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Also Known As the Black Knight • Gary Jim Player
Born November 1, 1935 (age 89) • Johannesburg • South Africa
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (2021) • Masters Tournament (1978) • Masters Tournament (1974) • British Open (1974) • PGA Championship (1972) • British Open (1968) • U.S. Open (1965) • PGA Championship (1962) • Masters Tournament (1961) • British Open (1959)

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Gene Sarazen, 1935.
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Ben Hogan
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Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson
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Rory McIlroy
Rory McIlroy
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Sam Snead.
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Walter Hagen, 1936
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