2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide

GARY PLAYERWORLD GOLF HALL OF FAME MEMBER (Inducted 1974) EXEMPT STATUS: Life MemberFULL NAME: Gary Player HEIGHT: 5-7 WEIGHT: 146BIRTHDATE: November 1, 1935BIRTHPLACE: Johannesburg, South AfricaRESIDENCE: Johannesburg, South Africa, Marshall Ranch, TX FAMILY: Wife, Vivienne Verwey; Jennifer, Marc, Wayne, Michele,SPECIAL INTERESTS: Breeding thoroughbred race horses,Theresa, Amanda; 13 grandchildrenranching and farming, education, golf TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1953course design, family, health and fitness JOINED TOUR: 1957PGA TOUR VICTORIES (24): 1958 Kentucky Derby Open. 1959 British OpenChampionship. 1961 Lucky International Open, Sunshine Open Invitational, MastersTournament. 1962 PGA Championship. 1963 San Diego Open Invitational. 1964 PensacolaOpen Invitational, 500 Festival Open Invitation. 1965 U.S. Open Championship. 1968British Open Championship. 1969 Tournament of Champions. 1970 Greater GreensboroOpen. 1971 Greater Jacksonville Open, National Airlines Open Invitational. 1972 GreaterNew Orleans Open, PGA Championship. 1973 Southern Open. 1974 Masters Tournament,Danny Thomas Memphis Classic, British Open Championship. 1978 Masters Tournament,MONY Tournament of Champions, Houston Open.CHAMPIONS TOUR VICTORIES (19): 1985 Quadel Senior Classic. 1986 General FoodsPGA Seniors’ Championship, United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship, Denver PostChampions of Golf. 1987 Mazda SENIOR TOURNAMENT PLAYERS Championship, U.S.Senior Open, PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational. 1988 General Foods PGA Seniors’Championship, Aetna Challenge, Southwestern Bell Classic, U.S. Senior Open, GTE NorthClassic. 1989 GTE North Classic, The RJR Championship. 1990 PGA Seniors’Championship. 1991 Royal Caribbean Classic. 1993 Bank One Classic. 1995 Bank OneClassic. 1998 Northville Long Island Classic.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (More than 125): 1956 South African Open, East RandAmateur and Open, Ampol Tournament. 1957 Australian PGA Championship. 1958Australian Open. 1959 Transvaal Open. 1960 Sprite Tournament, Transvaal Open, SouthAfrican Open. 1962 Australian Open, Transvaal Open. 1963 Australian Open, TransvaalOpen. 1965 Australian Open, Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, South AfricanOpen, World Cup of Golf [indiv], World Series of Golf. 1966 Piccadilly World Match PlayChampionship, Transvaal Open, South African Open. 1967 South African Open. 1968Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, World Series of Golf, South African Open. 1969Australian Open, South African Open, South African PGA Championship. 1970 AustralianOpen. 1971 South Africa Masters, Piccadilly World Match Play Championship, GeneralMotors Open Golf Tournament. 1972 South African Masters, South African Open, BrazilianOpen, World Series of Golf. 1973 Piccadilly World Match Play Championship. 1974Australian Open, Brazilian Open, Ibergolf Tournament. 1975 Lancome Trophy, South AfricanOpen. 1976 South African Masters, South African Open. 1977 South African Open, WorldCup of Golf [indiv]. 1979 South African Open. 1980 Chile Open, Trophy Felix Houphonet-Boigny. 1981 South African Open. 1984 Johnnie Walker. 1994 Skills Challenge.BEST 2003 CHAMPIONS TOUR FINISH: T22—MasterCard Classic.2003 SEASON: Served as the International Team Captain in homeland of South Africa atThe Presidents Cup. Course designer of The Links at Fancourt in South Africa, the site ofthe Presidents Cup…Played in his 46th Masters, tying him for second with Doug Fordbehind the all-time leader Arnold Palmer (49 starts). Did not make the cut…On theChampions Tour, shot his age for the second time in his career when he fashioned asecond-round 67 at the MasterCard Championship in Hawaii, where he eventuallyfinished T29…Best Champions Tour finish came in Mexico City with a T22 at theMasterCard Classic.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2002: Had entered the open qualifier for the British Open, butwas forced to withdraw due to a pulled rib muscle. Broke streak of competing in 46consecutive British Opens. 