Gary Player has had plenty of success at Augusta National over the years.
"I've played my role. I've won it three times, I was in the top ten 15 times, I made the most number of cuts in a row ever, yet here we are struggling to get a round. If it wasn't for the players, [Augusta National] would just be another golf course in Georgia.
"It's just sad – and I put great emphasis on the word 'sad' – that Augusta [doesn't] make you feel welcome in that regard because I helped make this tournament what it is." Player will be at Augusta National this week, and will join fellow golf legends Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson as the tournament’s honorary starters. Nicklaus is a full member at Augusta National, so he can play there normally. Player, however, is just an honorary member — and that comes with restrictions.
While this isn’t much of a problem in the grand scheme of things, it still doesn’t sit right with Player.via Golf.comPlayer won 24 times on the PGA Tour, and 118 times internationally, in his career. The South African won nine majors, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1974. He won his first Masters in 1961, and then won again in 1974 and 1978.Your browser does not support HTML5 audio.
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