GARY PLAYER AT 90

all the

Wins

Gary Player recorded the first of his professional wins in 1955 and he was still winning 55 years later at the age of 75. Here's a list of his remarkable tally through the decades 

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1950s

22

1955

  • East Rand Open
  • Egyptian Match Play

1956

  • South African Open
  • Dunlop Tournament
  • East Rand Open
  • Western Australian Open
  • North Coast Open
  • Ampol Tournament

1957

  • Western Province Open
  • North Coast Open
  • Ampol Tournament
  • Australian PGA Championship

1958

  • Kentucky Derby Open
  • Natal Open
  • Australian Open

1959

  • The Open Championship
  • East Rand Open
  • Natal Open
  • South African Professional Match Play Championship
  • Transvaal Open
  • Victorian Open
  • Ampol Tournament

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1960s

49

1960

  • South African Open
  • Natal Open
  • South African Masters
  • Transvaal Open
  • Western Province Open
  • Edgewater Pro-Am (US)

1961

  • The Masters
  • Lucky International Open
  • Sunshine Open Invitational
  • Yomiuiri Pro Championship
  • Transvaal Open
  • WIlls Classic

1962

  • PGA Championship
  • Transvaal Open
  • Australian Open

1963

  • San Diego Open Invitational
  • Liquid Air Tournament
  • Richelieu Grand Prix (Cape Town)
  • Richelieu Grand Prix (Johannesburg)
  • Sponsored 5000
  • Australian Open

1964

  • Pensacola Open Invitational
  • 500 Festival Open Invitation
  • South African Masters

1965

  • US Open
  • South African Open
  • World Match Play Championship
  • Australian Open
  • World Series Of Golf
  • NTL Challenge Cup (Canada)
  • World Cup Of Golf
  • World Cup Of Golf Individual Trophy

1966

  • South African Open
  • World Match Play Championship,
  • Natal Open
  • Transvaal Open

1967

  • South African Open
  • South African Masters

1968

  • The Open Championship
  • South African Open
  • World Match Play Championship
  • Natal Open
  • Western Province Open
  • Wills Masters
  • World Series Of Golf

1969

  • South African Open
  • Tournament Of Champions
  • South African PGA Championship
  • Australian Open

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1970s

47

1970

  • Greater Greensboro Open
  • Australian Open
  • Dunlop International

1971

  • Greater Jacksonville Open
  • National Airlines Open Invitational
  • World Match Play Championship
  • General Motors Open
  • South African Masters
  • Western Province Open

1972

  • PGA Championship
  • South African Open
  • Greater New Orleans Open
  • Western Province Open
  • Dunlop South African Masters
  • Japan Airlines Open
  • Brazil Open
  • World Series Of Golf

1973

  • Southern Open
  • World Match Play Championship

1974

  • The Masters
  • The Open Championship
  • Danny Thomas Memphis Classic
  • Dunlop South African Masters
  • General Motors International Classic
  • Australian Open
  • La Manga International Pro-Am
  • Rand International Open
  • Brazil Open

1975

  • South African Open
  • General Motors International Classic
  • Trophee Lancome

1976

  • South African Open
  • Dunlop South African Masters

1977

  • South African Open
  • ICL International
  • World Cup Of Golf Individual Trophy

1978

  • The Masters
  • Tournament Of Champions
  • Houston Open

1979

  • South African Open
  • Lexington PGA Championship
  • SAB South African Masters
  • Sun City Classic
  • PGA Grand Slam Of Golf (shared with Andy North)

1980s

28

1980

  • Trophee Felix Houphouet-Boigny
  • Chile Open

1981

  • South African Open
  • Gold Coast Classic

1982

  • Lexington PGA Championship

1983

  • Skins Games

1984

  • Johnnie Walker Trophy

1985

  • Quadel Senior Classic

1986

  • Seniors PGA Championship
  • Denver Post Champions of Golf
  • United Hospitals Senior Golf Championship
  • Nissan Skins Game
  • Fred Meyer Challenge (with Greg Norman), Team title shared

1987

  • US Senior Open
  • Senior Tournament Players Championship
  • World Seniors Invitational
  • Northville Invitational

1988

  • The Senior Open 
  • US Senior Open
  • GTE North Classic
  • Southwesternbell Classic
  • Aetna Challenge
  • Silver Pages Classic
  • Nissan Skins Game
  • PGA Seniors Championship

1989

  • RJR Championship
  • GTE North Classic

1990s

11

1990

  • The Senior Open
  • PGA Seniors Championship

1991

  • Royal Caribbean Classic
  • Nissan Skins Game

1993

  • Irish Senior Masters
  • Bank One Senior Classic

1995

  • Bank One Senior Classic

1997

  • The Senior Open,
  • Shell Wentworth Senior Masters
  • Dai-ichi Semei Cup

1998

  • Northville Long Island Classic

2000s

3

2000

  • Senior Skins Game (unofficial)

2009

  • Liberty Mutual Legends Of Golf (with Bob Charles)

2010

  • Liberty Mutual Legends Of Golf (with Bob Charles)

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1956-2017

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Presidents Cup
(captain)

2003, 2005, 2007


World Cup
(with SA)

1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977


Slazenger Trophy 
(British Commonwealth and Empire)

1956


Chrysler Cup 
(International team)

1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 

Dunhill Cup 
(with SA) 

1991


Alfred Dunhill Challenge 
(SA)

1995 (non-playing capt)


UBS Cup 
(Rest of the World)

2001, 2002, 2004 


Insperity Invitational – Greats of Golf

2012, 2014, 2015, 2017

TYRONE WINFIELD / DEON VAN DER MERWE / SUNSHINE TOUR / TRISTAN JONES / MARK RUNNACLES / LET / ROBERT PERRY / EPA / BACKPAGEPIX / GOLFRSA