Question 1

True or false: Gary Player has competed in majors across seven different decades, from the 1950s to the 2010s.

Accepted Answer

True. He played in The Open in 1956 and his final Masters in 2014, spanning seven decades.

Question 2

True or false: Gary Player was the first golfer to win the Masters, the Open, and the PGA Championship in the same year.

Accepted Answer

False. No one has ever achieved that triple in one year; Player won majors in different years.

Question 3

True or false: Gary Player holds the record for most major championships won by a non-American golfer.

Accepted Answer

True. With 9 majors, he holds the record for most by any golfer born outside the United States.

Question 4

True or false: Gary Player was the first golfer to win all four professional majors before turning 30.

Accepted Answer

False. He won his first major at 23 but his last (Masters) at 42; Jack Nicklaus completed the slam younger.

Question 5

True or false: Gary Player once shot a 59 in a competitive round on the European Tour.

Accepted Answer

False. He never shot 59 in competition; his lowest official round was 62.

Question 6

True or false: Gary Player is the only golfer to win all four majors in both the 20th and 21st centuries.

Accepted Answer

False. He won his last major in 1978; Tiger Woods achieved that feat, not Player.

Question 7

True or false: Gary Player is an accomplished equestrian and competed in the Olympics in show jumping.

Accepted Answer

True. He competed in show jumping at the 1964 Olympics and later owned champion racehorses.

Question 8

True or false: Gary Player designed more than 300 golf courses on six continents, including Antarctica.

Accepted Answer

True. He designed courses on all seven continents, including a course in Antarctica in 2012.

Gary Player Trivia Questions