1985: Joined the Champions Tour. 1978: Earned the thirdMasters title of his career when he began the final round seven strokes behind HubertGreen and shot 64, winning by one after birdies on seven of the final 10 holes…Went onto win the Houston Open and Tournament of Champions the next two weeks for threewins in as many starts. They were his last victories on TOUR. He has the distinction ofwinning at least one TOUR event in five decades. 1974: Captured both the second Masterstitle of his career and third British Open. Became the only player in the 20th century to winthe British Open in three different decades…Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.1972: Earned his second PGA Championship. 1968: Second British Open title came atCarnoustie, Scotland with a two-stroke victory over Jack Nicklaus and Bob Charles. 1965:Won his only U.S. Open Championship.Joins Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Jack Nicklaus andTiger Woods as winners of all four majors. He completed the Grand Slam at age 29. 1962:Won the first of two PGA Championships. 1961: Won his first of three MastersTournaments…Also claimed two other victories for first muliti-win season. Was theleading money winner on TOUR for the only time in his career. 1959: Claimed his firstmajor title with victory at the British Open. 1958: Won first TOUR event of his career atthe Kentucky Derby Open.PERSONAL: Dubbed the Black Knight, Mr. Fitness and the appointed InternationalAmbassador of Golf by the World Golf Hall of Fame…A renowned golf course architectwith over 200 design projects located throughout the world…Operates Black KnightInternational, which includes Gary Player Golf Equipment, Gary Player Golf Academy andGary Player Enterprises, aspects of which include licensing, publishing, videos, appareland memorabilia…Gary Player Stud Farm has received worldwide acclaim for breedingtop horses…Operates The Player Foundation with its primary objective to promoteeducation. The Foundation built the Blair Atholl Schools in Johannesburg, South Africawith educational facilities for more than 500 students from kindergarten through theseventh grade…Says his biggest thrill in golf is being the third player in history after GeneSarazen and Ben Hogan to win all four Grand Slam events…Has traveled more miles thanany athlete in history, over 14 million and counting…At one point in his career, traveledwith his six children and more than 30 pieces of luggage that sometimes took as many asthree taxis to transport…Among his heroes are Winston Churchill, Mother Theresa,Nelson Mandela and Gandhi…Among his favorite golf courses are The Links at Fancourtin his native South Africa, Cypress Point, Carnoustie and the TPC at Jasna Polana…Oneof his superstitions or lucky charms is wearing black…Favorite athletes are MichaelJordan and Pele…Web site is www.garyplayer.com.PGA TOUR CAREER SUMMARY PLAYOFF RECORD: 3-10Year Events Played Cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Earnings Rank1957 9 9 1 1 6 $3,683 541958 14 13 1 2 9 11 18,591 121959 9 9 1 1 2 5 5,694 581960 13 13 1 5 13 13,879 281961 28 28 3 2 4 20 25 64,540 11962 17 17 1 2 2 10 15 45,838 61963 22 22 1 6 1 18 21 55,455 51964 17 17 2 1 2 9 14 61,450 71965 12 12 1 2 7 10 69,964 51966 10 10 2 4 7 26,391 391967 14 14 1 2 8 12 55,821 181968 15 15 1 1 12 14 48,828 301969 16 16 1 3 3 10 13 122,884 41970 17 15 1 1 2 8 12 99,267 121971 14 14 2 2 1 8 8 119,355 51972 15 15 2 1 8 13 118,041 71973 9 9 1 3 7 47,752 591974 14 13 3 5 10 105,986 191975 15 14 2 4 8 73,943 271976 16 15 1 4 10 53,669 531977 17 17 2 8 12 112,485 211978 17 17 3 7 10 177,336 91979 8 7 2 3 6 74,482 531980 11 10 1 3 4 45,471 781981 15 9 3 22,483 1231982 11 6 3 22,059 1471983 11 9 2 20,567 1471984 13 10 1 1 5 93,258 701985 8 4 1 11,032 1751986 11987 1 1 4,257 2311988 21989 21990 1 1 1 11,000 2251991 11992 11993 1 1 3,700 2811994 11995 2 1 7,935 2691996 21997 21998 2 1 11,200 2701999 22000 22001 22002 12003 1Total 434 384 24 33 22 177 281 1,834,482SECTION 2 / PLAYER BIOSWWW.PGATOUR.COM 2004 PGA TOUR Media Guide / 2-125