Bobby Verwey
19  | 5 Dec 1981 | Datsun South African Open (6)  | −16 (67-72-67-66=272)  | Playoff  |  John Bland,  Warren Humphreys
20  | 16 Jan 1982 | Lexington PGA Championship (2)  | −8 (68-70-66-68=272)  | 3 strokes  |  Gordon Brand Jnr,  Mark McNulty,
Bill Rogers

*Note: The 1979 Lexington PGA Championship was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result

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1  | 1974 | Dunlop South African Masters |  Bobby Cole | Won with par on second extra hole
2  | 1981 | Datsun South African Open |  John Bland,  Warren Humphreys | Won with birdie on third extra hole after 18-hole playoff;
Player: −2 (70),
Bland: −2 (70),
Humphreys: E (72)

### PGA Tour of Australia wins (2)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner-up

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1  | 3 Nov 1974  | Qantas Australian Open | −11 (69-72-63-73=277)  | 3 strokes  |  Norman Wood
2  | 15 Nov 1981  | Tooth Gold Coast Classic | −13 (65-71-72-67=275)  | 4 strokes  |  Bob Shearer

PGA Tour of Australia playoff record (0–1)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result

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1  | 1979  | Victorian Open |  Rodger Davis,  Geoff Parslow | Davis won with birdie on second extra hole

### Safari Circuit wins (1)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner-up

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1  | 9 Mar 1980  | Trophée Félix Houphouët-Boigny | −23 (66-66-69-64=265)  | Playoff  |  Peter Townsend

### South American Golf Circuit wins (1)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner-up

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1  | 9 Nov 1980  | Chile Open | −4 (72-67-74-71=284)  | 1 stroke  |  Alan Pate

### Other European wins (10)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner-up

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1  | 4 May 1956  | Dunlop Tournament | 70-64-64-72-68=338  | 2 strokes  |  Arthur Lees
2  | 16 Oct 1965  | Piccadilly World Match Play Championship | 3 and 2  |  Peter Thomson
3  | 8 Oct 1966  | Piccadilly World Match Play Championship (2)  | 6 and 4  |  Jack Nicklaus
4  | 12 Oct 1968  | Piccadilly World Match Play Championship (3)  | 1 up  |  Bob Charles
5  | 9 Oct 1971  | Piccadilly World Match Play Championship (4)  | 5 and 4  |  Jack Nicklaus
6  | 13 Oct 1973  | Piccadilly World Match Play Championship (5)  | 40th hole  |  Graham Marsh
7  | 8 Nov 1974  | La Manga International Pro-Am | −42 (67-54-63-60=244)  | Playoff  |  Clive Clark
8  | 10 Nov 1974  | European Ibergolf Trophy | +1 (73-72=145)  | Playoff  |  Peter Townsend
9  | 12 Oct 1975  | Trophée Lancôme | −10 (73-65-69-71=278)  | 6 strokes  |  Lanny Wadkins
10  | 21 Oct 1984  | Johnnie Walker Trophy | −16 (68-71-66-67=272)  | Playoff  |  Seve Ballesteros

Sources:[50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59]

### Japan wins (2)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 6 Nov 1961  | Yomiuri Pro Championship | +1 (75-72-72-70=289)  | 5 strokes  |  Chen Ching-Po
2  | 14 May 1972  | Japan Airlines Open | −8 (67-71-72-70=280)  | 1 stroke  |  Lu Liang-Huan,  Tōru Nakamura,
Peter Thomson,  Haruo Yasuda

### Other South African wins (39)

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* 1955 East Rand Open
* 1956 East Rand Open, South African Open
* 1957 Western Province Open
* 1958 Natal Open
* 1959 East Rand Open, Natal Open, South African Professional Match Play Championship, Transvaal Open
* 1960 Natal Open, South African Masters,[60] Transvaal Open, Western Province Open, South African Open
* 1961 Transvaal Open (Dec.)[61]
* 1962 Transvaal Open
* 1963 Liquid Air Tournament, Richelieu Grand Prix (Cape Town), Richelieu Grand Prix (Johannesburg), Sponsored 5000
* 1964 South African Masters
* 1965 South African Open
* 1966 Natal Open, Transvaal Open, South African Open
* 1967 South African Masters, South African Open
* 1968 Natal Open, Western Province Open,[62] South African Open
* 1969 South African PGA Championship, South African Open
* 1971 General Motors Open,[63] South African Masters, Western Province Open
* 1974 Rand International Open
* 1986 Nissan Skins Game
* 1988 Nissan Skins Game
* 1991 Nissan Skins Game

### Other Australasian wins (17)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 19 Sep 1956  | Western Australian Open | 69-27-74-74=289  | 5 strokes  |  Len Thomas
2  | 7 Oct 1956  | North Coast Open | −4 (69-67=136)  | Playoff  |  Norm Berwick
3  | 17 Nov 1956  | Ampol Tournament | 66-73-69-72=280  | 6 strokes  |  Bo Wininger
4  | 13 Oct 1957  | North Coast Open (2)  | −5 (68-67=135)  | 1 stroke  |  Eric Cremin
5  | 2 Nov 1957  | Ampol Tournament (2)  | 74-70-66-71=281  | 2 strokes  |  Dave Thomas
6  | 21 Nov 1957  | Australian PGA Championship | 2 up  |  Peter Thomson
7  | 30 Aug 1958  | Australian Open | 68-67-70-66=271  | 5 strokes  |  Kel Nagle
8  | 7 Nov 1959  | Victorian Open | −17 (70-69-69-67=275)  | 5 strokes  |  Harold Henning
9  | 14 Nov 1959  | Ampol Tournament (3)  | 73-70-69=212  | Shared title with  Kel Nagle
10  | 28 Oct 1961  | Wills Classic | −2 (78-68-71-69=286)  | 3 strokes  |  Eric Cremin
11  | 3 Nov 1962  | Australian Open (2)  | 69-70-71-71=281  | 2 strokes  |  Kel Nagle
12  | 2 Nov 1963  | Australian Open (3)  | −18 (70-70-70-68=278)  | 7 strokes  |  Bruce Devlin
13  | 30 Oct 1965  | Australian Open (4)  | −28 (62-71-62-69=264)  | 6 strokes  |  Frank Phillips,  Jack Nicklaus
14  | 10 Nov 1968  | Wills Masters | −15 (69-70-66-72=277)  | Playoff  |  Peter Townsend
15  | 26 Oct 1969  | Australian Open (5)  | E (64-69-68-77=288)  | 1 stroke  |  Guy Wolstenholme
16  | 25 Oct 1970  | Australian Open (6)  | −8 (71-65-70-74=280)  | 3 strokes  |  Bruce Devlin
17  | 1 Nov 1970  | Dunlop International | −6 (71-67-73-71=282)  | 1 stroke  |  Bill Brask,  Kel Nagle,
Lee Trevino

