Gary Player

Wins

1. 1959 The Open Muirfield · 284 · by 2 strokes from Fred Bullock and Flory Van Donck
2. 1961 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 280 (-8) · by 1 stroke from Charlie Coe and Arnold Palmer
3. 1962 PGA Championship Aronimink Golf Club · 278 (-2) · by 1 stroke from Bob Goalby
4. 1965 U.S. Open Bellerive C.C. · 282 (+2) · won a playoff against Kel Nagle
5. 1968 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · 289 · by 2 strokes from Bob Charles and Jack Nicklaus
6. 1972 PGA Championship Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) · 281 (+1) · by 2 strokes from Tommy Aaron and Jim Jamieson
7. 1974 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 278 (-10) · by 2 strokes from Dave Stockton and Tom Weiskopf
8. 1974 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 282 (-2) · by 4 strokes from Peter Oosterhuis
9. 1978 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 277 (-11) · by 1 stroke from Rod Funseth, Hubert Green and Tom Watson

Near misses

1. 1956 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished 4 · 291
2. 1958 U.S. Open Southern Hills C.C. · runner-up to Tommy Bolt
3. 1958 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished 7 · 283
4. 1960 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished 7 · 284
5. 1962 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Arnold Palmer · 280 · lost playoff
6. 1963 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T7 · 287
7. 1964 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · finished T8 · 292 (+4)
8. 1965 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Jack Nicklaus · 280
9. 1966 The Open Muirfield · finished T4 · 286
10. 1967 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T3 · 284
11. 1969 PGA Championship NCR Country Club (South Course) · runner-up to Raymond Floyd · 277
12. 1971 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T7 · 284 (-8)
13. 1972 The Open Muirfield · finished 6 · 285 (+1)
14. 1979 U.S. Open Inverness Club · runner-up to Hale Irwin
15. 1984 PGA Championship Shoal Creek · runner-up to Lee Trevino · 277

Rivals

Beat him

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Next in the chain: Tommy Bolt's rivals →

Moments

1. 1959 Open Player, far back at halfway (Golf Compendium: 10 shots; R&A Journey: eight), shot 70-68 on the 36-hole final day to come through the field.
2. 1959 Open Needing a par 4 at the 72nd for a 66, Player found a bunker and made a double-bogey 6, then waited convinced he had lost - but no one caught 284.
3. 1961 Masters Player became the first Masters champion from outside the United States, after Sunday's rain-washed final round was erased and replayed on Monday.
4. 1961 Masters Arnold Palmer and Player both found the greenside bunker on the 72nd hole; Player saved par while Palmer made double-bogey 6 to lose by one.
5. 1962 PGA Championship Bob Goalby birdied 14 and 16 to get within one, but Gary Player parred the last two holes to win by a stroke and complete the third leg of his career Grand Slam.
6. 1962 PGA Championship Rookie pro Jack Nicklaus, in his PGA Championship debut, closed with 67 to tie George Bayer for third.
7. 1968 Open Into the teeth of a gale at the par-5 14th 'Spectacles' in the final round, Player hit a 3-wood to two feet for an eagle - his second straight eagle there.
8. 1968 Open Third-round leader Billy Casper shot 78, including a 6 at the 14th, in the first Open to use a second cut after 54 holes, on the longest Open course to date (7,252 yards).
9. 1972 PGA Championship After bogeys at 14 and 15, Gary Player hit a 9-iron from wet rough at the 16th over a willow tree and a pond to four feet and made the birdie.
10. 1972 PGA Championship Sam Snead tied for fourth at age 60, while Gene Sarazen (70) and Denny Shute withdrew during the first round of their final PGA appearances.
11. 1974 Masters Gary Player shot 66 in the third round to climb into a tie for second, then won his second Masters by two strokes.
12. 1974 Masters Player had missed the 1973 Masters while recovering from surgery.
13. 1974 Open As Oosterhuis threatened, Player chipped in from the back of the 13th green for a birdie.
14. 1974 Open Player lost his ball for a while in the rough at the 17th, and at the 18th he putted left-handed with his ball inches from the clubhouse wall. This was the first Open in which the larger 1.68-inch ball was compulsory.
15. 1978 Masters Gary Player began the final round seven strokes behind Hubert Green, shot 64 with a back-nine 30, and won by one.
16. 1978 Masters At 42, Player became the oldest Masters champion up to that time.

Records and firsts

1. 1957 Masters Most appearances · 52 (1957-2009)
2. 1961 Masters First Masters champion from: South Africa · first non-American (international) winner - confirmed
3. — Open most appearances · 46 consecutive, 1956–2001 (Golf Today records says 47)
4. 1962 PGA Championship First PGA champion from: South Africa