- Source of Wealth: Golf
- Age: 84
- Birth Place: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Height: 5′ 6″ (168 cm)
- Weight: 150 lb (68 kg)
- Marital Status: Married (Vivienne Verwey)
- Full Name: Gary Player
- Nationality: South African
- Date of Birth: November 1, 1935
- Occupation: Professional Golfer, Golf Course Architect
- Children: 6 (Jennifer, Marc, Wayne, Michele, Theresa, Amanda)
Gary Player is a South African professional golfer with an estimated net worth of $485 thousand.
Gary Player’s passion in playing golf started when he was 14 years old. Three years later, he turned professional and started competing in several tournaments. In 1958, he won the Kentucky Derby Open.
Throughout his professional career, he won 24 PGA Tours and 19 Champions Tour. Player also clinched 9 major championships in Masters Tournaments, U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and PGA Championship. He received numerous awards such as Southern Africa Tour Order of Merit winner, and PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012, among others.
Gary Player was born on November 1, 1935 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Aside from playing golf, he is also a golf course architect which he did 325 design projects in five continents.