Sources:[64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80]

### Other South American wins (2)

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No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner-up

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1  | 24 Nov 1972  | Brazil Open | −6 (65-68-68-69=270)  | 10 strokes  |  Steve Melnyk
2  | 1 Dec 1974  | Brazil Open (2)  | −9 (67-59-70-71=267)  | 5 strokes  |  Mark Hayes

### Other wins (11)

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* 1955 Egyptian Matchplay
* 1965 World Series of Golf, NTL Challenge Cup (Canada), World Cup of Golf, World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy
* 1968 World Series of Golf
* 1972 World Series of Golf
* 1977 World Cup of Golf Individual Trophy
* 1979 PGA Grand Slam of Golf (shared title with Andy North)
* 1983 Skins Game
* 1986 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Greg Norman \- team shared title with Peter Jacobsen and Curtis Strange)

### Senior PGA Tour wins (22)

[edit]

Legend

Senior PGA Tour major championships (9)
Other Senior PGA Tour (13)
No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 23 Nov 1985 | Quadel Seniors Classic | −11 (73-64-68=205)  | 3 strokes  |  Jim Ferree,  Ken Still
2  | 16 Feb 1986 | General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship | −7 (68-68-73-72=281)  | 2 strokes  |  Lee Elder
3  | 18 May 1986  | United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship | −4 (66-70-70=206)  | 1 stroke  |  Bob Charles,  Lee Elder
4  | 1 Jun 1986  | Denver Post Champions of Golf | −8 (70-67-71=208)  | Playoff  |  Roberto De Vicenzo
5  | 14 Jun 1987 | Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship | −8 (69-73-69-69=280)  | 1 stroke  |  Bruce Crampton,  Chi-Chi Rodríguez
6  | 12 Jul 1987  | U.S. Senior Open | −14 (69-68-67-66=270)  | 6 strokes  |  Doug Sanders
7  | 13 Sep 1987  | PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational | −9 (68-67-72=207)  | Playoff  |  Bob Charles
8  | 14 Feb 1988 | General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship (2)  | −4 (69-73-72=70=284)  | 3 strokes  |  Chi-Chi Rodríguez
9  | 28 Feb 1988  | Aetna Challenge | −9 (70-70-67=207)  | 1 stroke  |  Dave Hill
10  | 26 Jun 1988  | Silver Pages Classic | −13 (69-68-66=203)  | Playoff  |  Harold Henning
11  | 24 Jul 1988  | Volvo Seniors' British Open | −8 (65-66-72-69=272)  | 1 stroke  |  Billy Casper
12  | 8 Aug 1988  | U.S. Senior Open (2)  | E (74-71-70-73=288)  | Playoff  |  Bob Charles
13  | 11 Sep 1988  | GTE North Classic | −15 (70-65-66=201)  | 2 strokes  |  Dave Hill
14  | 10 Sep 1989 | GTE North Classic (2)  | −9 (67-68=135)*  | 1 stroke  |  Billy Casper,  Al Geiberger,
Joe Jimenez
15  | 8 Oct 1989  | RJR Championship | −3 (65-71-71=207)  | 1 stroke  |  Rives McBee
16  | 15 Apr 1990 | PGA Seniors' Championship (3)  | −7 (74-69-65-73=281)  | 2 strokes  |  Chi-Chi Rodríguez
17  | 29 Jul 1990  | Volvo Seniors' British Open (2)  | E (69-65-71-75=280)  | 1 stroke  |  Deane Beman,  Brian Waites
18  | 3 Feb 1991 | Royal Caribbean Classic | −13 (67-65-68=200)  | 2 strokes  |  Bob Charles,  Chi-Chi Rodríguez,
Lee Trevino
19  | 19 Sep 1993 | Bank One Senior Classic | −14 (68-68-66=202)  | 3 strokes  |  Dale Douglass
20  | 24 Sep 1995 | Bank One Classic (2)  | −5 (72-75-64=211)  | 2 strokes  |  Jack Kiefer
21  | 27 Jul 1997 | Senior British Open (3)  | −10 (68-70-72-68=278)  | Playoff  |  John Bland
22  | 23 Aug 1998 | Northville Long Island Classic | −12 (68-68-68=204)  | 1 stroke  |  Walter Hall,  J. C. Snead

*Note: The 1989 GTE North Classic was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (5–2)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result

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1  | 1986 | Denver Post Champions of Golf |  Roberto De Vicenzo | Won with par on fourth extra hole
2  | 1987 | PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational |  Bob Charles | Won with birdie on first extra hole
3  | 1988 | Silver Pages Classic |  Harold Henning | Won with birdie on first extra hole
4  | 1988  | U.S. Senior Open |  Bob Charles | Won 18-hole playoff;
Player: −4 (68),
Charles: −2 (70)
5  | 1990 | Bell Atlantic Classic |  Dale Douglass | Lost to par on second extra hole
6  | 1996 | FHP Health Care Classic |  Walter Morgan | Lost to birdie on first extra hole
7  | 1997 | Senior British Open |  John Bland | Won with birdie on second extra hole

### European Seniors Tour wins (3)

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Legend

Senior major championships (1)
Other European Seniors Tour (2)
No.  | Date  | Tournament  | Winning score  | Margin of
victory  | Runner(s)-up

