- Born
- Birth nameGary Jim Player
- Nicknames
- Black Knight
- Mr. Fitness
- International Ambassador of Golf
- Height1.70 m
- Gary Player was born on November 1, 1935 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He is an actor, known for My Way II (1977), Larry et son nombril (2000) and International Pro-Celebrity Golf (1975). He was previously married to Vivienne Verwey.
- SpouseVivienne Verwey(January 19, 1957 - August 18, 2021) (her death, 6 children)
- Younger brother of big game conservationist Ian Player.
- Professional golfer. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.
- Has six children and 18 grandchildren.
- [7 January 2021] Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, along with Annika Sörenstam and Babe Didrikson Zaharias (posthumously), by President Donald Trump in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House.
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