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1  | 15 Aug 1993 | Belfast Telegraph Irish Senior Masters | −5 (68-68-72=208)  | 2 strokes  |  José María Roca
2  | 27 Jul 1997 | Senior British Open | −10 (68-70-72-68=278)  | Playoff  |  John Bland
3  | 3 Aug 1997  | Shell Wentworth Senior Masters | −9 (69-68-70=207)  | 1 stroke  |  José María Cañizares,  David Creamer

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result

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1  | 1997 | Senior British Open |  John Bland | Won with birdie on second extra hole

### Other senior wins (6)

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* 1987 Northville Invitational (United States), German PGA Team Championship
* 1997 Dai-ichi Seimei Cup (Japan)
* 2000 Senior Skins Game (U.S. – unofficial event)
* 2009 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Demaret Division (with Bob Charles)
* 2010 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf – Demaret Division (with Bob Charles)

*The Senior British Open was retroactively recognised by the PGA Tour Champions as a senior major in 2018.[4][81]

## Major championships

[edit]

### Wins (9)

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Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner(s)-up

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1959 | The Open Championship | 4 shot deficit | −4 (75-71-70-68=284) | 2 strokes |  Fred Bullock,  Flory Van Donck
1961 | Masters Tournament | 4 shot lead | −8 (69-68-69-74=280) | 1 stroke |  Charles Coe,  Arnold Palmer
1962 | PGA Championship | 2 shot lead | −2 (72-67-69-70=278) | 1 stroke |  Bob Goalby
1965 | U.S. Open | 2 shot lead | +2 (70-70-71-71=282) | Playoff1 |  Kel Nagle
1968 | The Open Championship (2) | 2 shot deficit | +1 (74-71-71-73=289) | 2 strokes |  Bob Charles,  Jack Nicklaus
1972 | PGA Championship (2) | 1 shot lead | +1 (71-71-67-72=281) | 2 strokes |  Tommy Aaron,  Jim Jamieson
1974 | Masters Tournament (2) | 1 shot deficit | −10 (71-71-66-70=278) | 2 strokes |  Dave Stockton,  Tom Weiskopf
1974 | The Open Championship (3) | 3 shot lead | −2 (69-68-75-70=282) | 4 strokes |  Peter Oosterhuis
1978 | Masters Tournament (3) | 7 shot deficit | −11 (72-72-69-64=277) | 1 stroke |  Rod Funseth,  Hubert Green,
Tom Watson

1Defeated Nagle in 18-hole playoff; Player 71 (+1), Nagle 74 (+4).

### Results timeline

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Tournament  | 1956  | 1957  | 1958  | 1959

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Masters Tournament |  | T24  | CUT  | T8
U.S. Open |  |  | 2  | T15
The Open Championship | 4  | T24  | 7  | 1
PGA Championship |  |  |  |
Tournament  | 1960  | 1961  | 1962  | 1963  | 1964  | 1965  | 1966  | 1967  | 1968  | 1969

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Masters Tournament | T6  | 1 | 2  | T5  | T5  | T2  | T28  | T6  | T7  | T33
U.S. Open | T19  | T9  | T6  | T8  | T23  | 1 | T15  | T12  | T16  | T48
The Open Championship | 7  | WD  | CUT  | T7  | T8  | WD  | T4  | T3  | 1 | T23
PGA Championship |  | T29  | 1 | T8  | T13  | T33  | T3  |  |  | 2
Tournament  | 1970  | 1971  | 1972  | 1973  | 1974  | 1975  | 1976  | 1977  | 1978  | 1979

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Masters Tournament | 3  | T6  | T10  |  | 1 | T30  | T28  | T19  | 1 | T17
U.S. Open | T44  | T27  | T15  | 12  | T8  | T43  | T23  | T10  | T6  | T2
The Open Championship | CUT  | T7  | 6  | T14  | 1 | T32  | T28  | T22  | T34  | T19
PGA Championship | T12  | T4  | 1 | T51  | 7  | T33  | T13  | T31  | T26  | T23
Tournament  | 1980  | 1981  | 1982  | 1983  | 1984  | 1985  | 1986  | 1987  | 1988  | 1989

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Masters Tournament | T6  | T15  | T15  | CUT  | T21  | T36  | CUT  | T35  | CUT  | CUT
U.S. Open | CUT  | T26  | CUT  | T20  | T43  |  |  |  | CUT  | CUT
The Open Championship | CUT  | CUT  | T42  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | T35  | T66  | T60  | CUT
PGA Championship | T26  | T49  | CUT  | T42  | T2  | CUT  |  |  |  |
Tournament  | 1990  | 1991  | 1992  | 1993  | 1994  | 1995  | 1996  | 1997  | 1998  | 1999

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Masters Tournament | T24  | CUT  | CUT  | 60  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | 46  | CUT
U.S. Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Open Championship | CUT  | T57  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | T68  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT
PGA Championship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tournament  | 2000  | 2001  | 2002  | 2003  | 2004  | 2005  | 2006  | 2007  | 2008  | 2009

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Masters Tournament | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT
U.S. Open |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Open Championship | CUT  | CUT  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PGA Championship |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut (3rd round cut in 1970, 1980, 1981 and 1985 Open Championships)
WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place.

### Summary

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Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made

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Masters Tournament | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 52 | 30
U.S. Open | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 25
The Open Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 46 | 26
PGA Championship | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 21
Totals | 9 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 44 | 70 | 150 | 102

* Most consecutive cuts made – 37 (1970 PGA – 1980 Masters)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 6 (1962 PGA – 1964 Masters)

## Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament  | 1974  | 1975  | 1976  | 1977  | 1978  | 1979  | 1980  | 1981  | 1982  | 1983  | 1984

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The Players Championship | CUT  | T21  | T9  | T13  | T28  | CUT  | T8  | CUT  | CUT  |  | 61

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

## Senior major championships

[edit]

### Wins (9)

[edit]

Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner(s)-up

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1986 | General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship | −7 (68-68-73-72=281) | 2 strokes |  Lee Elder
1987 | U.S. Senior Open | −14 (69-68-67-66=270) | 6 strokes |  Doug Sanders
1987 | Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship | −8 (69-73-69-69=280) | 1 stroke |  Bruce Crampton Chi-Chi Rodríguez
1988 | General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship (2) | −4 (69-73-72-70=284) | 3 strokes |  Chi-Chi Rodríguez
1988 | Volvo Seniors' British Open | −8 (65-66-72-69=272) | 1 stroke |  Billy Casper
1988 | U.S. Senior Open (2) | E (74-70-71-73=288) | Playoff1 |  Bob Charles
1990 | PGA Seniors' Championship (3) | −7 (74-69-65-73=281) | 2 strokes |  Chi-Chi Rodríguez
1990 | Volvo Seniors' British Open (2) | E (69-65-71-75=280) | 1 stroke |  Deane Beman,  Brian Waites
1997 | Senior British Open (3) | −10 (68-70-72-68=278) | Playoff2 |  John Bland

1Defeated Charles in 18-hole playoff; Player (68), Charles (70).
2Defeated Bland with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

### Results timeline

[edit]

Tournament  | 1986  | 1987  | 1988  | 1989

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Senior PGA Championship | 1 | T8  | 1 | T8
U.S. Senior Open | 2  | 1 | 1 | T9
The Tradition | NYF  | NYF  | NYF  | 2
Senior Players Championship | T14  | 1 | T3  | 3
Tournament  | 1990  | 1991  | 1992  | 1993  | 1994  | 1995  | 1996  | 1997  | 1998  | 1999

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Senior PGA Championship | 1 | T8  | 5  | T16  | T19  | T60  | T31  | T20  | T39  | T43
U.S. Senior Open | T3  | T8  | T3  | T17  | T13  | T19  | T60  | T21  |  |
The Tradition | 2  | T15  | T20  | T17  | T27  | T17  | T9  | T51  | T17  | T50
Senior Players Championship | T18  | T43  | T18  | T33  | T42  |  | T49  | T49  |  | T29
Tournament  | 2000  | 2001  | 2002  | 2003  | 2004  | 2005  | 2006  | 2007  | 2008  | 2009

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Senior PGA Championship | T46  | T8  | T45  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  | CUT  |  |
The Senior Open Championship | –1 | –1 | –1 | T51  | CUT  | T61  | T65  |  | CUT  | CUT
U.S. Senior Open | CUT  | 57  | CUT  | T54  | CUT  |  | CUT  |  |  |
The Tradition | T34  | T19  | T62  | 75  | T64  | T73  | T76  |  |  | 67
Senior Players Championship | T57  | T56  |  |  | T58  |  | T74  |  |  |

1The Senior Open Championship was not a Champions Tour major until 2003, though it was on the European Seniors Tour. Player won the event three times prior to this recognition.

Win

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = Missed the half-way cut
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
"T" = tied

## Team appearances

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* World Cup (representing South Africa): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 (winners, individual winner), 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977 (individual winner)
* Slazenger Trophy (representing British Commonwealth and Empire): 1956
* Chrysler Cup (representing the International team): 1986 (captain), 1987 (captain, winners), 1988 (captain), 1989 (captain), 1990 (captain), 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 (winners)
* Dunhill Cup (representing South Africa): 1991
* Alfred Dunhill Challenge (representing Southern Africa): 1995 (non-playing captain, winners)
* UBS Cup (representing the Rest of the World): 2001 (captain), 2002 (captain), 2004 (captain)
* Insperity Invitational – Greats of Golf: 2012 (winners), 2014 (winners), 2015 (winners), 2017 (winners)

## See also

[edit]

* Career Grand Slam champions
* List of golfers with most Champions Tour major championship wins
* List of golfers with most Champions Tour wins
* List of golfers with most PGA Tour wins
* List of longest PGA Tour win streaks
* List of men's major championships winning golfers

## Notes

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1. ^ a b c Not a European Tour event at the time, but retrospectively counted as an official win.

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Gary Player in the major championships

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Masters Tournament champions

* 1934 Horton Smith
* 1935 Gene Sarazen†
* 1936 Horton Smith
* 1937 Byron Nelson
* 1938 Henry Picard
* 1939 Ralph Guldahl
* 1940 Jimmy Demaret
* 1941‡ Craig Wood
* 1942 Byron Nelson†
* 1946 Herman Keiser
* 1947 Jimmy Demaret
* 1948 Claude Harmon
* 1949 Sam Snead
* 1950 Jimmy Demaret
* 1951 Ben Hogan
* 1952 Sam Snead
* 1953 Ben Hogan
* 1954 Sam Snead†
* 1955 Cary Middlecoff
* 1956 Jack Burke Jr.
* 1957 Doug Ford
* 1958 Arnold Palmer
* 1959 Art Wall Jr.
* 1960‡ Arnold Palmer
* 1961 Gary Player
* 1962 Arnold Palmer†
* 1963 Jack Nicklaus
* 1964 Arnold Palmer
* 1965 Jack Nicklaus
* 1966 Jack Nicklaus†
* 1967 Gay Brewer
* 1968 Bob Goalby
* 1969 George Archer
* 1970 Billy Casper†
* 1971 Charles Coody
* 1972‡ Jack Nicklaus
* 1973 Tommy Aaron
* 1974 Gary Player
* 1975 Jack Nicklaus
* 1976‡ Raymond Floyd
* 1977 Tom Watson
* 1978 Gary Player
* 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller†
* 1980 Seve Ballesteros
* 1981 Tom Watson
* 1982 Craig Stadler†
* 1983 Seve Ballesteros
* 1984 Ben Crenshaw
* 1985 Bernhard Langer
* 1986 Jack Nicklaus
* 1987 Larry Mize†
* 1988 Sandy Lyle
* 1989 Nick Faldo†
* 1990 Nick Faldo†
* 1991 Ian Woosnam
* 1992 Fred Couples
* 1993 Bernhard Langer
* 1994 José María Olazábal
* 1995 Ben Crenshaw
* 1996 Nick Faldo
* 1997 Tiger Woods
* 1998 Mark O'Meara
* 1999 José María Olazábal
* 2000 Vijay Singh
* 2001 Tiger Woods
* 2002 Tiger Woods
* 2003 Mike Weir†
* 2004 Phil Mickelson
* 2005 Tiger Woods†
* 2006 Phil Mickelson
* 2007 Zach Johnson
* 2008 Trevor Immelman
* 2009 Ángel Cabrera†
* 2010 Phil Mickelson
* 2011 Charl Schwartzel
* 2012 Bubba Watson†
* 2013 Adam Scott†
* 2014 Bubba Watson
* 2015‡ Jordan Spieth
* 2016 Danny Willett
* 2017 Sergio García†
* 2018 Patrick Reed
* 2019 Tiger Woods
* 2020 Dustin Johnson
* 2021 Hideki Matsuyama
* 2022 Scottie Scheffler
* 2023 Jon Rahm
* 2024 Scottie Scheffler

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; 1943–1945 cancelled due to World War II

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U.S. Open champions

* 1895 Horace Rawlins
* 1896 James Foulis
* 1897 Joe Lloyd
* 1898 Fred Herd
* 1899 Willie Smith
* 1900 Harry Vardon
* 1901 Willie Anderson†
* 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie
* 1903 Willie Anderson†
* 1904 Willie Anderson
* 1905 Willie Anderson
* 1906 Alex Smith
* 1907 Alec Ross
* 1908 Fred McLeod†
* 1909 George Sargent
* 1910 Alex Smith†
* 1911 John McDermott†
* 1912 John McDermott
* 1913 Francis Ouimet#†
* 1914‡ Walter Hagen
* 1915 Jerome Travers#
* 1916 Chick Evans#
* 1919 Walter Hagen†
* 1920 Ted Ray
* 1921‡ Jim Barnes
* 1922 Gene Sarazen
* 1923 Bobby Jones#†
* 1924 Cyril Walker
* 1925 Willie Macfarlane†
* 1926 Bobby Jones#
* 1927 Tommy Armour†
* 1928 Johnny Farrell†
* 1929 Bobby Jones#†
* 1930 Bobby Jones#
* 1931 Billy Burke†
* 1932 Gene Sarazen
* 1933 Johnny Goodman#
* 1934 Olin Dutra
* 1935 Sam Parks Jr.
* 1936 Tony Manero
* 1937 Ralph Guldahl
* 1938 Ralph Guldahl
* 1939 Byron Nelson†
* 1940 Lawson Little†
* 1941 Craig Wood
* 1946 Lloyd Mangrum†
* 1947 Lew Worsham†
* 1948 Ben Hogan
* 1949 Cary Middlecoff
* 1950 Ben Hogan†
* 1951 Ben Hogan
* 1952 Julius Boros
* 1953‡ Ben Hogan
* 1954 Ed Furgol
* 1955 Jack Fleck†
* 1956 Cary Middlecoff
* 1957 Dick Mayer†
* 1958 Tommy Bolt
* 1959 Billy Casper
* 1960 Arnold Palmer
* 1961 Gene Littler
* 1962 Jack Nicklaus†
* 1963 Julius Boros†
* 1964 Ken Venturi
* 1965 Gary Player†
* 1966 Billy Casper†
* 1967 Jack Nicklaus
* 1968 Lee Trevino
* 1969 Orville Moody
* 1970‡ Tony Jacklin
* 1971 Lee Trevino†
* 1972 Jack Nicklaus
* 1973 Johnny Miller
* 1974 Hale Irwin
* 1975 Lou Graham†
* 1976 Jerry Pate
* 1977 Hubert Green
* 1978 Andy North
* 1979 Hale Irwin
* 1980 Jack Nicklaus
* 1981 David Graham
* 1982 Tom Watson
* 1983 Larry Nelson
* 1984 Fuzzy Zoeller†
* 1985 Andy North
* 1986 Raymond Floyd
* 1987 Scott Simpson
* 1988 Curtis Strange†
* 1989 Curtis Strange
* 1990 Hale Irwin†
* 1991 Payne Stewart†
* 1992 Tom Kite
* 1993 Lee Janzen
* 1994 Ernie Els†
* 1995 Corey Pavin
* 1996 Steve Jones
* 1997 Ernie Els
* 1998 Lee Janzen
* 1999 Payne Stewart
* 2000‡ Tiger Woods
* 2001 Retief Goosen†
* 2002‡ Tiger Woods
* 2003 Jim Furyk
* 2004 Retief Goosen
* 2005 Michael Campbell
* 2006 Geoff Ogilvy
* 2007 Ángel Cabrera
* 2008 Tiger Woods†
* 2009 Lucas Glover
* 2010 Graeme McDowell
* 2011‡ Rory McIlroy
* 2012 Webb Simpson
* 2013 Justin Rose
* 2014‡ Martin Kaymer
* 2015 Jordan Spieth
* 2016 Dustin Johnson
* 2017 Brooks Koepka
* 2018 Brooks Koepka
* 2019 Gary Woodland
* 2020 Bryson DeChambeau
* 2021 Jon Rahm
* 2022 Matt Fitzpatrick
* 2023 Wyndham Clark
* 2024 Bryson DeChambeau

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire; # indicates the event was won by an amateur; 1942–1945 cancelled due to World War II

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The Open Championship champions

* 1860 Willie Park Sr.
* 1861 Tom Morris Sr.
* 1862 Tom Morris Sr.
* 1863 Willie Park Sr.
* 1864 Tom Morris Sr.
* 1865 Andrew Strath
* 1866 Willie Park Sr.
* 1867 Tom Morris Sr.
* 1868 Tom Morris Jr.
* 1869 Tom Morris Jr.
* 1870 Tom Morris Jr.
* 1872 Tom Morris Jr.
* 1873 Tom Kidd
* 1874 Mungo Park
* 1875 Willie Park Sr.
* 1876 Bob Martin†
* 1877 Jamie Anderson
* 1878 Jamie Anderson
* 1879 Jamie Anderson
* 1880 Bob Ferguson
* 1881 Bob Ferguson
* 1882 Bob Ferguson
* 1883 Willie Fernie†
* 1884 Jack Simpson
* 1885 Bob Martin
* 1886 David Brown
* 1887 Willie Park Jr.
* 1888 Jack Burns
* 1889 Willie Park Jr.†
* 1890 John Ball#
* 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy
* 1892 Harold Hilton#
* 1893 William Auchterlonie
* 1894 John Henry Taylor
* 1895 John Henry Taylor
* 1896 Harry Vardon†
* 1897 Harold Hilton#
* 1898 Harry Vardon
* 1899 Harry Vardon
* 1900 John Henry Taylor
* 1901 James Braid
* 1902 Sandy Herd
* 1903 Harry Vardon
* 1904 Jack White
* 1905 James Braid
* 1906 James Braid
* 1907 Arnaud Massy
* 1908 James Braid
* 1909 John Henry Taylor
* 1910 James Braid
* 1911 Harry Vardon†
* 1912‡ Edward Ray
* 1913 John Henry Taylor
* 1914 Harry Vardon
* 1920 George Duncan
* 1921 Jock Hutchison†
* 1922 Walter Hagen
* 1923 Arthur Havers
* 1924 Walter Hagen
* 1925 Jim Barnes
* 1926 Bobby Jones#
* 1927‡ Bobby Jones#
* 1928 Walter Hagen
* 1929 Walter Hagen
* 1930 Bobby Jones#
* 1931 Tommy Armour
* 1932‡ Gene Sarazen
* 1933 Denny Shute†
* 1934‡ Henry Cotton
* 1935 Alf Perry
* 1936 Alf Padgham
* 1937 Henry Cotton
* 1938 Reg Whitcombe
* 1939 Dick Burton
* 1946 Sam Snead
* 1947 Fred Daly
* 1948 Henry Cotton
* 1949 Bobby Locke†
* 1950 Bobby Locke
* 1951 Max Faulkner
* 1952 Bobby Locke
* 1953 Ben Hogan
* 1954 Peter Thomson
* 1955 Peter Thomson
* 1956 Peter Thomson
* 1957 Bobby Locke
* 1958 Peter Thomson†
* 1959 Gary Player
* 1960 Kel Nagle
* 1961 Arnold Palmer
* 1962 Arnold Palmer
* 1963 Bob Charles†
* 1964 Tony Lema
* 1965 Peter Thomson
* 1966 Jack Nicklaus
* 1967 Roberto De Vicenzo
* 1968 Gary Player
* 1969 Tony Jacklin
* 1970 Jack Nicklaus†
* 1971 Lee Trevino
* 1972 Lee Trevino
* 1973‡ Tom Weiskopf
* 1974 Gary Player
* 1975 Tom Watson†
* 1976 Johnny Miller
* 1977 Tom Watson
* 1978 Jack Nicklaus
* 1979 Seve Ballesteros
* 1980 Tom Watson
* 1981 Bill Rogers
* 1982 Tom Watson
* 1983 Tom Watson
* 1984 Seve Ballesteros
* 1985 Sandy Lyle
* 1986 Greg Norman
* 1987 Nick Faldo
* 1988 Seve Ballesteros
* 1989 Mark Calcavecchia†
* 1990 Nick Faldo
* 1991 Ian Baker-Finch
* 1992 Nick Faldo
* 1993 Greg Norman
* 1994 Nick Price
* 1995 John Daly†
* 1996 Tom Lehman
* 1997 Justin Leonard
* 1998 Mark O'Meara†
* 1999 Paul Lawrie†
* 2000 Tiger Woods
* 2001 David Duval
* 2002 Ernie Els†
* 2003 Ben Curtis
* 2004 Todd Hamilton†
* 2005‡ Tiger Woods
* 2006 Tiger Woods
* 2007 Pádraig Harrington†
* 2008 Pádraig Harrington
* 2009 Stewart Cink†
* 2010 Louis Oosthuizen
* 2011 Darren Clarke
* 2012 Ernie Els
* 2013 Phil Mickelson
* 2014‡ Rory McIlroy
* 2015 Zach Johnson†
* 2016 Henrik Stenson
* 2017 Jordan Spieth
* 2018 Francesco Molinari
* 2019 Shane Lowry
* 2021 Collin Morikawa
* 2022 Cameron Smith
* 2023 Brian Harman
* 2024 Xander Schauffele

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire in 72-holes; # indicates the event was won by an amateur
1871 No championship; 1915–1919 cancelled due to World War I; 1940–1945 cancelled due to World War II; 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

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PGA Championship champions

Match play
era|

* 1916 Jim Barnes
* 1919 Jim Barnes
* 1920 Jock Hutchison
* 1921 Walter Hagen
* 1922 Gene Sarazen
* 1923 Gene Sarazen
* 1924 Walter Hagen
* 1925 Walter Hagen
* 1926 Walter Hagen
* 1927 Walter Hagen
* 1928 Leo Diegel
* 1929 Leo Diegel
* 1930 Tommy Armour
* 1931 Tom Creavy
* 1932 Olin Dutra
* 1933 Gene Sarazen
* 1934 Paul Runyan
* 1935 Johnny Revolta
* 1936 Denny Shute
* 1937 Denny Shute
* 1938 Paul Runyan
* 1939 Henry Picard
* 1940 Byron Nelson
* 1941 Vic Ghezzi
* 1942 Sam Snead
* 1944 Bob Hamilton
* 1945 Byron Nelson
* 1946 Ben Hogan
* 1947 Jim Ferrier
* 1948 Ben Hogan
* 1949 Sam Snead
* 1950 Chandler Harper
* 1951 Sam Snead
* 1952 Jim Turnesa
* 1953 Walter Burkemo
* 1954 Chick Harbert
* 1955 Doug Ford
* 1956 Jack Burke Jr.
* 1957 Lionel Hebert

Stroke play
era|

* 1958 Dow Finsterwald
* 1959 Bob Rosburg
* 1960 Jay Hebert
* 1961 Jerry Barber†
* 1962 Gary Player
* 1963 Jack Nicklaus
* 1964‡ Bobby Nichols
* 1965 Dave Marr
* 1966 Al Geiberger
* 1967 Don January†
* 1968 Julius Boros
* 1969‡ Raymond Floyd
* 1970 Dave Stockton
* 1971 Jack Nicklaus
* 1972 Gary Player
* 1973 Jack Nicklaus
* 1974 Lee Trevino
* 1975 Jack Nicklaus
* 1976 Dave Stockton
* 1977 Lanny Wadkins†
* 1978 John Mahaffey†
* 1979 David Graham†
* 1980 Jack Nicklaus
* 1981 Larry Nelson
* 1982‡ Raymond Floyd
* 1983‡ Hal Sutton
* 1984 Lee Trevino
* 1985 Hubert Green
* 1986 Bob Tway
* 1987 Larry Nelson†
* 1988 Jeff Sluman
* 1989 Payne Stewart
* 1990 Wayne Grady
* 1991 John Daly
* 1992 Nick Price
* 1993 Paul Azinger†
* 1994 Nick Price
* 1995 Steve Elkington†
* 1996 Mark Brooks†
* 1997 Davis Love III
* 1998 Vijay Singh
* 1999 Tiger Woods
* 2000‡ Tiger Woods†
* 2001 David Toms
* 2002 Rich Beem
* 2003 Shaun Micheel
* 2004 Vijay Singh†
* 2005 Phil Mickelson
* 2006 Tiger Woods
* 2007 Tiger Woods
* 2008 Pádraig Harrington
* 2009 Y. E. Yang
* 2010 Martin Kaymer†
* 2011 Keegan Bradley†
* 2012 Rory McIlroy
* 2013 Jason Dufner
* 2014 Rory McIlroy
* 2015 Jason Day
* 2016 Jimmy Walker
* 2017 Justin Thomas
* 2018 Brooks Koepka
* 2019 Brooks Koepka
* 2020 Collin Morikawa
* 2021 Phil Mickelson
* 2022 Justin Thomas†
* 2023 Brooks Koepka
* 2024‡ Xander Schauffele

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Men's Career Grand Slam Champion Golfers

* 1930 Bobby Jones (1)
* 1935 Gene Sarazen (1)
* 1953 Ben Hogan (1)
* 1965 Gary Player (1)
* 1966 Jack Nicklaus (1)
* 1971 Jack Nicklaus (2)
* 1978 Jack Nicklaus (3)
* 2000 Tiger Woods (1)
* 2005 Tiger Woods (2)
* 2008 Tiger Woods (3)

Gary Player in the senior major championships

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Senior PGA Championship champions

* 1980 Arnold Palmer†
* 1981 Miller Barber
* 1982 Don January
* 1983 Not held
* 1984 (Jan) Arnold Palmer
* 1984 (Dec) Peter Thomson
* 1985 Not held
* 1986 Gary Player
* 1987 Chi-Chi Rodríguez
* 1988 Gary Player
* 1989 Larry Mowry
* 1990 Gary Player
* 1991 Jack Nicklaus
* 1992 Lee Trevino
* 1993 Tom Wargo†
* 1994 Lee Trevino
* 1995 Raymond Floyd
* 1996 Hale Irwin
* 1997 Hale Irwin
* 1998 Hale Irwin
* 1999 Allen Doyle
* 2000 Doug Tewell
* 2001 Tom Watson
* 2002 Fuzzy Zoeller
* 2003 John Jacobs
* 2004 Hale Irwin
* 2005 Mike Reid†
* 2006 Jay Haas†
* 2007 Denis Watson
* 2008 Jay Haas
* 2009 Michael Allen
* 2010 Tom Lehman†
* 2011 Tom Watson†
* 2012 Roger Chapman
* 2013 Kōki Idoki
* 2014 Colin Montgomerie
* 2015 Colin Montgomerie
* 2016 Rocco Mediate
* 2017 Bernhard Langer
* 2018 Paul Broadhurst
* 2019 Ken Tanigawa
* 2020 Not held
* 2021 Alex Čejka
* 2022 Steven Alker
* 2023 Steve Stricker†
* 2024 Richard Bland

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U.S. Senior Open champions

* 1980 Roberto De Vicenzo
* 1981 Arnold Palmer†
* 1982 Miller Barber
* 1983 Billy Casper†
* 1984 Miller Barber
* 1985 Miller Barber
* 1986 Dale Douglass
* 1987 Gary Player
* 1988 Gary Player†
* 1989 Orville Moody
* 1990 Lee Trevino
* 1991 Jack Nicklaus†
* 1992 Larry Laoretti
* 1993 Jack Nicklaus
* 1994 Simon Hobday
* 1995 Tom Weiskopf
* 1996 Dave Stockton
* 1997 Graham Marsh
* 1998 Hale Irwin
* 1999 Dave Eichelberger
* 2000 Hale Irwin
* 2001 Bruce Fleisher
* 2002 Don Pooley†
* 2003 Bruce Lietzke
* 2004 Peter Jacobsen
* 2005 Allen Doyle
* 2006 Allen Doyle
* 2007 Brad Bryant
* 2008 Eduardo Romero
* 2009 Fred Funk
* 2010 Bernhard Langer
* 2011 Olin Browne
* 2012 Roger Chapman
* 2013 Kenny Perry
* 2014 Colin Montgomerie†
* 2015 Jeff Maggert
* 2016 Gene Sauers
* 2017 Kenny Perry
* 2018 David Toms
* 2019 Steve Stricker
* 2020 Not held
* 2021 Jim Furyk
* 2022 Pádraig Harrington
* 2023 Bernhard Langer
* 2024 Richard Bland

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

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Senior Players Championship champions

* 1983 Miller Barber
* 1984 Arnold Palmer
* 1985 Arnold Palmer
* 1986 Chi-Chi Rodríguez
* 1987 Gary Player
* 1988 Billy Casper
* 1989 Orville Moody
* 1990 Jack Nicklaus
* 1991 Jim Albus
* 1992 Dave Stockton
* 1993 Jim Colbert
* 1994 Dave Stockton
* 1995 J. C. Snead†
* 1996 Raymond Floyd
* 1997 Larry Gilbert
* 1998 Gil Morgan
* 1999 Hale Irwin
* 2000 Raymond Floyd
* 2001 Allen Doyle†
* 2002 Stewart Ginn
* 2003 Craig Stadler
* 2004 Mark James
* 2005 Peter Jacobsen
* 2006 Bobby Wadkins
* 2007 Loren Roberts
* 2008 D. A. Weibring
* 2009 Jay Haas
* 2010 Mark O'Meara†
* 2011 Fred Couples†
* 2012 Joe Daley
* 2013 Kenny Perry
* 2014 Bernhard Langer
* 2015 Bernhard Langer
* 2016 Bernhard Langer
* 2017 Scott McCarron
* 2018 Vijay Singh
* 2019 Retief Goosen
* 2020 Jerry Kelly
* 2021 Steve Stricker
* 2022 Jerry Kelly
* 2023 Steve Stricker
* 2024 Ernie Els

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Senior Open Championship champions

* 1987 Neil Coles
* 1988 Gary Player
* 1989 Bob Charles
* 1990 Gary Player
* 1991 Bobby Verwey
* 1992 John Fourie
* 1993 Bob Charles
* 1994 Tom Wargo
* 1995 Brian Barnes†
* 1996 Brian Barnes
* 1997 Gary Player†
* 1998 Brian Huggett†
* 1999 Christy O'Connor Jnr
* 2000 Christy O'Connor Jnr
* 2001 Ian Stanley†
* 2002 Noboru Sugai
* 2003 Tom Watson†
* 2004 Pete Oakley
* 2005 Tom Watson†
* 2006 Loren Roberts†
* 2007 Tom Watson
* 2008 Bruce Vaughan†
* 2009 Loren Roberts†
* 2010 Bernhard Langer
* 2011 Russ Cochran
* 2012 Fred Couples
* 2013 Mark Wiebe†
* 2014 Bernhard Langer
* 2015 Marco Dawson
* 2016 Paul Broadhurst
* 2017 Bernhard Langer
* 2018 Miguel Ángel Jiménez
* 2019 Bernhard Langer
* 2020 Not held
* 2021 Stephen Dodd
* 2022 Darren Clarke
* 2023 Alex Čejka†
* 2024 K. J. Choi

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Gary Player in the Presidents Cup

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International Presidents Cup team – 2003

* Robert Allenby
* Stuart Appleby
* K. J. Choi
* Tim Clark
* Ernie Els
* Retief Goosen
* Stephen Leaney
* Peter Lonard
* Adam Scott
* Nick Price
* Vijay Singh
* Mike Weir

* Gary Player (non-playing captain)

Tied: 17 – 17

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International Presidents Cup team – 2005

* Stuart Appleby
* Ángel Cabrera
* Michael Campbell
* Tim Clark
* Retief Goosen
* Mark Hensby
* Trevor Immelman
* Peter Lonard
* Nick O'Hern
* Adam Scott
* Vijay Singh
* Mike Weir

* Gary Player (non-playing captain)

Lost: 18.5 – 15.5

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International Presidents Cup team – 2007

* Stuart Appleby
* Ángel Cabrera
* K. J. Choi
* Ernie Els
* Retief Goosen
* Trevor Immelman
* Nick O'Hern
* Geoff Ogilvy
* Rory Sabbatini
* Adam Scott
* Vijay Singh
* Mike Weir

* Gary Player (non-playing captain)

Lost: 19.5 – 14.5

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BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star of the Year

* 1960: Herb Elliott
* 1961: Valeriy Brumel
* 1962: Donald Jackson
* 1963: Jacques Anquetil
* 1964: Abebe Bikila
* 1965: Ron Clarke & Gary Player
* 1966: Eusébio & Garfield Sobers
* 1967: George Moore
* 1968: Ludmila Belousova & Oleg Protopopov
* 1969: Rod Laver
* 1970: Pelé
* 1971: Lee Trevino
* 1972: Olga Korbut
* 1973: Muhammad Ali
* 1974: Muhammad Ali
* 1975: Arthur Ashe
* 1976: Nadia Comăneci
* 1977: Niki Lauda
* 1978: Muhammad Ali
* 1979: Björn Borg
* 1980: Jack Nicklaus
* 1981: Chris Evert
* 1982: Jimmy Connors
* 1983: Carl Lewis
* 1984: Seve Ballesteros
* 1985: Boris Becker
* 1986: Greg Norman
* 1987: Martina Navratilova
* 1988: Steffi Graf
* 1989: Mike Tyson
* 1990: Mal Meninga
* 1991: Mike Powell
* 1992: Andre Agassi
* 1993: Greg Norman
* 1994: Brian Lara
* 1995: Jonah Lomu
* 1996: Evander Holyfield & Michael Johnson
* 1997: Martina Hingis
* 1998: Mark O'Meara
* 1999: Maurice Greene
* 2000: Tiger Woods
* 2001: Goran Ivanišević
* 2002: Ronaldo
* 2003: ~~Lance Armstrong~~
* 2004: Roger Federer
* 2005: Shane Warne
* 2006: Roger Federer
* 2007: Roger Federer
* 2008: Usain Bolt
* 2009: Usain Bolt
* 2010: Rafael Nadal
* 2011: Novak Djokovic
* 2012: Usain Bolt
* 2013: Sebastian Vettel
* 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo
* 2015: Dan Carter
* 2016: Simone Biles
* 2017: Roger Federer
* 2018: Francesco Molinari
* 2019: Eliud Kipchoge
* 2020: Khabib Nurmagomedov
* 2021: Rachael Blackmore
* 2022: Lionel Messi
* 2023: Erling Haaland
* 2024: Armand Duplantis

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Laureus Lifetime Achievement Award

* 2000: Pelé
* 2001: Steve Redgrave
* 2002: Peter Blake
* 2003: Gary Player
* 2004: Arne Næss Jr.
* 2005: No award
* 2006: Johan Cruyff
* 2007: Franz Beckenbauer
* 2008: Sergey Bubka
* 2009: No award
* 2010: Nawal El Moutawakel
* 2011: Zinedine Zidane
* 2012: Bobby Charlton
* 2013: Sebastian Coe
* 2014: No award
* 2015: No award
* 2016: Niki Lauda
* 2017: No award
* 2018: Edwin Moses
* 2019: Arsène Wenger
* 2020: Dirk Nowitzki
* 2021: Billie Jean King
* 2022: Tom Brady
* 2023: No award
* 2024: No award

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* IdRef
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